Stellaria porsildii is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Porsild's starwort.[2] It is native to Arizona, where it can be found in the Chiricahua Mountains, and New Mexico, where it is known from one mountain.[1]

This perennial herb produces an erect, four-sided stem up to about 20 centimeters long from a rhizome. The green, non-waxy leaves are linear to lance-shaped and roughly 3 centimeters long. The flowers, each about a centimeter wide, have five white petals and ten stamens. The fruit is a black capsule containing tiny seeds.[3]

The plant occurs in openings and on the edges of forests of oak, pine, poplar, and Douglas-fir.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Stellaria porsildii. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Stellaria porsildii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ Stellaria porsildii. Flora of North America.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsild%27s_starwort
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