Habitat ²

Alpine tundra and scree slopes. Rock outcrops, talus slopes and moraines.

Distribution ²

Yukon: Southwest Yukon; known only from Kluane National Park and vicinity
World: Endemic to Yukon and Alaska

Distinguishing Features ²

Stellaria alaskana is separated from other Stellaria sp. by having exceptionally long narrow prominently veined sepals 6.5 - 9.0mm, flowers larger than S. longipes (usually single), petals shorter than sepals, and deeply lobed. Leaves broad resembling Wilhelmsia physodes.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) L.G. Johanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by L.G. Johanson
2. (c) L.G. Johanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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