UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Stellaria obtusa

Stellaria longifolia

blunt-sepaled starwort

long-leaved starwort

Stellaria obtusa

Stellaria longifolia
Flowering time June-July May-August
Habitat Moist forest and riparian zone understory, talus slopes, from low to moderate elevations. Wet meadows, swamps, marshes, forested wetlands from low to middle elevations.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, further east across Canada and the northern Great Plains to eastern North America.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. alsine, S. borealis, S. calycantha, S. crispa, S. graminea, S. humifusa, S. longifolia, S. longipes, S. media, S. neglecta, S. nitens, S. pallida, S. umbellata
S. alsine, S. borealis, S. calycantha, S. crispa, S. graminea, S. humifusa, S. longipes, S. media, S. neglecta, S. nitens, S. obtusa, S. pallida, S. umbellata
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