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Stellaria corei

Tennessee Starwort

Scientific Name:

Stellaria corei

Genus:

Stellaria

Species Epithet:

corei

Common Name:

Tennessee Starwort

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

0-1 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

April, May, June

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont

Habitat Description:

Cove forests and seepages at moderate to high elevations, rarely escaped from cultivation. Uncommon to locally common in the NC Mountains, rare in w. Piedmont.

Leaf Arrangement:

Opposite

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S3: Vulnerable (*Key)

Global Rank:

G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key)

State Status:

W1: Watch List: Rare but Relatively Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Spreading growth habit. The sepals of Tennessee Starwort exceed the length of the petals, unlike Stellaria pubera, whose sepals are shorter than the petals.

Like the more common Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera), this mountain starwort/chickweed has 5 white petals that are so deeply cleft that it appears to have 10 petals. The mountain species, however, has sepals as long as the petals, unlike Star Chickweed, whose sepals are shorter than the petals.

Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve, Forsyth Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Stellaria corei. You will likely hear them called Tennessee Starwort. This picture shows the Like the more common Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera), this mountain starwort/chickweed has 5 white petals that are so deeply cleft that it appears to have 10 petals. The mountain species, however, has sepals as long as the petals, unlike Star Chickweed, whose sepals are shorter than the petals. of Stellaria corei

Lisa Lofland Gould

Spreads by creeping stems. Long sepals extending past the 5 white split petals.

Jackson County, NC

The Scientific Name is Stellaria corei. You will likely hear them called Tennessee Starwort. This picture shows the Spreads by creeping stems. Long sepals extending past the 5 white split petals. of Stellaria corei

Larry Mellichamp

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php

https://nc.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities/bird-friendly-native-plants

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/stellaria-corei/
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