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 graminea | GRASS-LIKE STARWORT | Not Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Stellaria media | COMMON CHICKWEED | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Stellaria pallida | LESSER CHICKWEED | Not Native | ||
| Stellaria parva | PYGMY STARWORT | Not Native | ||
| Stellaria prostrata | PROSTRATE STARWORT | Native | ||
| Stellaria puber | GREAT CHICKWEED | Native |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adenonema | Adenonema Bunge, Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Petersbourg Divers Savans 2: 548. 1835. | TYPE: Adenonema petraeum (Bunge)Bunge (Stellaria petraea Bunge) | |
| Alsine | Alsine Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 272. 1753. | TYPE: Alsine media L. Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 41. 1913. | |
| Bigelowia | Bigelowia Rafinesque, Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 1: 442. 1817, nom. rej. vs. Bigelowia de Candolle 1836. | TYPE: Bigelowia montana Rafinesque | |
| Dichodon | Dichodon (Bartling ex Reichenbach) Reichenbach, Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch 205. 1841. | BASIONYM: Stellaria Linnaeus, (unranked) Dichodon Bartling ex Reichenbach, Fl. Germ. Excurs. 785. 1832. | TYPE: Non designatus. |
| Hylebia | Hylebia (W. D. J. Koch) Fourreau, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 16: 347. 1868. | BASIONYM: Stellaria Linnaeus, sect. Hylebia W. D. J. Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 118. 1836. | TYPE: Hylebia nemorum (Linnaeus) Fourreau (Stellaria nemorum Linnaeus) |
| Leucostemma | Leucostemma Bentham ex G. Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 449. 1831, non D. Don 1826. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Micropetalon | Micropetalon Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 509. 1805. | TYPE: = Spergulastrum Michaux 1803. | |
| Schizotechium | Schizotechium (Fenzl) Reichenbach, Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch 205. 1841. | BASIONYM: Unknown | TYPE: Stellaria crispata Wallich ex D. Don |
| Spergulastrum | Spergulastrum Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 275. 1803. | TYPE: Non designatus. |