Stellaria petraea Bunge

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Stellaria

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, cushionlike. Stems densely tufted, ascending or erect, 2--7 cm tall, glabrous or nearly so. Leaves lanceolate-linear, 4--10 × ca. 1.5 mm, margin nearly imbricate, thick, apex acute, hard, sometimes sickle-shaped; axillary leaves clustered. Flowers 1--3(--12), in terminal cymose umbel, rarely solitary. Sepals lanceolate, 4--5 × 1--1.3 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate. Petals 1/3--2/3 as long as sepals, 2-cleft nearly to base; lobes linear. Capsule subglobose, shorter than persistent petals, base narrowed. Seeds 1 or 2. Fl. Jul--Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.07
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Distribution

Stellaria petraea world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Liberia, and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:159407-1
WFO ID wfo-0001292289
COL ID 4ZRKS
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Synonyms

Stellaria petraea Stellaria petraea var. imbricata Stellaria petraea var. alpina Stellaria cherleriae var. typica Stellaria cherleriae var. alpina