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420110-11 The Stellaria palustris aggregate S. fennica, S. palustris

Geography: European - Asian (W).

Notes: Nordic authors accept Stellaria palustris and S. fennica as two species (e.g., Hämet-Ahti et al. 1998; Kurtto 2001b; Mossberg and Stenberg 2003; Elven et al. 2005). They are parapatric in northern Europe, differ ecologically, and are morphologically separable in several characters (Elven and Solstad 2000; Kurtto 2001b). The main parts of the range of S. fennica lie in Russia but Russian authors have mostly not accepted the species.

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