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Photographer: from USDA Plants website
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria borealis Bigelow subsp. borealis
boreal starwort, northern starwort
Stellaria: from the Latin stella for "star" because of the star-like shape of the flowers or some other feature
borealis: northern
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | weak perennial, to 20" tall forb; stems with many angled branches; from rhizomes |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4" wide, stalked, petals none or shorter than the sepals; inflorescence a drooping, terminal, branched cluster (cyme); blooms May-Aug. |
| Fruit: | oval to oblong capsule |
| Leaf: | opposite, narrow, linear, usually narrowing toward the stem |
| Habitat: | shade; moist |
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