Greater Chickweed - Stellaria neglecta
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Greater Chickweed - Stellaria neglecta | dylan | Northern Lower Failand | 25 Apr 2022, 4:56 p.m. | 24 Apr 2022, 3:11 p.m. | |
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Greater Chickweed - Stellaria neglecta | dylan | Northern Lower Failand | 25 Apr 2022, 4:56 p.m. | 24 Apr 2022, 3:11 p.m. | |
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Greater Chickweed - Stellaria neglecta | dylan | Northern Lower Failand | 25 Apr 2022, 4:56 p.m. | 24 Apr 2022, 3:12 p.m. |
Species Description
Stace 4:
Stellaria neglecta Weihe - Stellaria neglecta.
Usually ascending annual to perennial to 80cm; like S. media but sepals 5-6.5mm; petals 2.5-4mm, bifid almost to base; stamens 10; seeds 1.1-1.7mm; 2n=22. Native; shady, usually damp places; scattered throughout England and Wales, rare in South & Central Scotland Scotland, Ireland and Isle of Man.
Key:
- Stems with 1(-2) lines of hairs down each internode, terete or weakly ridgid; sepals abruptly acute to obtuse
- Sepals mostly 5-6.5mm; stamens ≥8; seeds mostly >1.3mm