Stellaria corei: Fruit Description
Displays from May to July. It will split open when ripe.
Plant Profile: Stellaria corei
Taxonomy: Stellaria coreiNames
Tennessee Starwort
Phonetic Spelling:stell-AR-ee-uh ko-RAY
Genus:Stellaria
Species:corei
Family:Caryophyllaceae
Tennessee Starwort is a native perennial species that thrives in forests located at moderate to high elevations. This plant exhibits a spreading growth pattern.
Stellaria corei Feature Summary
Tags
#native perennial
#NC native
#food source summer
#food source herbage
#food source nectar
#food source pollen
#audubon
#woodlands
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Stellaria corei Feature Summary
Fruit
Displays from May to July. It will split open when ripe.
Summer
Flowers
Symmetrical, white flowers bloom from April to June.
White
Spring
Summer
4-5 petals/rays
< 1 inch
Attributes
Perennial
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Native Plant
Cultural Conditions
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
Mountains
Leaves
Stem
Landscape
Native Garden
Woodland
Pollinators
Songbirds
Bees
Small Mammals
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Stellaria corei Fruit
Stellaria corei: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Stellaria corei Flowers
Stellaria corei: Flower Description
Symmetrical, white flowers bloom from April to June.
Stellaria corei: Flower Color
White
Stellaria corei: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Stellaria corei: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Stellaria corei: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Stellaria corei Attributes
Stellaria corei: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Stellaria corei Whole Plant Traits
Stellaria corei: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Stellaria corei Cultural Conditions
Stellaria corei: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Stellaria corei: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Stellaria corei: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Stellaria corei: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Stellaria corei Leaves
Stellaria corei: Leaf Color
Green
Stellaria corei: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Stellaria corei: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Stellaria corei: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Stellaria corei: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Stellaria corei Stem
Stellaria corei: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Stellaria corei Landscape
Stellaria corei: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Stellaria corei: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Stellaria corei: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
