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Stellaria media

Stellaria crispa

common chickweed

crisped starwort
Habit Annual herb (sometimes overwintering in mild areas) with weak trailing stems 5-30 cm tall.
Leaves

Opposite, broadly elliptic, petiolate, 10-25 mm long.

Flowers

White, petals 5, deeply notched, to 5 mm long; in small leafy clusters at ends of stems.

Fruits

Capsules 6-7 mm long.

Stellaria media

Stellaria crispa
Identification notes Look for a distinct line of hairs running along each stem, and 5 small white deeply notched petals.
Flowering time February-October May-August
Habitat Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed areas, often where moist. Moist areas from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta, Idaho, and Montana.
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Origin Introduced from Eurasia Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. alsine, S. borealis, S. calycantha, S. crispa, S. graminea, S. humifusa, S. longifolia, S. longipes, S. neglecta, S. nitens, S. obtusa, S. pallida, S. umbellata
S. alsine, S. borealis, S. calycantha, S. graminea, S. humifusa, S. longifolia, S. longipes, S. media, S. neglecta, S. nitens, S. obtusa, S. pallida, S. umbellata
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