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Stellaria media (L.) Vill.

Common Name: COMMON CHICKWEED
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: 3
Wetness Index: FACU
Physiognomy: Ad A-Forb

A familiar Eurasian weed, widespread in lawns, gardens, and disturbed ground (roadsides, railroads, fields, etc.); also along trails and other disturbances in forests, both coniferous and deciduous. The earliest Michigan collection seen is from 1869 (Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co.).

Small or stressed plants with tiny leaves may resemble Arenaria serpyllifolia, but differ in having stems with sparse spreading pubescence rather than short, retrorse-appressed hairs.

 

 

R. W. Smith

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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/798