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Stellaria pubera

Stellaria graminea

grass-leaf starwort
Habit Spreading, glabrous perennial with 4-angled, decumbent or ascending stems up to 10 dm. long
Leaves

Leaves opposite, all cauline, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, sessile, 1.5-2.5 cm. long.
Flowers

Flowers many in a diffuse inflorescence, the pedicels slender, spreading, 2-4 cm. long;

sepals 5, lanceolate, pointed, 3.5-5.5 mm. long, the margins membranous and hairy;

petals 5, white, exceeding the sepals;

styles 3, 2-4 mm. long.
Fruits

Capsule ovoid, greenish-yellow, equaling the calyx.

Stellaria pubera

Stellaria graminea
Flowering time May-July
Habitat Roadsides, fields, pastures, and lawns.
Distribution
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Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, and from the southern Great Plains east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Introduced from Eurasia
Conservation status 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. obtusa, S. pallida, S. umbellata
S. alsine, S. borealis, S. calycantha, S. crispa, S. humifusa, S. longifolia, S. longipes, S. media, S. neglecta, S. nitens, S. obtusa, S. pallida, S. umbellata
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