Stellaria
chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
Specimens
Photos
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Stellaria
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 421. 1753. Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 193. 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 421. 1753. Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 193. 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Stellaria:
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Stellaria alsine – bog stitchwort
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington; native to eastern North America; also introduced in Chile. -
Stellaria borealis – boreal starwort, boreal stitchwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes Region, and northeastern North America.
- ssp. borealis – boreal starwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes Region, and northeastern North America.
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Stellaria calycantha – northern bog starwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Stellaria crispa – crisped starwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta, Idaho, and Montana.
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Stellaria graminea – grass-leaf starwort Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, and from the southern Great Plains east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Stellaria humifusa – saltmarsh starwort Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the coast in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east across Canada to the Atlantic coast; circumboreal.
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Stellaria longifolia – long-leaved starwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, further east across Canada and the northern Great Plains to eastern North America.
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Stellaria longipes – longstalk starwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across Canada and the northern Great Plains to eastern North America.
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ssp. longipes – Goldie's starwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across Canada and the northern Great Plains to eastern North America.
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Stellaria media – common chickweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
- Stellaria neglecta – greater chickweed Occurring west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; Washington, California, and scattered locations in eastern North America.
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Stellaria nitens – shiny starwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Baja California, east to Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona.
- Stellaria pallida – lesser chickweed Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, also in California, east across the U.S. to the Atlantic Coast.
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– Sitka starwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
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Stellaria umbellata – umbrella starwort Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Stellaria in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Stellaria checklist entry
OregonFlora: Stellaria information
E-Flora BC: Stellaria atlas page
CalPhotos: Stellaria photos
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