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Stellaria nitens

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Shiny Stitchwort

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161466

Element CodePDCAR0X0T0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusStellaria

Other Common Names

shiny chickweed (EN) Shiny Chickweed (EN) Stellaire luisante (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 Date2019-10-19

Change Date1990-01-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S1	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	S2	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lime Creek	Tonto National Forest	42,568

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
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.
Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.