Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Stellaria calycantha [Stellaria borealis var. simcoei]
Family
Caryophyllaceae
CommonName
northern starwort
Presence
YES
Status
native
EarliestDate
1978
LatestDate
2005
Ecosystem
montane, subalpine
Geobotanical
SSanjuans
Counties
Conejos, Hinsdale, Rio Grande
Passes
Elwood, Grayback, Wolf Creek
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. The Watershed records only five collections of Stellaria calycantha, from four locations, all in the south San Juans: Continental Divide trail above Trout Creek in Hinsdale Co (2001); near Elwood Pass (2005); Grayback Mountain (1978); and Hogback Mesa, 14 air miles SW of Del Norte (2003. As these records support, the flower typically grows at subalpine levels in moist conditions—also the habitat of occurrences in the Rio Arriba and Taos counties of New Mexico, on the Colorado border. This Stellaria is present in all Western states. Sandoval Co, New Mexico, is the southernmost observation in the Rio Grande drainage.