Stellaria obtusa Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7778

Stellaria obtusa Engelm.

Obtuse starwort, Rocky mountain chickweed

2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

2020 Susan McDougall

2014 Kirsten Bovee

2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

Stellaria obtusa, a dicot, is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (102 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Stellaria

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Alsine obtusa
PLANTS	Alsine viridula
PLANTS	Alsine washingtoniana
PLANTS	Stellaria viridula
PLANTS	Stellaria washingtoniana

More information about Stellaria obtusa


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (STOB) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/11/2021).