E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong.
northern starwort
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

© Jamie Fenneman  Email the photographer   (Photo ID #30143)

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Distribution of Stellaria calycantha
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Species Information

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Ecology

Ecological Framework for Stellaria calycantha

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information
Value / Class

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Elevation (metres) 0 967 2195
Slope Gradient (%) 0 13 85
Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]
0 116 360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
1 5 8
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
D
Number of field plots
 species was recorded in:
182
Modal BEC Zone Class
CWH
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in: AT(2), BAFA(7), BWBS(16), CDF(2), CMA(1), CWH(42), ESSF(40), ICH(11), IDF(9), MH(11), MS(4), SBPS(4), SBS(18), SWB(10)

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Alsine borealis (Bigelow) Britton
Alsine calycantha (Ledeb.) Rydb.
Alsine simcoei Howell
Spergulastrum lanceolatum Michx.
Stellaria calycantha subsp. interior Hultén
Stellaria calycantha var. calycantha
Stellaria calycantha var. floribunda (Fernald) Fernald
Stellaria calycantha var. isophylla (Fernald) Fernald
Stellaria calycantha var. latifolia B. Boivin
Stellaria calycantha var. laurentiana Fernald
Stellaria calycantha var. simcoei (Howell) Fernald

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