Stellaria irrigua
Colorado Starwort
Also known as: Alsine baicalensis Coville +6 more
- Alsine baicalensis Coville
- Stellaria gonomischa B.Boivin
- Stellaria leiosperma Pobed.
- Stellaria umbellata Turcz.
- Stellaria umbellata Turcz. ex Kar. & Kir.
- Stellaria weberi B.Boivin
- Stellaria wutaica Hand.-Mazz.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or tuberous geophyte.
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Stellaria irrigua (commonly known as Colorado starwort) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Mexico, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, East Himalaya, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Montana, Nepal, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwest Territories, Oregon, Primorye, Qinghai, Sakhalin, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, Utah, Washington, West Himalaya, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon