Pseudostellaria
| Pseudostellaria | |
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| Pseudostellaria jamesiana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudostellaria Pax |
| Species | |
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16 to 20[1] | |
Pseudostellaria is a genus of flowering plants in the pink family. There are up to 20 species, most of which occur in Asia. They are similar to Stellaria, differing in the morphology of the roots and fruit capsules and having shallower notches in the petals.[2]
Selected species
- Pseudostellaria heterophylla - false starwort, hai er shen, tai zi shen
- Pseudostellaria jamesiana - tuber starwort
- Pseudostellaria oxyphylla
- Pseudostellaria rupestris
- Pseudostellaria sierrae - Sierra starwort
References
- ↑ Rabeler, R. K. & R. L. Hartman. (2002). Pseudostellaria sierrae (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from California. Novon 12:1 82-6.
- ↑ Flora of North America
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