Flower ID: IMG_1071.JPG-05-20-2024 Flower name (scientific): Stellaria longifolia Muhlenberg ex Willdenow PY: 1809. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) stell-AR-ee-uh lon-jee-FOH-lee-uh Flower name (common): Long-leaved Starwort Family name (common): Pink Family name (scientific): Caryophyllaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Latin stella for star, referring to the star-like shape of the flower. Specific epithet: From the Latin for long leaves. Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.35 inches (5 to 9 mm) Petal count: 5 (petals are deeply divided giving the appearance of 10 petals) Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 4 to 20 inches (10 to 51 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear to very narrowly elliptic (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.803720 Longitude: -91.527035 Altitude: 239.80 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACW Wetland Status (MW): FACW