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Taxon:
Stellaria media
(L.) Vill.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Stellaria
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Alsinoideae
Tribe:
Alsineae
Nomen number:
310864
Place of publication:
Hist. pl. Dauphiné 3:615. 1789 (D. M. L. Cirillo, Essent. pl. char. comment. xxxvi. 1784, nom. inval.)
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature
Cirillo did not make this combination, only citing "
Alsine (media)
" of Linnaeus under
Stellaria
Verified:
04/22/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Alsine media
L.
Autonym(s)
Stellaria media
(L.) Vill. subsp.
media
No images
Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Allan, H. H. B. et al.
1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
URL:
http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/index.aspx
Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr.
1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Black, J. M.
1943-1957. Flora of Southern Australia, ed. 2.
Bond, P. & P. Goldblatt.
1984. Plants of the Cape Flora, J. S. African Bot. suppl. vol. 13.
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds.
1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Burbidge, N. T. & M. Gray.
1970. Flora of the Australian Capital Territory.
Burkill, H. M.
1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:345-346.
Cabrera, A. L. & E. M. Zardini.
1978. Manual de la flora de los alrededores de Buenos Aires.
Cabrera, A. L., ed.
1965-1970. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires.
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
1974. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 94.
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Ellis, M. A.
1997. Compendium of raspberry and blackberry diseases and insects. The disease compendium series. 49.
Note:
=
Stellaria media
(L.) Cirillo
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith.
2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Stellaria+media&quantity=1
Foreman, D. B. & N. G. Walsh.
1993-. Flora of Victoria.
Note:
=
Stellaria media
(L.) Cirillo
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Grubov, V. I.
2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding.
1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
Hara, H.
1966-1975. Flora of eastern Himalaya
Note:
v. 1:1966, v. 2:1971, v. 3:1975
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Hegi, G. et al.
1979. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 3, 2:887.
Note:
ed. 1:1906-1931; ed. 2:1936-68; ed. 3:1966-
Hokche, O. et al.
2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion.
2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
URL:
http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/FA.asp
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Jalas, J. & J. Suominen.
1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Jørgensen, P. M., ed.
Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.tropicos.org/projectwebportal.aspx?pagename=Home&projectid=13
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Kitagawa, M.
1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds.
1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Note:
=
Stellaria media
(L.) Cirillo
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed.
2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Li, H. L. et al., eds.
1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope.
1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck.
1959. A California flora.
Munz, P. A.
1974. A flora of southern California.
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Pignatti, S.
1982. Flora d'Italia.
Press, J. R. et al.
2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=110
Quézel, P. & S. Santa.
1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Ryder, E. J.
1999. Lettuce, endive and chicory. Crop Prod. Sci. Hort. 9:134.
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds.
1993-. Flora of India.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1948-. Flora malesiana.
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
The Missouri Botanical Garden with others.
A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.tropicos.org/project/mada
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Vibrans, H., ed.
Malezas de México (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/caryophyllaceae/stellaria-media/fichas/pagina1.htm
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
chickweed –
Reference(s)
common chickweed –
Reference(s)
English (Canada)
chickweed –
Reference(s)
French
mouron des oiseaux –
Reference(s)
French (Canada)
stellaire moyenne –
Reference(s)
German
Vogelmiere –
Reference(s)
Vogel-Sternmiere –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
ko-ha-kobe –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
morugem –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
alsine –
Reference(s)
esparguta –
Reference(s)
mastruço-do-brejo –
Reference(s)
morrião-branco –
Reference(s)
morrião-de-inverno –
Reference(s)
morrião-dos-passarinhos –
Reference(s)
Spanish
pamplina –
Reference(s)
picagallina –
Reference(s)
Swedish
våtarv –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
fan lu –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Armenia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Georgia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Korea
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Kazakhstan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Kyrgyzstan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Tajikistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Turkmenistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Uzbekistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Mongolia
Mongolia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia
Eastern Siberia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation-Western Siberia
Western Siberia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iraq
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bhutan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Belarus
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Estonia
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Latvia
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Lithuania
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Moldova
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation-European part
European part
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
incl. Krym
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Austria
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Czech Republic
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Germany
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Hungary
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Poland
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Slovakia
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Switzerland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Denmark
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Finland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Iceland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Ireland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Norway
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Sweden
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
United Kingdom
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Croatia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
incl. Crete
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Montenegro
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
North Macedonia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Romania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Serbia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Slovenia
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
incl. Corsica
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Azores
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Bioko
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Kuwait
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
4
Naturalized
Australasia
New Zealand
New Zealand
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Canada
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Mexico
4
Naturalized
Northern America
United States
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Subarctic America
Greenland
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
6
Other
exact native range in Asia obscure, probable origin Eurasia
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Morocco
,
Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Cyprus
,
Iran
,
Iraq
,
Israel
,
Jordan
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
,
Turkey
CAUCASUS:
Armenia
,
Azerbaijan
,
Georgia
SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Western Siberia
[Western Siberia],
Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia
[Eastern Siberia]
MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan
,
Kyrgyzstan
,
Tajikistan
,
Turkmenistan
,
Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA:
Mongolia
CHINA:
China
EASTERN ASIA:
Korea
,
Japan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan
,
India
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark
,
Finland
,
United Kingdom
,
Ireland
,
Iceland
,
Norway
,
Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria
,
Switzerland
,
Czech Republic
,
Germany
,
Hungary
,
Poland
,
Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part
[European part],
Belarus
,
Estonia
,
Lithuania
,
Latvia
,
Moldova
,
Ukraine
(incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania
,
Bulgaria
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
,
Greece
(incl. Crete),
Croatia
,
Italy
(incl. Sardinia, Sicily),
North Macedonia
,
Montenegro
,
Romania
,
Serbia
,
Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
,
France
(incl. Corsica),
Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Spain
[Canary Islands],
Portugal
[Azores, Madeira Islands]
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Equatorial Guinea
[Bioko]
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Guinea
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Lesotho
,
South Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
,
Reunion
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Kuwait
,
Oman
,
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
Asia-Tropical
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Northern America
SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Greenland
REGION:
Canada
,
Mexico
,
United States
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Cuba
,
Guadeloupe
,
Jamaica
,
Martinique
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Chile
,
Uruguay
Other
(exact native range in Asia obscure, probable origin Eurasia)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Harmful organism host
crop diseases
Ryder, E. J.
1999. Lettuce, endive and chicory. Crop Prod. Sci. Hort. 9:134.
Human food
vegetable
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Human food
vegetable
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Medicines
folklore
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds.
1993-. Flora of India.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Weed
potential seed contaminant
fide Geigy Weed Tables. 1968
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
1974. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables
Name
References