Caryophyllaceae
Northern starwort
Stellaria calycantha
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Stellaria
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Northern starwort
- Finnish
- Pohjantähtimö
Synonyms
- Stellaria borealis var. simcoei Fernald
- Stellaria calycantha subsp. calycantha
- Stellaria calycantha var. calycantha
- Stellaria calycantha var. simcoei (Howell) Fernald
- Stellaria simcoei (Howell) C.L.Hitchc.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.