Stellaria crispa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stellaria crispa Cham. & Schltdl.

Curled starwort, Ruffled starwort

2015 David popp

2006 Doreen L. Smith

2012 Jean Pawek

2009 Zoya Akulova

2010 Barry Breckling

Stellaria crispa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (200 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Stellaria
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: streambanks, meadows

Communities: Redwood Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Alsine crispa
PLANTS	Stellaria borealis var. crispa

Information about Stellaria crispa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (STCR2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2023).