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Stellaria
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.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Chickweed Complex
complexStellaria media
lesser stitchwort
speciesStellaria graminea
Water Chickweed
speciesStellaria aquatica
star chickweed
speciesStellaria pubera
Wood Stitchwort
speciesStellaria nemorum
Longstalk starwort
speciesStellaria longipes
Bog Stitchwort
speciesStellaria alsine
long-leaved starwort
speciesStellaria longifolia
Bunge's Chickweed
speciesStellaria bungeana
prickly starwort
speciesStellaria pungens
Marsh Stitchwort
speciesStellaria palustris
Forest Starwort
speciesStellaria flaccida
Mexican Chickweed
speciesStellaria cuspidata
Tennessee Starwort
speciesStellaria corei
Crisp Starwort
speciesStellaria crispa
Chilean Starwort
speciesStellaria chilensis
Radiant chickweed
speciesStellaria radians
New Zealand Chickweed
speciesStellaria parviflora
Stellaria vestita
speciesStellaria vestita
Boreal starwort
speciesStellaria borealis
Creeping Sandwort
speciesStellaria humifusa
Fleshy Stitchwort
speciesStellaria crassifolia
shining chickweed
speciesStellaria nitens
Slender Chickweed
speciesStellaria gracilenta
Stellaria undulata
speciesStellaria undulata
Stellaria roughii
speciesStellaria roughii
swamp starwort
speciesStellaria angustifolia
beach starwort
speciesStellaria littoralis
Stellaria recurvata
speciesStellaria recurvata
northern starwort
speciesStellaria calycantha
Stellaria nipponica
speciesStellaria nipponica
Plettkea
sectionPlettkea
Sitka starwort
speciesStellaria sitchana
Stellaria eschscholtziana
speciesStellaria eschscholtziana
Stellaria peduncularis
speciesStellaria peduncularis
Stellaria fischeriana
speciesStellaria fischeriana
Stellaria chinensis
speciesStellaria chinensis
Colorado Starwort
speciesStellaria irrigua
Stellaria hebecalyx
speciesStellaria hebecalyx
Circumpolar Starwort
speciesStellaria ruscifolia
Stellaria davurica
speciesStellaria davurica
Stellaria ovata
speciesStellaria ovata
Stellaria sessiliflora
speciesStellaria sessiliflora
Alaska Starwort
speciesStellaria alaskana
Stellaria reticulivena
speciesStellaria reticulivena
Stellaria fenzlii
speciesStellaria fenzlii
Stellaria edwardsii
speciesStellaria edwardsii
Stellaria weddellii
speciesStellaria weddellii
Stellaria decipiens
speciesStellaria decipiens
mossy stitchwort
speciesStellaria pulvinata
Pygmy Starwort
speciesStellaria parva
Stellaria multiflora
speciesStellaria multiflora
Stellaria decumbens
speciesStellaria decumbens
Matted Starwort
speciesStellaria dicranoides
Stellaria depressa
speciesStellaria depressa
Stellaria monosperma
speciesStellaria monosperma
Stellaria fennica
speciesStellaria fennica
Stellaria brachypetala
speciesStellaria brachypetala
Stellaria arvalis
speciesStellaria arvalis
Stellaria filicaulis
speciesStellaria filicaulis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.170
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.732
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.762
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.746
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.677
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1349
Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 4
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.15
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.308
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49389.