Stellaria borealis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stellaria borealis Bigelow

Boreal starwort

2019 Bob Sweatt

2023 R.A. Chasey

2019 Bob Sweatt

2023 R.A. Chasey

Stellaria borealis is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~134 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. sitchana
Genus:	Stellaria
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Stellaria borealis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (STBO3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).