Species

Stellaria media subsp. media

Etymology

Stellaria: star flower

Common Name(s)

chickweed

Authority

Stellaria media (L.) Vill. subsp. media

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

STEMED

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

White

Year Naturalised

1832

Origin

Europe

This page last updated on 27 May 2010