Stellaria calycantha
| Stellaria calycantha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Stellaria |
| Species: | S. calycantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Stellaria calycantha (
Bong. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alsine calycantha | |
Stellaria calycantha is a species of flowering plant in the family
subalpine and alpine climates, in many types of moist, shady habitats. 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.
References
- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Stellaria calycantha". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stellaria calycantha". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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