Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Stellaria > Stellaria crispaStellaria crispa (crisp starwort; crispleaved chickweed; curled starwort)Synonyms: Alsine crispa (homotypic); Stellaria borealis crispa (homotypic); Stellaria borealis var. crispa (homotypic) Stellaria crispa is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names curled starwort and crisp starwort. It is native to western North America from Alaska south to California and Wyoming, where it grows in moist, shady habitat such as deep forests and streambanks. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a mat of prostrate or trailing stems up to about 40 centimeters long. It is lined with opposite pairs of pointed oval leaves each 1 to 2 centimeters long. Single flowers occur in the leaf axils, each borne on a short pedicel. The flower has five pointed green sepals each a few millimeters long. Some flowers have one or more petals, but most lack these. |
Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Structure [2] | 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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Coram Biosphere Reserve |
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7460 |
Montana, United States |
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Crater Lake National Park |
II |
180091 |
Oregon, United States |
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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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Katmai National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
421782 |
Alaska, United States |
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
386679 |
Alaska, United States |
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Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve |
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293047 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Olympic Biosphere Reserve |
II |
922805 |
Washington, United States |
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve |
II |
137900 |
British Columbia, 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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