PLANTS Profile for Stellaria longifolia (longleaf starwort)

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Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.
longleaf starwort

Symbol:

STLO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

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Distribution:
Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 32 species in Stellaria or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Stellaria longifolia var. atrata
longleaf starwort

Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia
longleaf starwort

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Stellaria L. – starwort
Species	Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd. – longleaf starwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
longleaf stitchwort		Special Concern
Tennessee:
longleaf stitchwort		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,OBL

FACW

FACW-

FACW+

FACW

OBL

FAC

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20185.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/22/2008 11:06 PM MDT