Stellaria

For the gastropod of family Xenophoridae, see Stellaria (gastropod).

Stellaria
Greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Stellaria
L. (1753), nom. cons.
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Alsine Tourn. ex L.
  • Alsinula Dostál
  • Ballarion Raf.
  • Bigelowia Raf.
  • Fimbripetalum (Turcz.) Ikonn.
  • Hylebia Fourr.
  • Larbrea A.St.-Hil.
  • Leucostemma Benth. ex G.Don
  • Malachium Fr. ex Rchb.
  • Micropetalon Pers.
  • Myosanthus Desv.
  • Myosoton Moench
  • Plettkea Mattf.
  • Spergulastrum Michx.
  • Stellularia Hill
  • Tytthostemma Nevski

Stellaria is a genus of about 190 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include starwort,[2] stitchwort and chickweed.

  1. ^ "Stellaria L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Stellaria​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 December 2015.