Pseudostellaria oxyphylla

Pseudostellaria oxyphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Pseudostellaria
Species: P. oxyphylla
Binomial name
Pseudostellaria oxyphylla
(B.L. Rob.) R.L. Hartm. & Rabeler
Synonyms

Stellaria oxyphylla B.L. Rob.

Pseudostellaria oxyphylla, the robust starwort[1] or Robinson's starwort, is a rare plant species endemic to Idaho, known only from Kootenai and Shoshone Counties. It grows along streambanks in conifer forests at elevations of 800–900 m.[2]

Pseudostellaria oxyphylla is an annual herb with fibrous roots. Stems are 4-angled, up to 30 cm long, with a thin line of hairs along one side. Leaves are narrow, up to 12 cm long. Flowers have green sepals and white petals.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. "Stellaria oxyphylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America vol 5.
  3. Hartman, Ronald Lee & Rabeler, Richard Kevin. 2004. Pseudostellaria oxyphylla (Caryophyllaceae), a long overlooked species from northern Idaho. Sida 21(1): 175-179.
  4. Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln. 1898. New species and extended ranges of North American Caryophyllaceae. Botanical Gazette 25(3): 165–171..
  5. Hitchcock, C. Leo, & Arthur Cronquist. 1959-1965. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Manual. University of Washington Press, Seattle. ISBN 978-0-295-95273-4
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