Stellaria calycantha, Davidson 14246--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1127).JPG
Native to Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, California, Colorado, East European Russia, Idaho, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwest Territories, Oregon, Sakhalin, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yakutiya, Yukon (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Oregon, Harney
42.666944, -118.711194
Location Remarks
South Steens Mountain Loop, c. 6 km east of bridge at Donner and Blitzen River. 1806 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Charlotte M. Taylor, Roy E. Gereau, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Glacially scoured rock field with runoff channel (streamlet) running among the boulders. Headwaters of the Little Blitzen River. Mossy crevices along the streamlet.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Stellaria
Specific Epithet
calycantha
Authorship
(Ledeb.) Bong.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#229,413 of 335,497
Top 69%
Extinction probability
6%
