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Tennesee Starwort, Star Chickweed (Stellaria corei) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 Rare in the mountains this species grows in dense patches where found. It's on the NC Natural Heritage Program Watch list. Note the long, pointed sepals. |
Star Chickweed, Giant Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) Haywood Co., NC 15 Apr 2006 Statewide in NC and common in the western half, Star Chickweed grows in various mesic forested habitats. Note the short, less pointed sepals. | |
Star Chickweed, Giant Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) Haywood Co., NC 15 Apr 2006 | |
Star Chickweed, Giant Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) Orange Co., NC 31 Mar 2006 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
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