Stellaria Linnaeus. Chickweed, Stitchwort, Starwort.
A genus of about 150 or more species, cosmopolitan (centered in Asia). Generic circumscription follows Sharples & Tripp (2019) and Arabi et al. (2022).
Ref: Arabi et al. (2022); Bittrich (1993) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Morton (2005b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005); Sharples (2019); Sharples & Tripp (2019). Show full citations.
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