Caryophyllaceae
Saltmarsh starwort
Stellaria humifusa
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Stellaria
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Common names
By language (8)
- arz
- ستيلاريا هوميفوسا
- English
- Saltmarsh starwort
- Finnish
- Jäämerentähtimö
- Icelandic
- Lágarfi
- Japanese
- エゾハコベ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Ishavsstjerneblom
- Russian
- Звездчатка приземистая
- Swedish
- Ishavsstjärnblomma, Ishavstjärnblomma
Synonyms
- Alsine humifusa Britton
- Arenaria purshiana Ser.
- Arenaria thymifolia Pursh
- Stellaria humifusa var. marginata Fenzl
- Stellaria humifusa var. oblongifolia Fenzl
- Stellaria humifusa var. suberecta B.Boivin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: 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.