Stellaria

Also known as stitchwort

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.

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Stellaria is a taxon classified at the genus rank within the family Caryophyllaceae. It belongs to the parent taxon Alsineae and has the species Stellaria holostea as its taxonomic type. The genus is commonly known as starwort, Cincilim, Йондоҙҡай, and Зоркаўка. Its fruit type is a capsule.

Records from iDigBio indicate that specimens of this genus have been documented in Mexico, the United States, Romania, and China. These records are held by institutions including IBUNAM, INECOL, FCB-BUAP, FCF-UANL, and IEA-UAT. A separate unaccepted taxon named Stellaria exists in the phylum Echinodermata, class Asteroidea, and family Astropectinidae, with a marine habitat.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, PubMed, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

common chickweed

Genus

PhylumEchinodermata
ClassAsteroidea
OrderPaxillosida
FamilyAstropectinidae

Habitatmarine

Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northwest, Argentina South

Observations102,283

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3,548
With media: 2,421
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Collections: IBUNAM, INECOL, FCB-BUAP, FCF-UANL, IEA-UAT, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Recorded in: Mexico, United States, Romania, China

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Alsineae
Image: Stellaria holostea003.jpg

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Commons category: Stellaria
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Stellaria
topic's main category: Category:Stellaria
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11505
Commons gallery: Stellaria
taxon common name: zvezdica
has fruit type: capsule
taxonomic type: Stellaria holostea
homonymous taxon: 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.

==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.

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