*Stellaria media (Linnaeus) Villars. Common Chickweed. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Disturbed areas, gardens, fields, bottomlands, moist forests. Dist: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl4, FNA5, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3; = Stellaria media (L.) Vill. ssp. media – K1; < Alsine media L. – S, S13; < Stellaria media (L.) Vill. – C, G, RAB, W, WV; < Stellaria media (L.) Vill. var. media – F
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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