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Stellaria longifolia

Muhl. ex Willd.

Longleaf Stitchwort

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

LowThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135295

Element CodePDCAR0X0M0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusStellaria

Other Common Names

longleaf starwort (EN) Longleaf Starwort (EN) Stellaire à longues feuilles (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1987-10-01

Threat ImpactLow

Threat Impact Comments

Threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	SNR	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Labrador	SNR	Yes
Nova Scotia	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S1	Yes
Nunavut	S2	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	S4	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
California	S2	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
Delaware	S4	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Illinois	S3	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S2	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	S4	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes

Threat Assessments

Threat	Scope	Severity	Timing
8 - Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases	Small (1-10%)	Serious - moderate	High (continuing)
8.1 - Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases	Small (1-10%)	Serious - moderate	High (continuing)
8.1.2 - Named species	Small (1-10%)	Serious - moderate	High (continuing)

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bering Lake	Chugach National Forest	965,076

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Canada Bonito RNA	Santa Fe National Forest	487
Guaje Canyon	Santa Fe National Forest	6,104

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Popo Agie	Shoshone National Forest	8,333
Middle Fork	Shoshone National Forest	51,772

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.

Stellaria longifolia

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