Contains 6 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
STELLARIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 421. 1753.
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TYPE: Stellaria holostea Linnaeus Lectotypified by M. L. Green, Prop. Brit. Bot. 155. 1929.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellaria alsine | Bog Stitchwort, Longstalk Starwort, Bog Chickweed | |||
| Stellaria graminea | Common Stitchwort, Lesser Stitchwort | |||
| Stellaria media | Common Chickweed | |||
| Stellaria pallida | Lesser Chickweed | |||
| Stellaria prostrata | ||||
| Stellaria pubera | Star Chickweed, Common Starwort, Giant Chickweed, Great Chickweed |
Identification Key
1. Leaves of lower part of stem sessile to subsessile
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1. Leaves of lower part of stem petiolate (if sessile, then leaves not linear-lanceolate and flowers not solitary in the leaf axils)
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2. Leaves linear-lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate; inflorescence a terminal branched cyme; pedicels 10-30 mm long
2. Leaves elliptic to broadly obovate; flowers solitary in leaf axils; pedicels 2-10 mm long
3. Pedicels 1-10 mm long; sepals 3-4 mm long; petals usually absent; stamens 0-3; fruit 2-4(5) mm long; seeds 0.5-0.9 mm wide
3. Pedicels 3-40 mm long; sepals 3-8 mm long; petals usually present; stamens 3-10; fruit 3-6 mm long; seeds 0.9-2 mm wide
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4. Leaves mostly sessile and only short-petiolate near the base; stamens 10; seeds 1.5-2 mm wide
4. Leaves mostly distinctly long-petiolate along the stem, becoming sessile distally on the stem; stamens 3-8; seeds 0.9-1.3 mm wide
5. Leaf blade base broadly rounded to acute; seeds tuberculate
5. Leaf blade base cordate to truncate; seeds stipitate-glandular
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||