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Name - Stellaria media (L.) Cyrillo |
Family
- Caryophyllaceae |
| Mat-forming winter annual with
numerous branched stems. Leaves opposite, smooth, oval
to broadly elliptic in shape. Upper leaves without petiole;
lower leaves with sparsely hairy long petiole. Stems with
vertical lines of hairs. Flowers in small clusters at
ends of stems, white, with five deeply notched petals.
Reproduces by seed. Located throughout North America except
for the Rocky Mountains. Also found in Mexico, Central
and South America, Hawaii, Asia, Africa, and Europe. |
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