Biology:Stellaria aquatica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae

Stellaria aquatica
Myosoton aquaticum Sturm9.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Stellaria
Species:
S. aquatica
Binomial name
Stellaria aquatica
Synonyms

Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench

Stellaria aquatica is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae,[1] known as water chickweed or giant chickweed.[2] It is a perennial herbaceous dicot[3] plant with stems between 10 and 100 cm. high,[4] growing in humid, wet areas, for example, on the sides of gutters or under or between bushes. It occurs naturally in the temperate regions of central and western Europe. The flowers are white. The plants bloom between June and August.

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