| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria alsine | Bog Stitchwort, Longstalk Starwort, Bog Chickweed, Bog Starwort | Seepages. | Circumboreal, in North America ranging south to DE, MD, w. NC, GA, FL, and LA (Rabeler & Thieret 1988). Possibly only introduced in parts at least of our area. |  |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria aquatica | Water-chickweed, Giant Chickweed, Water Mouse-ear | Marshes, streambeds, wet meadows. | Native of Europe. |  |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria borealis var. borealis | Northern Stitchwort | Cold swamps. | Greenland and NL (Labrador) west to AK, south to MD, n. WV (Canaan Valley, Tucker Co.), sc. PA, MI, WI, MN, CO, NV, and OR. |  |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria corei | Tennessee Starwort | Cove forests and seepages at moderate to high elevations, rarely escaped from cultivation. | W. VA, WV, and sw. PA west to OH and IN, south to w. NC, e. and c. TN, and n. AL. Recently found in Johnson County, IL. |  |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria graminea | Common Stitchwort, Lesser Stitchwort | Fields, roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas. | Native of Europe. |  |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria longifolia | Longleaf Stitchwort | Meadows, floodplain forests, freshwater tidal marshes, moist disturbed areas. | Apparently circumboreal, in North America ranging south to e. SC, w. VA, e. TN, MO, KS, AZ, and CA. | |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria media | Common Chickweed | Disturbed areas, gardens, fields, bottomlands, moist forests. | Native of Europe. |  |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria neglecta | Disturbed areas. | Native of Europe. |  | |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria pallida | Lesser Chickweed | Disturbed areas, gardens, fields. | Native of Europe. | |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria prostrata | Moist soil along streams. | Apparently ranging from SC south to c. peninsular FL, west to c. and s. TX. This species has been reported repeatedly for SC and sometimes for VA as well; the VA reports are referable to S. pallida. More information is needed about its occurrence in our area. |  | |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria pubera | Star Chickweed, Common Starwort, Giant Chickweed, Great Chickweed | Bottomland forests, moist slopes, coves, hammocks. | NJ west to IL, south to Panhandle FL and AL. |  |
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