[The Pink Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Goldie's Starwort, Long-leaved Starwort, Longstalk Starwort

Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

Synonyms: Alsine palmeri, Alsine strictiflora, Alsine validus, Silene ciliatosepala, Silene crassipes, Silene dulcis, Silene edwardsii, Silene edwardsii var. arctica, Silene edwardsii var. crassipes, Silene hultenii, Silene laeta, Silene laeta var. altocaulis, Silene laxmannii, Silene longifolia var. laeta, Silene longipes var. altocaulis, Silene longipes var. edwardsii, Silene longipes var. laeta, Silene longipes var. minor, Silene longipes ssp. monantha, Silene longipes var. monantha, Silene longipes ssp. stricta, Silene longipes var. subvestita, Silene monantha, Silene monantha var. altocaulis, Silene monantha ssp. atlantica, Silene monantha var. atlantica, Silene palmeri, Silene stricta, Silene subvestita, Silene valida, Stellaria arctica

Flower of Goldie's Starwort, Long-leaved Starwort, Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes (Synonyms: Alsine palmeri, Alsine strictiflora, Alsine validus, Silene ciliatosepala, Silene crassipes, Silene dulcis, Silene edwardsii, Silene edwardsii var. arctica, Silene edwardsii var. crassipes, Silene hultenii, Silene laeta, Silene laeta var. altocaulis, Silene laxmannii, Silene longifolia var. laeta, Silene longipes var. altocaulis, Silene longipes var. edwardsii, Silene longipes var. laeta, Silene longipes var. minor, Silene longipes ssp. monantha, Silene longipes var. monantha, Silene longipes ssp. stricta, Silene longipes var. subvestita, Silene monantha, Silene monantha var. altocaulis, Silene monantha ssp. atlantica, Silene monantha var. atlantica, Silene palmeri, Silene stricta, Silene subvestita, Silene valida, Stellaria arctica)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the flower of long-stalked starwort. Note the deeply cleft petals which are longer than the sepals.

Calyx lobes of Goldie's Starwort, Long-leaved Starwort, Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes (Synonyms: Alsine palmeri, Alsine strictiflora, Alsine validus, Silene ciliatosepala, Silene crassipes, Silene dulcis, Silene edwardsii, Silene edwardsii var. arctica, Silene edwardsii var. crassipes, Silene hultenii, Silene laeta, Silene laeta var. altocaulis, Silene laxmannii, Silene longifolia var. laeta, Silene longipes var. altocaulis, Silene longipes var. edwardsii, Silene longipes var. laeta, Silene longipes var. minor, Silene longipes ssp. monantha, Silene longipes var. monantha, Silene longipes ssp. stricta, Silene longipes var. subvestita, Silene monantha, Silene monantha var. altocaulis, Silene monantha ssp. atlantica, Silene monantha var. atlantica, Silene palmeri, Silene stricta, Silene subvestita, Silene valida, Stellaria arctica)

The photo above shows the greenish sepals with thin white margins of what appears to be long-stalked starwort.

Goldie's Starwort, Long-leaved Starwort, Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes (Synonyms: Alsine palmeri, Alsine strictiflora, Alsine validus, Silene ciliatosepala, Silene crassipes, Silene dulcis, Silene edwardsii, Silene edwardsii var. arctica, Silene edwardsii var. crassipes, Silene hultenii, Silene laeta, Silene laeta var. altocaulis, Silene laxmannii, Silene longifolia var. laeta, Silene longipes var. altocaulis, Silene longipes var. edwardsii, Silene longipes var. laeta, Silene longipes var. minor, Silene longipes ssp. monantha, Silene longipes var. monantha, Silene longipes ssp. stricta, Silene longipes var. subvestita, Silene monantha, Silene monantha var. altocaulis, Silene monantha ssp. atlantica, Silene monantha var. atlantica, Silene palmeri, Silene stricta, Silene subvestita, Silene valida, Stellaria arctica)

The photo above shows the long, spindly form of long-stalked starwort. Note the opposite stem leaves.
Paul Slichter