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Pseudostellaria

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Scientific name
  
Pseudostellaria

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Caryophyllaceae

Higher classification
  
Alsineae

Order
  
Caryophyllales

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Similar
  
False Starwort, Caryophyllaceae, Moehringia, Holosteum, Drypis

Pseudostellaria is a genus of flowering plants in the pink family. There are up to 20 species, most of which occur in Asia. They are similar to Stellaria, differing in the morphology of the roots and fruit capsules and having shallower notches in the petals.

Selected species

  • Pseudostellaria heterophylla - false starwort, hai er shen, tai zi shen
  • Pseudostellaria jamesiana - tuber starwort
  • Pseudostellaria oxyphylla
  • Pseudostellaria rupestris
  • Pseudostellaria sierrae - Sierra starwort
  • References

    Pseudostellaria Wikipedia