Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Stellaria > Stellaria umbellataStellaria umbellata (umbellate chickweed; umbrella starwort)Synonyms: Alsine baicalensis; Stellaria gonomischa; Stellaria weberi; Stellaria wutaica Stellaria umbellata is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names umbrella starwort and umbellate starwort. It is native to western North America from Alaska and northwestern Canada to the southwestern United States, as well as parts of Asia, including Siberia. It grows in subalpine and alpine climates in mountain forests and riverbanks. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a slender prostrate stem up to about 20 centimeters long, sometimes forming clumps or mats. The stem is lined with pairs of oval leaves each up to about 2 centimeters long. The inflorescence is an umbel-shaped array of several flowers each on an arching or erect pedicels. The flower has five pointed green sepals each no more than 3 millimeters long. There are occasionally tiny whit |
Bloom Period [1] | Summer | Drought Tolerance [1] | None | Fire Tolerance [1] | Low | Frost Free Days [1] | 3 months 10 days | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | Medium | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Summer | Growth Form [1] | Rhizomatous | Growth Period [1] | Spring, Summer | Growth Rate [1] | Moderate | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Propagation [1] | Seed, Sprig | Regrowth Rate [1] | Slow | Root Depth [1] | 8 inches (20 cm) | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Slow | Seed Vigor [1] | Low | Seeds Per [1] | 899998 / lb (1984158 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [1] | Semi-Erect | Structure [2] | Herb | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | Moderate | | Flower Color [1] | White | Foliage Color [1] | Green | Fruit Color [1] | Brown | | Height [1] | 12 inches (0.3 m) | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°) | Light Preference [1] | Mostly Shady | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | Soil Fertility [1] | Intermediate | Water Use [1] | High | | Screening - Summer [1] | Porous | Screening - Winter [1] | Porous |
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Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
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Baikalskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
Ia |
458883 |
Russia |
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Banff National Park |
II |
1690912 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Crater Lake National Park |
II |
180091 |
Oregon, United States |
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Fraser Biosphere Reserve |
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23050 |
Colorado, United States |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
II |
1210128 |
Arizona, United States |
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Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve |
II |
5463436 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Noatak Biosphere Reserve |
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7500143 |
Alaska, United States |
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Ostrov Vrangelya (Wrangel Island) Zapovednik Nature Monument |
III |
180 |
Russia |
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Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
239938 |
Colorado, United States |
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Sayano-Shushenskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
964620 |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
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Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina (Ubsunur Depression) Zapovednik |
Ia |
798640 |
Tuva, Russia |
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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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