Botany

Hesperostellaria

Hesperostellaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It contains a single species, Hesperostellaria americana, a perennial native to subalpine areas of Alberta and Montana. The species was first described as Stellaria dichotoma var. americana in 1894, and later renamed Stellaria americana. In 2023 it was placed in the new monotypic genus Hesperostellaria as Hesperostellaria americana.

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See also

• ▸Harperocallis schomburgkiana
• ▸Crusea
• ▸Alchorneopsis

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