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Stellaria pungens Brongn.
Family Caryophyllaceae
Common name: Prickly Starwort

Stellaria pungens Brongn. APNI*

Description: Prostrate or ascending perennial, stems angular and variously hairy or glabrous, often mat-forming.

Leaves usually recurved, narrow-lanceolate, 5–10 mm long, c. 2 mm wide at base, apex pungent; margins ciliate; sessile.

Flowers terminal or in the upper axils; pedicels 5–30 mm long. Sepals 5–9 mm long, margins scarious. Petals deeply bifid, ± as long as sepals. Stamens 10.

Capsule ovoid, shorter than calyx.


Habit
Photo J. Plaza

Flower
Photo J. R. Hosking

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Flowering: August–December

Distribution and occurrence: Common in shady places.
NSW subdivisions: NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS, SWS
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas. S.A.
AVH map***

A distinctive species because of its pungent-pointed leaves.

Text by A. Doust (1990); KL Wilson (Nov 2012)
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990); CH Miller and JG West (2012)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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