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Stellaria jamesiana

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Authors: Torr.  

Botanical Description

Tufted glandular pubescent perennial with ascending to erect branched stems 10-3 0cm long from slender rootstocks which can have narrow tuberous roots. Leaves lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 4-10cm long. Flowers to 2cm across, summer. Washington State to California and the Rocky Mountains, in meadows and open conifer forest where the soil is damp, at 1200-2600m.