Stellaria media

ClassificationDicots
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Family (Traditional)Caryophyllaceae
GenusStellaria
Species:Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
Common NameChickweed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: January; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Reproductive Phenology: December; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Free Central; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 3; Stamen Number: 4; Stamen Number: 5; Stamen Number: 6; Stamen Number: 7; Stamen Number: 8
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); GNRTNR (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen (KY), Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Bourbon (KY), Boyd (KY), Boyle (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Casey (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Elliott (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Harrison (KY), Hart (KY), Henderson (KY), Hickman (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Knott (KY), Knox (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Mason (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Mercer (KY), Monroe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Morgan (KY), Nicholas (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Shelby (KY), Spencer (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Washington (KY), Wayne (KY), Whitley (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), McMinn (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0060651 Allen Kentucky 28 Nov 1985
APSC
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APSC0060661 Allen Kentucky 04 Apr 1988
APSC
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31234100381779 Anderson Kentucky 14 Jun 1978 William S . Bryant
437
EKY
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TENN-V-0092513 Anderson Kentucky
TENN
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APSC0118019 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
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MTSU016321 Anderson Tennessee 02 Apr 1978 Riley E. Sain
13
MTSU
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TENN-V-0092168 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
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TENN-V-0092169 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Stellaria media
TENN-V-0092167 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Stellaria media
31234100381787 Barren Kentucky 12 Apr 1993 Charles J. Lapham
9
EKY
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