Stellaria nitens

Stellaria nitens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Alsineae
Genus: Stellaria
Species: Stellaria nitens

Name

Stellaria nitens Nutt., Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 185 (1838).

Synonyms

• Alsine nitens (Nutt.) Greene
• Stellaria moenchioides Fenzl ex Torr. & Gray
• Stellaria praecox A. Nelson

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America USA (Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington State), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia), Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Ohwi, J. 1838. A Flora of North America 1(2): 185.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Stellaria nitens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 04. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Stellaria nitens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Stellaria nitens. Published online. Accessed: Sep 04 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Stellaria nitens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Sep 2019.

Vernacular names

English: shiny starwort, shiny chickweed

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