Stellaria porsildii
| Stellaria porsildii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Stellaria |
| Species: | S. porsildii |
| Binomial name | |
| Stellaria porsildii Chinnappa | |
Stellaria porsildii is a rare species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name Porsild's starwort.[1] It is native to Arizona, where it can be found in the Chiricahua Mountains, and New Mexico, where it is known from one mountain.[2]
This perennial herb produces an erect, four-sided stem up to about 20 centimeters long from a rhizome. The green, non-waxy leaves are linear to lance-shaped and roughly 3 centimeters long. The flowers, each about a centimeter wide, have five white petals and ten stamens. The fruit is a black capsule containing tiny seeds.[3]
The plant occurs in openings and on the edges of forests of oak, pine, poplar, and Douglas-fir.[2]
References
- ↑ "Stellaria porsildii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- 1 2 Stellaria porsildii. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ Stellaria porsildii. Flora of North America.
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