Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scopoli

Locations ofStellaria aquatica (L.) Scopoli in Virginia

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Family
Caryophyllaceae
Botanical Name
Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scopoli
Common Name
Giant Chickweed, Water Chickweed
Synonym(s)
Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench
Comments
Recent phylogenetic studies (e.g., Arabi et al. 2022, Taxon 71(3): 608-629; Sharples and Tripp 2019, Syst. Botany 44: 857-876) as well as detailed morphological and embryological comparisons (Li et al. 2016, J. Bot. 48: 1527–1535; Wang et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306: 124–134) all demonstrate that the formerly monotypic genus Myosoton should be merged with Stellaria.
Habitat
Well-drained floodplain forests (particularly along large rivers), marshes, stream banks, and moist disturbed sites. Infrequent to locally common in the mountains and northern Piedmont; rare elsewhere.
Native Status
Introduced

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