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Stellaria media
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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La Rochelle
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La Rochelle
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Chickweed (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally common in the E Highlands. |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Annual herb with decumbent or ascending stems, 5-40 cm. Lower leaves: petiole c.1.5 cm; lamina c.1 × 1 cm, ovate; base sometimes ± cordate; upper ± sessile, usually larger, ovate or broadly elliptic. Petals slightly shorter than the sepals, white; apex deeply 2-fid, so that there almost appears to be 10 petals rather than 5. |
| Notes: | Our plants appear to be subsp. media, which has a single line of hairs down each stem internode. The other subspecies have at least the upper internodes hairy all round. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Gardens and lawns, especially those watered through the dry season. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1280 - 1660 m |
| Flowering time: | Jun - Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | A cosmopolitan weed |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 19 October 2005 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 52. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 32. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 45. Wild, H. (1960-1). Caryophyllaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 349 - 350. |
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