| Accepted name: |
Stellaria media (L.) Vill. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Alsine media L.
-Stellaria apetala Ucria ex Roemer
-Stellaria media (L.) Vill. var. procera Klatt & Richter
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| English names: |
Satin-flower
Common Chickweed
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| French names: |
Stellaire moyenne
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HSTEME
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
In India cultivated for green manuring, occasionally as a vegetable(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
