Index / Search / Stellaria media ssp. media
§1 Plant
Stellaria media (L.) Vill. ssp. media
vernacular common chickweed — subspecies · Caryophyllaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual, Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Stellaria
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Introduced
- CAN Canada Introduced
- GL Greenland Introduced
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 640 counties across 39 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 640 counties across 39 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Bibb 01007
- Bullock 01011
- Butler 01013
- Cherokee 01019
- Clay 01027
- Coffee 01031
- Conecuh 01035
- Covington 01039
- Crenshaw 01041
- Dallas 01047
- Escambia 01053
- Fayette 01057
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lee 01081
- Mobile 01097
- Montgomery 01101
- Pike 01109
- Shelby 01117
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
Arizona view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 I ▾
California view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 5 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Florida view state ↗ 31 I ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Calhoun 12013
- Citrus 12017
- Columbia 12023
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Hernando 12053
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lake 12069
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Marion 12083
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
Georgia view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Hawaii view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 21 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 54 I ▾
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Bourbon 21017
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Daviess 21059
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Grant 21081
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lewis 21135
- Madison 21151
- Mason 21161
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nicholas 21181
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Shelby 21211
- Spencer 21215
- Warren 21227
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 62 I ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Assumption 22007
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. James 22093
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 33 I ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Blue Earth 27013
- Carlton 27017
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Itasca 27061
- Kittson 27069
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Lincoln 27081
- Morrison 27097
- Nobles 27105
- Olmsted 27109
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Rice 27131
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Todd 27153
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
Mississippi view state ↗ 30 I ▾
- Adams 28001
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Greene 28041
- