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      - Order - Caryophyllales - Caryophyllales
        
        Family - Pink Family - Caryophyllaceae
        
        Species - Umbellate Stitchwort - Stellaria umbellata

Umbellate Stitchwort - Stellaria umbellata

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
C-value: 7

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General Description

Glabrous, rhizomatous perennial. Stems ascending to erect, slender, branched, 1–25 cm. Leaves lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, petiolate below, 5–15 mm long. Inflorescence open, terminal and axillary, scarious-bracted, umbellate cymes. Flowers: sepals glabrous, green to purple, 2–3 mm long, lanceolate, obscurely 3-veined; petals absent; stamens 5. Capsule 3–5 mm long, opening by 6 slits (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments

AK and NT south to CA, AZ, NM; Asia (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 19

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Recency

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Habitat

Moist, often mossy soil of cliffs and along streams, ponds; subalpine, alpine (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

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References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Aho, Ken Andrew. 2006. Alpine and Cliff Ecosystems in the North-Central Rocky Mountains. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 343 p.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
- Williams, K.L. 2012. Classification of the grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, forests and alpine vegetation associations of the Custer National Forest portion of the Beartooth Mountains in southcentral Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 376 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Umbellate Stitchwort — Stellaria umbellata. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 21, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDCAR0X120