Stellaria obtusa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stellaria obtusa Engelm.

Obtuse starwort, Rocky mountain chickweed

2020 Susan McDougall

2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

2020 Susan McDougall

2014 Kirsten Bovee

2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

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

also called Engellaria obtusa

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search (136 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Alsine obtusa
PLANTS	Alsine viridula
PLANTS	Alsine washingtoniana
PLANTS	Stellaria viridula
PLANTS	Stellaria washingtoniana
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Information about Stellaria obtusa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (STOB) 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 CNPS Inventory: 4.3 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: 12/04/2023).