Pseudostellaria Sierrae(Caryophyllaceae), a New Species from California

Pseudostellaria sierrae is described as new from northern California. Glabrous stems and leaves, a V-shaped apical notch in each ligulate petal, five yellow anther, and seeds with minute projections on each tubercle are features useful in distinguishing P. sierrae from P. jamesiana (Torrey) W.A.Weber & R.L.Hartman, the congener widely distributed in the western United Sates. Pseudostellaria sierrae is found in mixed oak or coniferforests.

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