Scientific Name: Stellaria angustifolia subsp. angustifolia

Common Name: swamp starwort

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Form Description: A glaucous perennial herb, the stems four angled, branched, spreading.

Flowers: Flowering shoots brittle.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Central HighlandsSouthern MidlandsWaratah-Wynyard
Plant Communities
Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Local in marshes in the north of the State. Variable in habit and the size of the plant parts.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Propagation Calendar

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  • Seed Collecting Month
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Propagation Method

Seed Information