Torreyostellaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Torreyostellaria jamesiana, commonly known as tuber starwort and sticky starwort, [2] It is native to much of the western United States, where it can be found in sagebrush, coniferous forests, and many other types of habitat.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Torreyostellaria Gang Yao, B.Xue & Z.Q.Song |
| Species: | T. jamesiana
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| Torreyostellaria jamesiana (Torr.) Gang Yao, B.Xue & Z.Q.Song
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Description
editTorreyostellaria jamesiana is a perennial herb growing from a rhizome network with tuberlike swellings. The stem grows up to 45 to 60 centimeters in maximum height. It is four-angled and usually at least partially coated in glandular hairs. The thick lance-shaped leaves are up to 15 centimeters long, oppositely arranged, and sometimes rough and hairy. The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers at the tip of the stem or in the leaf axils. Flowers occurring in leaf axils are sometimes cleistogamous, never opening. Open flowers have five white petals with two lobes at the tips and usually ten long stamens.
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Pseudostellaria jamesiana". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Torreyostellaria jamesiana (Torr.) Gang Yao, B.Xue & Z.Q.Song | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
External links
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- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Washington Burke Museum
- Photo gallery
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