UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Stellaria obtusa

Stellaria pallida

blunt-sepaled starwort

lesser chickweed

Stellaria obtusa

Stellaria pallida
Flowering time June-July March-June
Habitat Moist forest and riparian zone understory, talus slopes, from low to moderate elevations. Roadsides, fields, wastelots, forest edge, and other disturbed areas, often where seasonally moist, at low 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 west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, also in California, east across the U.S. to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Native Introduced from Europe
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. longifolia, S. longipes, S. media, S. neglecta, S. nitens, S. obtusa, S. umbellata
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