Characteristics
Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
common chickweed
Very common weed of cultivated ground, disturbed soils, waste places including urban settings, fields, and sometimes in openings of forested areas.
Herbaceous
Annual
Vascular
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Not Native Naturalized UPL (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) SNA (State Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Caryophyllales
Stellaria media (L.) Vill. - common chickweed
Citation
Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 07 Jun 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 02 Jun 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 02 Jun 2003 - 1
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