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*Stellaria pallida (Dumortier) Piré. Lesser Chickweed. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Disturbed areas, gardens, fields. Dist: Native of Europe.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Other Comments: Cronquist (1991) reports that S. pallida has a chromosome number of 2n = 22, as opposed to 2n = 40-44 for S. media.

Synonymy: = Ar, C, Fl4, FNA5, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, Pa, Va, WH3; = Alsine pallida Dumort.; = Stellaria media (L.) Vill. ssp. pallida (Dumort.) Asch. & Graebn. – K1; = Stellaria prostrata Baldwin – G, misidentified; < Alsine media L. – S; ? Stellaria apetala Ucria ex Roem. – G, misapplied; < Stellaria media (L.) Vill. – RAB, W, WV; >< Stellaria media (L.) Vill. var. glaberrima Beck – F, misapplied

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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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