Stellaria longipes
Caryophyllaceae
Long-Stalked Starwort
Ascending to erect, hairless. Stems with evenly spaced leaves. Leaves sessile, stiff, narrowly lance-shaped, 1/2–1 in. long, smooth, shiny. Flowers white, 1–7 at stem tips on long erect stalks. Sepals 5, small, with pointed tips, 5 slightly longer petals divided into 2 lobes. Grows along streams, in seeps, moist to wet meadows, at high elevations. Circumboreal.
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 5, Completely Free, Regular Shape, Ovary Su
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–12 inches
- Habitat: Alpine, Meadow, Subalpine
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
