Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stellaria longifolia
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Stellaria longifolia
COMMON NAME:
Longleaf Stitchwort
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stellaria longifolia
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Stellaria longifolia
3202
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Meadows, floodplain forests, freshwater tidal marshes, moist disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina (apparently circumboreal)
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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