Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Stellaria > Stellaria calycanthaStellaria calycantha (northern starwort; northern chickweed)Synonyms: Stellaria calycantha var. calycantha; Stellaria yesoalpina Stellaria calycantha is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name northern starwort. It is native to western North America from Alaska and northwestern Canada to California and New Mexico, as well as eastern Russia. It occurs in subalpine and alpine climates, in many types of moist, shady habitat. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a prostrate to erect stem up to 25 centimeters long, taking a clumpy form. The thin oval leaves have smooth edges and pointed tips, and measure up to 2.5 centimeters in length. The inflorescence bears one or more flowers, each on a long pedicel. Each flower has five pointed green sepals, and some flowers have up to five deeply lobed white petals. |
Lifespan [1] | Annual/Perennial | Structure [1] | Herb |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Aniakchak National Monument National Preserve |
Ib |
458519 |
Alaska, United States |
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Banff National Park |
II |
1690912 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve |
Ib |
2823882 |
Alaska, United States |
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Coram Biosphere Reserve |
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7460 |
Montana, United States |
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Elk Island National Park |
II |
47171 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
591068 |
Alaska, United States |
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Glacier National Park |
II |
953799 |
Montana, United States |
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Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve |
II |
366714 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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H.J. Andrews Biosphere Reserve |
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15815 |
Oregon, United States |
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Isle Royale Biosphere Reserve |
Ib |
571799 |
Michigan, United States |
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Jasper National Park |
II |
2776809 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve |
II |
5463436 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Kootenay National Park |
II |
341762 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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361480 |
Russia |
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Lake Superior Provincial Park |
IV |
351011 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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757114 |
Russia |
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Magadansky Zapovednik |
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2332834 |
Russia |
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Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve |
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293047 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Mount Revelstoke National Park |
Ia |
18 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Olympic Biosphere Reserve |
II |
922805 |
Washington, United States |
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Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
239938 |
Colorado, United States |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
II |
11038545 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Yoho National Park |
II |
317576 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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