Cherleria biflora is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is known as mountain stitchwort.
Description The species is perennial, and forms mats and cushions. It flowers from June to August.
Taxonomy Cherleria biflora was initially classified by Carl Linnaeus in the Stellaria genus with the name Stellaria biflora in 1753. It has been reclassified many times by other botanists, but the accepted name was created in 2017 when the species was moved to Cherleria by Abigail J. Moore and Markus Siegfrid Dillenberger. Together with its genus it is part of the Caryophyllaceae family and has no accepted varieties, however several have been proposed and are among its 24 synonyms. There are species names that are listed as synonyms by Plants of the World Online.
Table of Synonyms Name Year Notes Alsine biflora 1812 ≡ hom. Alsinella biflora 1814 ≡ hom. Alsinopsis biflora 1923 ≡ hom. Arenaria diantha 1913 = het. Arenaria sajanensis 1816 ≡ hom. Arenaria scandinavica 1825 = het. Cerastium biflorum 1766 ≡ hom. Lidia biflora 1975 ≡ hom. Minuartia biflora 1907 ≡ hom. Minuartia sajanensis 1921 ≡ hom. Minuartia sajanensis 1921 ≡ hom. Sabulina biflora 1832 ≡ hom. Stellaria biflora 1753 ≡ hom. Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym
Range Cherleria biflora is found in the upper subalpine and alpine zones in North America (including in the Rocky Mountains and the Cascades), Central and Northern Europe, and Asia.Cherleria biflora in Euro+Med Plantdatabase
Habitat Cherleria biflora is found in dry, gravelly to rocky slopes in the upper subalpine zone to alpine zone, and in the arctic zone.
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