''Stellaria crispa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Caryophyllaceae known by the common names curled starwort
and crisp starwort. It is native to western North America from
Alaska south to
California and
Wyoming, where it grows in moist, shady habitat such as deep forests and streambanks. It is a
rhizomatous perennial herb producing a mat of prostrate or trailing stems up to about 40 centimeters long. It is lined with opposite pairs of pointed oval leaves each 1 to 2 centimeters long. Single flowers occur in the leaf axils, each borne on a short
pedicel
Pedicle or pedicel may refer to:
Human anatomy
*Pedicle of vertebral arch, the segment between the transverse process and the vertebral body, and is often used as a radiographic marker and entry point in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures
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. The flower has five pointed green
sepals each a few millimeters long. Some flowers have one or more petals, but most lack these.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentFlora of North AmericaPhoto gallery
crispa
Flora of Subarctic America
Flora of Western Canada
Flora of the Northwestern United States
Flora of the Southwestern United States
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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