Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7769

Stellaria borealis Bigelow ssp. sitchana (Steud.) Piper & Beattie

Boreal starwort, Northern starwort, Sitka starwort

Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus:	Stellaria
Parent:	Stellaria borealis

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Alsine bongardiana
PLANTS:	Stellaria sitchana var. bongardiana
PLANTS:	Stellaria calycantha var. sitchana
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More information about Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (STBOS)	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	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Feb 23, 2019).