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Stellaria humifusa

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Creeping Sandwort

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148751

Element CodePDCAR0X0H0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusStellaria

Synonyms

Stellaria humifusa var. oblongifoliaFenzl

Other Common Names

Saltmarsh Starwort (EN) saltmarsh starwort (EN) Stellaire déprimée (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 Date2016-07-14

Change Date2016-07-14

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Maine	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Oregon	S1	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

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

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Alaska (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Behm Islands	Tongass National Forest	4,777
College Fiord	Chugach National Forest	1,130,818
East Mitkof	Tongass National Forest	8,795
North Kupreanof	Tongass National Forest	114,660
Prince William Sound Is.	Chugach National Forest	118,698
South Kupreanof	Tongass National Forest	216,816

References (1)

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.