PLANTS Profile for Stellaria nitens (shiny chickweed)

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Stellaria nitens Nutt.
shiny chickweed

Symbol:

STNI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Stellaria nitens Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Stellaria nitens Nutt.

STPR3

Stellaria praecox A. Nelson

Distribution:
Stellaria nitens Nutt.


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USA (AZ, CA, ID, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Stellaria nitens Nutt.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 32 species in Stellaria

Classification:
Stellaria nitens Nutt.

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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 nitens Nutt. – shiny chickweed

More Accounts and Images:
Stellaria nitens Nutt.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 20188.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 05:11 AM MDT