Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Stellaria
Species: porsildii
Porsild's Starwort - Stellaria porsildii
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Perennial herb with slender rhizomes; stems erect, growing in clumps, but not densely matted, 9-18 cm tall, glabrous; leaves opposite, sessile, linear to linear-lanceolate, 27-35 mm long, ciliate at base; flowers solitary in upper leaf axils; peduncles 18-32 mm long; sepals not connate, green, glabrous, ovate-lanceolate, 4-6 mm long; petals 5, deeply bilobed, white, exceeding the calyx; styles 3; capsules oblong, black, 6-8 mm long; seeds dark brown, 0.8-1.0 mm in diameter. Flowers July and August.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 1
Number of Mapped Locations: 6
Number of Observations: 7
Observation date range: 06-14-1987 to 06-14-2012
External Links
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)