Longleaf Starwort

Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

Pink family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
18 inches
Spread
20 inches
Flower Color
Green
Bloom Time
Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use High
Drought Tolerance None
Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam
CaCO3 Tolerance Low
Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium
Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 4.0 – 6.5
Frost-Free Days 90 days
Precipitation 14 – 55 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies
Fall Color No
Evergreen No

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.