Biology:Stellaria calycantha
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Stellaria |
| Species: | S. calycantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong.
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Alsine calycantha | |
Stellaria calycantha is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name northern starwort.[1] It is native to western North America from Alaska and northwestern Canada to California and New Mexico, as well as eastern Russia . It occurs in subalpine and alpine climates, in many types of moist, shady habitats. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a prostrate to erect stem up to 25 centimeters long, taking a clumpy form. The thin oval leaves have smooth edges and pointed tips, and measure up to 2.5 centimeters in length. The inflorescence bears one or more flowers, each on a long pedicel. Each flower has five pointed green sepals, and some flowers have up to five deeply lobed white petals.
References
- ↑ "Stellaria calycantha". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=STCA. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7607208 entry
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