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Stellaria borealis Bigelow ssp. borealis . Common name: Northern Stitchwort. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Cold swamps. Distribution: Greenland and NL (Labrador) west to AK, south to MD, n. WV (Canaan Valley, Tucker Co.), sc. PA, MI, WI, MN, CO, NV, and OR.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: Var. sitchana (Steudel) Fernald is restricted to nw. North America.

Synonymy : = Can, FNA5, NE, NY; = Stellaria borealis Bigelow — K4; = Stellaria borealis Bigelow var. borealis — C; < Stellaria borealis Bigelow — Mi, Pa; > Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. var. calycantha — F; > Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. var. floribunda Fernald — F, G; > Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. var. isophylla Fernald — F, G, WV, misapplied; > Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. var. laurentiana Fernald — F

Links to other floras: = Stellaria borealis ssp. borealis - FNA5

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACW (name change)
  • Midwest: OBL (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (name change)

Heliophily : 3

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