Stellaria obtusa Engelm.
First published in Bot. Gaz. 7: 5 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Canada to W. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Alsine obtusa (Engelm.) Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 569 (1896)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Alsine viridula Piper in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 267 (1913)
- Alsine washingtoniana (B.L.Rob.) A.Heller in Cat. N. Amer. Pl., ed. 2: 4 (1900)
- Stellaria viridula (Piper) H.St.John in H.St.John & F.A.Warren, Prelim. List Pl. Kaniksu Nat. For. 1: 6 (1925)
- Stellaria washingtoniana B.L.Rob. in Bot. Gaz. 25: 166 (1898)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
- Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia . ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Flora of North America North of Mexico 5: 1-656. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
- Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia . ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Flora of North America North of Mexico 5: 1-656. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0