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Stellaria
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Stellaria is a genus of about 190 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include starwort, stitchwort and chickweed.
Species
common chickweed
Genus
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderPaxillosida
- FamilyAstropectinidae
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Research
207 papers- Stellaria media (L.) Vill.- A plant with immense therapeutic potentials: phytochemistry and pharmacology.Heliyon · 2020
- Stellaria media tea protects against diabetes-induced cardiac dysfunction in rats without affecting glucose tolerance.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2022
- Evolution of apetaly in the cosmopolitan genus Stellaria.American journal of botany · 2021
- Effect of Stellaria media Tea on Lipid Profile in Rats.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020
- Cyclopeptides from Stellaria yunnanensis.Phytochemistry · 1995
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Stellaria is a genus of about 190 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include starwort, stitchwort and chickweed.
==Description== Stellaria species are relatively small herbs with simple opposite leaves. It produces small flowers with 5 sepals and 5 white petals each usually deeply cleft, or none at all, all free. Stamens 10 or fewer.