Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong.
northern starwort
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
northern starwort
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
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)
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
967 | 0 | 2195 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
13 | 0 | 85 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
116 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
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) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Status Information
Synonyms
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