Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
(Common Chickweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStellaria media (Common Chickweed)
GenusStellaria (chickweeds)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Stellaria media (Common Chickweed) :
1: Stellaria media (Common Chickweed)
6 May 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
against wall at roadside
Image 1: Seeds - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Seeds - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Seed - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 4: Seed surface sculpture - microscope low magnification
2: Stellaria media (Common Chickweed)
27 Sep 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers and budsImage 2: PlantImage 3: Plant - close-upImage 4: Plant - close-up (2)Image 5: Flower - enlargedImage 6: Flowering shootImage 7: Leaves - lower sideImage 8: Leaves - uppersideImage 9: NodeImage 10: SeedImage 11: SeedsImage 12: Shoot tipImage 13: Shoot tip (2)
3: Stellaria media (Common Chickweed)
10 Apr 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England

specimen with a few branches

Image 1: PlantImage 2: Flowers - top view - enlarged

Stellaria media (Common Chickweed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Stellaria media (Common Chickweed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 14 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Stellaria media (Common Chickweed)
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