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Stellaria media (L.) Cirillo

Common Chickweed

Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Stellaria (Starwort)

Synonyms

Stellaria media
Alsine media
Malachia calycina
Stellaria apetala
Stellaria media (L.) Cirillo
Stellaria media subsp. eliezeri
Stellaria media subsp. vulgaris
Stellaria media var. apetala

Related species

Stellaria nemorum L. - Wood Stitchwort
Stellaria media (L.) Cirillo - Common Chickweed
Stellaria neglecta (Lej.) Weihe - Greater Chickweed
Stellaria holostea L. - Greater Stitchwort
Stellaria alsine Grimm - Bog Stitchwort
Stellaria palustris Hoffm. - Marsh Stitchwort
Stellaria graminea L. - Lesser Stitchwort
Stellaria crassifolia Ehrh. - Fleshy Starwort
Stellaria longifolia Willd. - Longleaf Starwort

Traits


    Maximal 40&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> whitish. <span class="v1">perianth:</span> per whorl 5&#8209;leaved. <span class="v1">petals:</span> deeply incised or 2&#8209;fissured, <ba><b>shorter than the sepals</b></ba>. <span class="v1">sepals:</span...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Stellaria media

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Stellaria media

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Stellaria media

Stellaria media

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, screes, rocky habitats, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

  • in nutritious habitats

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