Chickweed stellaria media the avicultural society of nsw. Chickweed is an annual, but is somewhat unusual in that it often germinates in the fall though it also germinates. The most common species is stellaria media, often called common chickweed, which is annual or biennial herbaceous plant 1, 2. Chickweed stellaria media is regarded as an environmental weed in victoria, new south wales, queensland, south australia and western australia. Stellaria media, the common chickweed easy wildflowers. Population differentiation and germination ecology in stellaria media l, vill. It shows a realistic sky in 3d, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. Plants profile for stellaria media common chickweed. Pharmacognostic study of the stellaria media roots. Chickweed, starweed, star chickweed botanical name. Chickweed stellaria media is a familiar sight in many gardens.
Stellaria a genus of plants of the family caryophyllaceae. Vill find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Synchytrium on stellaria media is an article from botanical gazette, volume 19.
You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. Novel strong promoter of antimicrobial peptides gene prosmamp2. An illustrated flora of the northern united states, canada and the british possessions. A planetarium software that shows a 3d simulation of the night sky. There are no related plants for species stellaria media. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Common chickweed is found in wellwatered areas, but sticky chickweed can tolerate somewhat.
Stellaria media, now a cosmopolitan weed, is a very polymorphic species, varying in size, habit, pubescence, petal length, stamen number, and seed size and surface detail. A study was undertaken to determine the effect of the inclusion of chickweed stellaria media leaf meal clm on growth performance, feed utilization, nutrition retention, and whole body. However, as the animal must consume several kilos of chickweed in order to reach a toxic level, such deaths are. The quantitative content of the phenolic compounds in the stellaria. Aminoacid and mineral composition of stellaria media. Pdf stellaria ruderalis, a new species in the stellaria media group. Chickweed derived its name from the notion that birds are said to like it and its latin name is a reference to the tiny starry, white flowers that cover barren ground akin to a. A taxonomic species within the family caryophyllaceae common chickweed, little mouseear chickweed. Request pdf antiobesity effect of stellaria media methanolic extract in the murine model of cafeteria diet induced obesity context.
The common chickweed stellaria media is a coolseason annual plant native to europe. Saponins are found in many plants, including several that are often used for food, such as certain beans. Sm caryophyllaceae is a common weed native to europe, and in poland it is popular throughout the country, while in many parts of north america it is naturalised. In chickweed stellaria media, a 2120 bp promoter region of the prosmamp2 gene encoding antifungal peptides was sequenced. Stellaria media, nettles urtica dioica, gotu kola centella asiatica, plantain plantago major, calendula calendula officinalis, and fumitory fumaria officinalis. They are ground or mashed, and the juice is pressed by hand or under an herb press. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page. Chickweed is another plant of eurasian origin thats made itself quite at home in the states and everywhere else that european people have traveled. Only a few weed species such as annual meadowgrass, common chickweed and. Both are winter annuals that grow easily in gardens, lowmaintenance lawns, and agricultural areas. It is native to eurasia and naturalized in throughout the world. Chickweed is adaptable and is thought to be the worlds most common flowering plant.
Common chickweed stellaria media pink family caryophyllaceae description. It branches abundantly near the base, but very little toward the tips of the stems. This annual, fragile plant doesnt do much harm in the field, but in gardens and vegetable gardens it is easy to. Stellaria is a cosmopolitan genus of about 200 spe cies, which are often weedy. Two species of chickweed caryophyllaceae are common in container nurseries common chickweed and mouseear chickweed. Stellarium renders 3d photorealistic skies in real time with opengl.
Stellaria media, chickweed, is an annual and perennial flowering plant in the family. Two species of chickweed, common stellaria media and sticky cerastium glomeratum, are widespread in california. With large quantities of seed produced throughout the year, this common annual weed can become a real nuisance in beds and borders. Biology and management of common chickweed stellaria media in ornamental crop production. Plants profile for stellaria media media common chickweed. Chickweed herb is traditionally used in skin diseases, burns and bruises, as well as in. Common chickweed is a member of the stellaria genus of flowers. Dapistained mitotic chromosome spreads from roots of plants in the stellaria media group. It has small white flowers with 5 deeply notched petals that are shorter than the sepals.
