Caryophyllaceae
Umbrella starwort
Stellaria umbellata
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Stellaria
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 伞花繁缕, 天蓬草
- English
- Umbrella starwort
Synonyms
- Alsine baicalensis Coville
- Stellaria gonomischa B.Boivin
- Stellaria weberi B.Boivin
- Stellaria wutaica Hand.-Mazz.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- 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.