Flower ID: IMG_0571.JPG-05-09-2024 Flower name (scientific): Stellaria media (Linnaeus) Villars PY: 1789. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) stell-AR-ee-uh MEED-ee-uh Flower name (common): Common Chickweed Family name (common): Pink Family name (scientific): Caryophyllaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Latin stella for star, referring to the star-like shape of the flower. Specific epithet: Latin for intermediate, middle-sized, or between. Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm) Petal count: 5 (Because of the deep lobes, looks at first glance like 10 petals). Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 2 to 16 inches (5 to 41 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to broadly elliptic (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): April to December Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual/Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.794970 Longitude: -91.503145 Altitude: 268.50 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Alsine media Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 272. 1753. Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Stellaria media subsp. media (The other subspecies is Stellaria media subsp.romana Beger which is native to Italy and appears not to have been recorded from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU