Caryophyllaceae

Rocky Mountain chickweed

Engellaria obtusa (Engelm.) Iamonico

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Engellaria

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Rocky Mountain chickweed: Stellaria obtusa herbarium specimen — Photo: Stellariaobtusa.jpg : DeanWmTaylor derivative work: Stickpen, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Rocky Mountain chickweed

Synonyms

Alsine obtusa (Engelm.) Rose
Alsine viridula Piper
Alsine washingtoniana (B.L.Rob.) A.Heller
Stellaria obtusa Engelm.
Stellaria viridula (Piper) H.St.John
Stellaria washingtoniana B.L.Rob.

Photos

Photo: Stellariaobtusa.jpg : DeanWmTaylor derivative work: Stickpen, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.