Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

Montana: Lincoln County: Kootenai NF, Rainbow Lake, 24 mile N of Libby, MT off FS Rd 68. Elev. 4237 ft.
T33N R32W S6
Datum: NAD 27. Uncertainty: 800 meters. Coordinate Source: TRS2LL.
Ca. 7 hectare lake surrounded by a floating Sphagnum mat on the E side and non-floating sedge fen on the S, W, and N that covers an additional 7 hectares. Littoral regions of lake characterized by scattered clumps of Potamogeton amplifolius and Nuphar variegatum (neither very dense). Floating mat dominated by dense stand of Carex lasiocarpa, Menyanthes trifoliata, and C. muricata. Sphagnum cover well-dev. in places, absent in others. Slightly raised, hummocky peatland margins dominated by C. lasiocarpa, C. lenticlaris, and Calamagrostis canadensis. A stand of 7 m high Alnus incana borders peatland/upland forest. Forest mixed with Pien, Pico, Laoc, and few Abla. Water chem: (mg/L) hardness 25.8 (CaCo3), Ca 6.2, Mg 2.4, K 0.8. Abundance: common on raised hummocks w/ Geum macrophyllum, Aster sp., Carex rostrata, and Calamagrostis canadensis. Flowers white, plants rhizomatous. Phenology: Flowers.

R. Bursik 1144A, Jun 25, 1988
With C. Clemens
ID, Accession: 100166, Barcode: ID091794