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Chickweeds - Photo (c) javiergross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by javiergross CC
Chickweeds (Genus Stellaria) Info
Stellaria is a genus of about 90-120 species flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include starwort, stitchwort and chickweed. (Wikipedia)
Common Chickweed Complex - Photo (c) Felix Riegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felix Riegel CC
Common Chickweed Complex (Complex Stellaria media) Info
Stellaria media, chickweed, is an annual and perennial flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae . It is native to Eurasia and naturalized in throughout the world. This species is used as a cooling herbal remedy, and grown as a vegetable crop and ground cover for both human and poultry consumption. It is sometimes called common chickweed to distinguish it from other plants called chickweed. Other common names include chickenwort, craches, maruns (Wikipedia)
Common Chickweed - Photo (c) Jim Walker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jim Walker CC
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) Info
Stellaria media, chickweed, is a cool-season annual plant native to Europe, but naturalized in many parts of North America. It is used as a cooling herbal remedy, and grown as a vegetable crop and ground cover for both human consumption and poultry. It is sometimes called common chickweed to distinguish it from other plants called chickweed. Other common names include chickenwort, craches, maruns, winterweed. The plant germinates in autumn o (Wikipedia)
Lesser Stitchwort - Photo (c) Steve Chilton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Lesser Stitchwort (Stellaria graminea) Info
Stellaria graminea is a species of flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family (like pinks) known by the common names common starwort, grass-leaved stitchwort, lesser stitchwort and grass-like starwort. (Wikipedia)
Star Chickweed - Photo (c) Flown Kimmerling, all rights reserved, uploaded by Flown Kimmerling C
Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) Info
Stellaria pubera, commonly called the star chickweed, is a spring wildflower native to the eastern United States. (Wikipedia)
Water Chickweed - Photo (c) Ken Martell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ken Martell CC
Water Chickweed (Stellaria aquatica) Info
Myosoton aquaticum is a plant species in the genus Myosoton and belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae. It is also called a water chickweed or giant chickweed. It is a perennial herbaceous dicot plant with stems between 10 and 100 cm. high, growing in humid, wet areas, for example, on the sides of gutters or under or between bushes. They are naturally occurring in the temperate regions of central and western Europe. The flowers have petals that are... (Wikipedia)
Wood Stitchwort - Photo (c) Franz Xaver, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Wood Stitchwort (Stellaria nemorum) Info
Stellaria nemorum, also known by the common name wood stitchwort, is a stoloniferous perennial, herbaceous flowering plant in the pink family Caryophyllaceae. (Wikipedia)
Longstalk Starwort - Photo (c) Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND) CC
Longstalk Starwort (Stellaria longipes) Info
Stellaria longipes is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name longstalk starwort. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout the northernmost latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in a wide variety of habitat types, including tundra and taiga and many areas farther south with subalpine and alpine climates. It is extremely variable in morphology, its form depending on both genetic makeup and environmental conditions. It ha (Wikipedia)
Tuber Starwort - Photo (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Tuber Starwort (Pseudostellaria jamesiana) Info
Pseudostellaria jamesiana is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names tuber starwort and sticky starwort. It is native to much of the western United States, where it can be found in sagebrush, coniferous forests, and many other types of habitat. It is a perennial herb growing from a rhizome network with tuberlike swellings. The stem grows up to 45 to 60 centimeters in maximum height. It is four-angled and... (Wikipedia)
Bog Stitchwort - Photo (c) Gilles San Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Gilles San Martin CC
Bog Stitchwort (Stellaria alsine) Info
Stellaria alsine, the bog stitchwort, is a species of herbaceous plant in the genus Stellaria, found in bogs and marshes in Europe and parts of North America. (Wikipedia)
Long-leaved Starwort - Photo (c) Mark Kluge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Kluge CC
Long-leaved Starwort (Stellaria longifolia) Info
Stellaria longifolia is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name longleaf starwort. It is native to much of the northern half of the Northern Hemisphere, occurring throughout northern Europe and North America. It grows in many types of moist habitat, including meadows, marshes, and roadsides. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb forming clumps with sprawling, branching stems which are mostly hairless except for tiny rough hairs along the edges... (Wikipedia)
Lesser Chickweed - Photo (c) Václav Dvořák, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Václav Dvořák CC
Lesser Chickweed (Stellaria apetala) Info
Stellaria media, chickweed, is an annual and perennial flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae . It is native to Eurasia and naturalized in throughout the world. This species is used as a cooling herbal remedy, and grown as a vegetable crop and ground cover for both human and poultry consumption. It is sometimes called common chickweed to distinguish it from other plants called chickweed. Other common names include chickenwort, craches, maruns (Wikipedia)
Prickly Starwort - Photo (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Reiner Richter CC
Prickly Starwort (Stellaria pungens) Info
Stellaria pungens, commonly known as prickly starwort, is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a small, mat forming perennial with white star-shaped flowers and small sharply pointed, bright green leaves. (Wikipedia)
Forest Starwort - Photo (c) John Tann, some rights reserved (CC BY) CC
Forest Starwort (Stellaria flaccida) Info
Stellaria flaccida, the forest starwort, is a wildflower found in eastern and southern Australia. A small ground covering plant. It may grow to 50 cm tall, but usually seen shorter than this. (Wikipedia)
Greater Chickweed - Photo (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Greater Chickweed (Stellaria neglecta) Info
Stellaria neglecta, the greater chickweed, is an annual or short-lived perennial herbaceous plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Europe and has been introduced to North America. (Wikipedia)
Marsh Stitchwort - Photo (c) Igor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Igor CC
Marsh Stitchwort (Stellaria palustris) Info
Stellaria palustris is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. (Wikipedia)
Crisp Starwort - Photo (c) Kaitlyn Kuzma-Wells, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kaitlyn Kuzma-Wells CC
Crisp Starwort (Stellaria crispa) Info
Stellaria crispa is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names curled starwort and crisp starwort. It is native to western North America from Alaska south to California and Wyoming, where it grows in moist, shady habitat such as deep forests and streambanks. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a mat of prostrate or trailing stems up to about 40 centimeters long. It is lined with opposite pairs of... (Wikipedia)