NameThatPlant.net: Stellaria longifolia

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stellaria longifolia FAMILY Caryophyllaceae Go to FSUS key

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INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

COMMON NAME:
Longleaf Stitchwort

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stellaria longifolia FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

3202

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Meadows, floodplain forests, freshwater tidal marshes, moist disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina (apparently circumboreal)

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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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