Pseudostellaria Explained

Pseudostellaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Most of the 20 species occur in Asia. They are similar to Stellaria, differing in the morphology of the roots, fruit capsules and shallower notches of the petals.^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Pseudostellaria:^[2]

• Pseudostellaria baekdusanensis
• Pseudostellaria × biseulsanensis
• Pseudostellaria bohyeonsanensis
• Pseudostellaria cashmiriana
• Pseudostellaria davidi
• Pseudostellaria ebracteata
• Pseudostellaria europaea
• Pseudostellaria helanshanensis
• Pseudostellaria heterantha
• Pseudostellaria heterophylla - false starwort
• Pseudostellaria himalaica
• Pseudostellaria japonica
• Pseudostellaria okamotoi
• Pseudostellaria palibiniana
• Pseudostellaria polymorpha
• Pseudostellaria retusa
• Pseudostellaria rigida
• Pseudostellaria rupestris
• Pseudostellaria × segeolsanensis
• Pseudostellaria × seoraksanensis
• Pseudostellaria setulosa
• Pseudostellaria sylvatica
• Pseudostellaria tianmushanensis
• Pseudostellaria tibetica
• Pseudostellaria webbiana
• Pseudostellaria wuyishanensis
• Pseudostellaria zhejiangensis

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=127262 Flora of North America
2. Web site: Pseudostellaria Pax Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2024-06-22 . Plants of the World Online . en.