It is a very small flower, about a quarter of an inch in diameter 69 mm and in common with other stellaria species it has five white petals the five petals of stellaria media are divided right down to the base, giving the flower the appearance of ten petals and note that the petals of common chickweed are shorter or no longer. Pdf a new allotetraploid species in the stellaria media group, s. Chickweed stellaria media plant profiler sigmaaldrich. Chemical composition, antioxidative and enzyme inhibition. It displays stars, constellations, planets, nebulae and others things like ground, landscape, atmosphere, etc. A prolific seed producer and well adapted to heavy shade, it readily rebranches and flowers below the cut of a mower blade and can be tenaciously persistent in thin areas of. An early introduction from the old world, the common name for stellaria media common chickweed has become as synonymous with lawn weed as the common dandelion. Although it prefers a rich soil, and so can be a good indicator of soil. Stellaria glauca established in the province of quebec. Stellaria media, chickweed, is an annual and perennial flowering plant in the family caryophyllaceae. This species is used as a cooling herbal remedy, and grown as a vegetable crop and ground cover for both human and poultry consumption.
Selbstbestaubung oder bestaubung durch hautflugler. Fact sheets are available from department of employment, economic development and innovation deedi service centres and our customer service centre telephone 25 23. Stellaria media, chickweed, is a coolseason annual plant native to europe, but naturalized in many parts of north america contents. Discovered in europe and asia, this vigorous creeping annual grows throughout most of north america and other parts of the world. Although toxic, these substances are very poorly absorbed by the body and so tend to pass through without causing harm. The plant germinates in fall or late winter, then forms large mats of foliage. Stellaria media is edible and nutritious, and is used as a leaf vegetable, often raw insalads. Stellaria media noun the noun stellaria media has 1 sense 1. Featured audio all audio latest this just in grateful dead netlabels old time radio 78 rpms and cylinder recordings.
Andean bryophytes bolivia checklist catalogue of new world grasses ecuador catalogue flora mesoamericana madagascar catalogue moss flora of china peru checklist system details. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Stellaria article about stellaria by the free dictionary. Stellaria media in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The stellaria media complex consists of three very similar and closely related species, s. Information and translations of stellaria media in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
The somewhat succulent stems are green or burgundy. Stellaria media wikibooks, open books for an open world. Chickweed stellaria media is thought to aid weight loss because of its traditional use as a system cleanser and digestive aid. Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. Stems decumbent or ascending, pale purplish, 1030 cm tall, sparsely branched at base, with 1or 2 lines of hairs. The following constituents have been isolated from chickweed essential oil. The influence of aqueous extracts from stellaria media l. Antiobesity effect of stellaria media methanolic extract. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. A delicate annual herb, with small, paired, egg shaped, pointedtip leaves on long, round, weak stems that have a line of hairs between the nodes. You can select different intensities in the view window. The perianth is usually pentamerous, and the petals are white and bipartite or emarginate. The common chickweed petals are deeply lobed giving the appearance of 10 petals instead of 5.
Stellaria media common chickweed this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. From the groundsel, we naturally from association of ideas turn to the chickweed, though it is in no way botanically allied to the groundsel several plants have been named chickweed, one of them a plant belonging to the purslane family and four species of cerastium the mouse ear chickweeds but the name especially belongs to the plant in question, stellaria media, the ubiquitous garden. Yuvraj khamare, chris marble, nathan boyd, and shawn. Science pressmissouri botanical garden press, beijing st. Asiatemperate, asiatropical, europe, africa history. Stellaria media chickweed extract is an extract of the herb of the chickweed, stellaria media functions. It is one of the ingredients of the symbolic dish consumed in the japanese springtime festival.
The plant has medicinal purposes and is used as a leaf vegetable. Chickweed is a common annual weed of both cultivated and bare ground. Flowers are small and white, followed quickly by the seed pods. Common chickweed is a winter annual, most common in the cool weather of fall, winter, and early spring but once established may persist into summer. They are perennial or, less often, annual or biennial grasses with opposite linearlaneolate or ovoid leaves. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. This page was last edited on 15 december 2019, at 20. Chickweed, chickenwort, craches and others synonymes. Article pdf available in canadian journal of plant science 603. Range of host plants of the european type of oat blue dwarf virus.
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