Stellaria apetala

Stellaria apetala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Stellaria
Species:
S. apetala
Binomial name
Stellaria apetala
Ucria
Synonyms
List
  • Alsine glabella Jord. & Fourr.
  • Alsine pallida Dumort.
  • Stellaria abortiva Gay
  • Stellaria boraeana Jord.
  • Stellaria homotricha Bég.
  • Stellaria pallida (Dumort.) Crép.
  • Stellularia abortiva (Gay) Kuntze
  • Stellularia media var. apetala (Ucria) Doell. ex Kuntze

Stellaria apetala (syn. S. pallida), lesser chickweed, is an annual herbaceous plant in the flowering plant family Caryophyllaceae. It occurs in short, sandy grassland by the sea and, less often, in similar habitat inland. It is native to Europe and is well established as an introduced species worldwide.