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Stellaria sitchana
Sitka starwort
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Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Habitat: Moist or marshy areas from low elevations to middle elevations in the mountains.
Flowers: May-August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees, flies
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Stellaria sitchana Steud.
Publication: Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 637. 1841, based on S. brachypetala Bongard, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. -Petersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 2: 126. 1832 (as brachipetala), not Bunge 1830
Publication: Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 637. 1841, based on S. brachypetala Bongard, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. -Petersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 2: 126. 1832 (as brachipetala), not Bunge 1830
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Stellaria borealis Bigelow ssp. sitchana (Steud.) Piper & Beattie
Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. var. bongardiana (Fernald) Fernald
Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. var. sitchana (Steud.) Fernald
Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. var. bongardiana (Fernald) Fernald
Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. var. sitchana (Steud.) Fernald
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Stellaria sitchana in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Stellaria sitchana checklist entry
OregonFlora: Stellaria sitchana information
E-Flora BC: Stellaria sitchana atlas page
CalPhotos: Stellaria sitchana photos
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