Stellaria porsildii is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Porsild's starwort.[2] It is native to Arizona, where it can be found in the Chiricahua Mountains, and New Mexico, where it is known from one mountain.[1]
| Stellaria porsildii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Stellaria |
| Species: | S. porsildii
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| Binomial name | |
| Stellaria porsildii Chinnappa
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This perennial herb produces an erect, four-sided stem up to about 20 centimeters long from a rhizome. The green, non-waxy leaves are linear to lance-shaped and roughly 3 centimeters long. The flowers, each about a centimeter wide, have five white petals and ten stamens. The fruit is a black capsule containing tiny seeds.[3]
The plant occurs in openings and on the edges of forests of oak, pine, poplar, and Douglas-fir.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Stellaria porsildii. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stellaria porsildii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Stellaria porsildii. Flora of North America.