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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Stellaria''
| image = Greater Stitchwort close 800.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = [[Stellaria holostea|Greater stitchwort]], ''Stellaria holostea''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Caryophyllaceae]]
| genus = '''''Stellaria'''''
| genus_authority = Seguier
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
}}
'''''Stellaria''''' is a [[genus]] of about 90-120 species [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Caryophyllaceae]], with a [[cosmopolitan distribution]]. Common names include '''stitchwort''' and '''chickweed'''.
;Selected species
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Stellaria abortiva]]''
*''[[Stellaria alaschanica]]''
*''[[Stellaria alaskana]]''
*''[[Stellaria alsine]]''
*''[[Stellaria amblyosepala]]''
*''[[Stellaria americana]]''
*''[[Stellaria arenarioides]]''
*''[[Stellaria arisanensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria aquaticum]]'' - Water Chickweed
*''[[Stellaria axillaris]]''
*''[[Stellaria bistyla]]''
*''[[Stellaria borealis]]''
*''[[Stellaria brachypetala]]''
*''[[Stellaria bungeana]]''
*''[[Stellaria calycantha]]''
*''[[Stellaria cherleriae]]''
*''[[Stellaria chinensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria ciliatisepala]]''
*''[[Stellaria congestiflora]]''
*''[[Stellaria corei]]''
*''[[Stellaria crassifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria crassipes]]''
*''[[Stellaria crispa]]''
*''[[Stellaria cuspidata]]''
*''[[Stellaria decumbens]]''
*''[[Stellaria delavayi]]''
*''[[Stellaria depressa]]''
*''[[Stellaria dianthifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria dichotoma]]''
*''[[Stellaria dicranoides]]''
*''[[Stellaria discolor]]''
*''[[Stellaria ebracteata]]''
*''[[Stellaria fennica]]''
*''[[Stellaria filicaulis]]''
*''[[Stellaria fontinalis]]''
*''[[Stellaria graminea]]'' - Lesser Stitchwort
*''[[Stellaria gyangtseensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria gyirongensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria henryi]]''
*''[[Stellaria holostea]]'' - Greater Stitchwort
*''[[Stellaria humifusa]]''
*''[[Stellaria imbricata]]''
*''[[Stellaria infracta]]''
*''[[Stellaria irrigua]]''
*''[[Stellaria lanata]]''
*''[[Stellaria lanipes]]''
|
*''[[Stellaria littoralis]]''
*''[[Stellaria longifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria longipes]]''
*''[[Stellaria mainlingensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria martjanovii]]''
*''[[Stellaria media]]'' - Common Chickweed
*''[[Stellaria monosperma]]''
*''[[Stellaria neglecta]]'' - Greater Chickweed
*''[[Stellaria nemorum]]'' - Wood Stitchwort
*''[[Stellaria nepalensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria nipponica]]''
*''[[Stellaria nitens]]''
*''[[Stellaria obtusa]]''
*''[[Stellaria omeiensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria ovatifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria oxycoccoides]]''
*''[[Stellaria pallida]]'' - Lesser Chickweed
*''[[Stellaria palustris]]'' - Marsh Stitchwort
*''[[Stellaria parva]]''
*''[[Stellaria parviumbellata]]''
*''[[Stellaria patens]]''
*''[[Stellaria petiolaris]]''
*''[[Stellaria petraea]]''
*''[[Stellaria pilosoides]]''
*''[[Stellaria porsildii]]''
*''[[Stellaria pubera]]'' - Star Chickweed
*''[[Stellaria pusilla]]''
*''[[Stellaria radians]]''
*''[[Stellaria reticulivena]]''
*''[[Stellaria rotundifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria ruscifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria salicifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria soongorica]]''
*''[[Stellaria souliei]]''
*''[[Stellaria stenopetala]]''
*''[[Stellaria strongylosepala]]''
*''[[Stellaria subumbellata]]''
*''[[Stellaria tibetica]]''
*''[[Stellaria uda]]''
*''[[Stellaria uliginosa]]'' - Bog Stitchwort
*''[[Stellaria umbellata]]''
*''[[Stellaria vestita]]''
*''[[Stellaria winkleri]]''
*''[[Stellaria wushanensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria yunnanensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria zangnanensis]]''
|}[[Image:Lesser Stitchwort close 800.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lesser stitchwort, ''Stellaria graminea'']]
==Food Use==
Chickweeds are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Angle Shades]], [[Heart and Dart]], [[Riband Wave]], [[Setaceous Hebrew Character]] and the ''[[Coleophora]]'' case-bearers ''C. coenosipennella'' (feeds exclusively on ''Stellaria spp''), ''C. lineolea'' (recorded on ''S. graminea''), ''C. lithargyrinella'' (recorded on ''S. holostea''), ''C. solitariella'' (feeds exclusively on ''S. holostea'') and ''C. striatipennella''.
===Uses===
Some species, including ''Stellaria media'', are used as [[leaf vegetable]]s, often raw in [[salad]]s.
