Stellaria cuspidata Willd. ex Schltdl.

University of Zurich. Flora
of the High Andes
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Stellaria cuspidata Willd. ex Schltdl.
Mat forming, creeping perennial rooting from nodes.
Petals white, deeply bifid and appearing as 10,
surpassing the sepals.
Locally dominant component of the forest groundcover.
Habitat- Mountain slope. Dense Polylepis pepei forest
PERÚ. Región-CUSCO. Provincia-La Convención.
Distrito-Santa Teresa. Polylepis pepei forest remnants
in the central Phacchaq valley on the East side of the
river. Yanama.
4278m. 13° 15' 39.7"S 72° 50' 17.1"W.
Silica gel sample taken-Yes. Photos taken-Yes.
S.P. Sylvester 1596
12/05/2012
03948610