Stellaria humifusa
Creeping Starwort, Low Chickweed
Other regional names: Prostrate Chickweed +1 more
- Prostrate Chickweed
- Saltmarsh Starwort
Also known as: Alsine humifusa (Rottb.) Britton +11 more
- Alsine humifusa (Rottb.) Britton
- Alsine humifusa (Rottb.) Howell
- Arenaria purshiana Ser.
- Stellaria humifusa f. multiflora Polunin
- Stellaria humifusa f. parvifolia Hartz
- Stellaria humifusa f. typica Hartz
- Stellaria humifusa subsp. oblongifolia Fenzl
- Stellaria humifusa var. marginata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Regel
- Stellaria humifusa var. marginata Fenzl
- Stellaria humifusa var. oblongifolia Fenzl
- Stellaria humifusa var. suberecta B.Boivin
- Stellaria marginata Cham. & Schltdl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Stellaria humifusa (commonly known as Creeping Starwort or Low Chickweed) is a shrub within the Caryophyllaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, Greenland, Iceland, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward I., Québec, Sakhalin, Svalbard, Washington, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Finland