genus
Chickweeds
Stellaria
Field notes
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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- Lesser Stitchwort introduced
- Water Chickweed introduced
- Star Chickweed native
- Wood Stitchwort present
- Longstalk Starwort native
- Long-leaved Starwort native
- Bog Stitchwort native
- Bunge's Chickweed
- Marsh Stitchwort
- Forest Starwort
- Mexican Chickweed present
- Tennessee Starwort native
- Crisp Starwort native
- Radiant Chickweed present
- New Zealand Chickweed
- Stellaria vestita present
- Boreal Starwort native
- Creeping Sandwort native
- Fleshy Stitchwort native
- Shining Chickweed native
- Stellaria roughii
- Stellaria undulata
- Beach Starwort native
- Northern Starwort native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native chickweeds All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Longstalk Starwort
Stellaria longipes
caterpillars
11
food
6
flowers
17
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Long-leaved Starwort
Stellaria longifolia
caterpillars
5
food
7
flowers
41
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Boreal Starwort
Stellaria borealis
caterpillars
5
food
6
flowers
17
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Northern Starwort
Stellaria calycantha
caterpillars
5
food
4
flowers
11
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Bog Stitchwort
Stellaria alsine
caterpillars
4
food
11
flowers
14
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Star Chickweed
Stellaria pubera
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
32
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Tennessee Starwort
Stellaria corei
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
13
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Crisp Starwort
Stellaria crispa
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
12
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Shining Chickweed
Stellaria nitens
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
11
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Sitka Starwort
Stellaria sitchana
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
11
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Creeping Sandwort
Stellaria humifusa
caterpillars
3
food
5
flowers
11
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Colorado Starwort
Stellaria irrigua
caterpillars
2
food
5
flowers
10
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Beach Starwort
Stellaria littoralis
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
9
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Alaska Starwort
Stellaria alaskana
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
3
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Fleshy Stitchwort
Stellaria crassifolia