[[Category:Caryophyllaceae]]
[[Category:leaf vegetables]]
[[Category:Flora of Eastern United States]]
{{-}}
{{Caryophyllales-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Stellaria''
| image = Greater Stitchwort close 800.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = [[Stellaria holostea|Greater stitchwort]], ''Stellaria holostea''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Caryophyllaceae]]
| genus = '''''Stellaria'''''
| genus_authority = Seguier
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
}}
'''''Stellaria''''' is a [[genus]] of about 90-120 species [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Caryophyllaceae]], with a [[cosmopolitan distribution]]. Common names include '''stitchwort''' and '''chickweed'''.
;Selected species
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Stellaria abortiva]]''
*''[[Stellaria alaschanica]]''
*''[[Stellaria alaskana]]''
*''[[Stellaria alsine]]''
*''[[Stellaria amblyosepala]]''
*''[[Stellaria americana]]''
*''[[Stellaria arenarioides]]''
*''[[Stellaria arisanensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria aquaticum]]'' - Water Chickweed
*''[[Stellaria axillaris]]''
*''[[Stellaria bistyla]]''
*''[[Stellaria borealis]]''
*''[[Stellaria brachypetala]]''
*''[[Stellaria bungeana]]''
*''[[Stellaria calycantha]]''
*''[[Stellaria cherleriae]]''
*''[[Stellaria chinensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria ciliatisepala]]''
*''[[Stellaria congestiflora]]''
*''[[Stellaria corei]]''
*''[[Stellaria crassifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria crassipes]]''
*''[[Stellaria crispa]]''
*''[[Stellaria cuspidata]]''
*''[[Stellaria decumbens]]''
*''[[Stellaria delavayi]]''
*''[[Stellaria depressa]]''
*''[[Stellaria dianthifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria dichotoma]]''
*''[[Stellaria dicranoides]]''
*''[[Stellaria discolor]]''
*''[[Stellaria ebracteata]]''
*''[[Stellaria fennica]]''
*''[[Stellaria filicaulis]]''
*''[[Stellaria fontinalis]]''
*''[[Stellaria graminea]]'' - Lesser Stitchwort
*''[[Stellaria gyangtseensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria gyirongensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria henryi]]''
*''[[Stellaria holostea]]'' - Greater Stitchwort
*''[[Stellaria humifusa]]''
*''[[Stellaria imbricata]]''
*''[[Stellaria infracta]]''
*''[[Stellaria irrigua]]''
*''[[Stellaria lanata]]''
*''[[Stellaria lanipes]]''
|
*''[[Stellaria littoralis]]''
*''[[Stellaria longifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria longipes]]''
*''[[Stellaria mainlingensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria martjanovii]]''
*''[[Stellaria media]]'' - Common Chickweed
*''[[Stellaria monosperma]]''
*''[[Stellaria neglecta]]'' - Greater Chickweed
*''[[Stellaria nemorum]]'' - Wood Stitchwort
*''[[Stellaria nepalensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria nipponica]]''
*''[[Stellaria nitens]]''
*''[[Stellaria obtusa]]''
*''[[Stellaria omeiensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria ovatifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria oxycoccoides]]''
*''[[Stellaria pallida]]'' - Lesser Chickweed
*''[[Stellaria palustris]]'' - Marsh Stitchwort
*''[[Stellaria parva]]''
*''[[Stellaria parviumbellata]]''
*''[[Stellaria patens]]''
*''[[Stellaria petiolaris]]''
*''[[Stellaria petraea]]''
*''[[Stellaria pilosoides]]''
*''[[Stellaria porsildii]]''
*''[[Stellaria pubera]]'' - Star Chickweed
*''[[Stellaria pusilla]]''
*''[[Stellaria radians]]''
*''[[Stellaria reticulivena]]''
*''[[Stellaria rotundifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria ruscifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria salicifolia]]''
*''[[Stellaria soongorica]]''
*''[[Stellaria souliei]]''
*''[[Stellaria stenopetala]]''
*''[[Stellaria strongylosepala]]''
*''[[Stellaria subumbellata]]''
*''[[Stellaria tibetica]]''
*''[[Stellaria uda]]''
*''[[Stellaria uliginosa]]'' - Bog Stitchwort
*''[[Stellaria umbellata]]''
*''[[Stellaria vestita]]''
*''[[Stellaria winkleri]]''
*''[[Stellaria wushanensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria yunnanensis]]''
*''[[Stellaria zangnanensis]]''
|}[[Image:Lesser Stitchwort close 800.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lesser stitchwort, ''Stellaria graminea'']]
==Food Use==
Chickweeds are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Angle Shades]], [[Heart and Dart]], [[Riband Wave]], [[Setaceous Hebrew Character]] and the ''[[Coleophora]]'' case-bearers ''C. coenosipennella'' (feeds exclusively on ''Stellaria spp''), ''C. lineolea'' (recorded on ''S. graminea''), ''C. lithargyrinella'' (recorded on ''S. holostea''), ''C. solitariella'' (feeds exclusively on ''S. holostea'') and ''C. striatipennella''.
===Uses===
Some species, including ''Stellaria media'', are used as [[leaf vegetable]]s, often raw in [[salad]]s.
[[Category:Caryophyllaceae]]
[[Category:leaf vegetables]]
[[Category:Flora of Eastern United States]]
{{-}}
{{Caryophyllales-stub}}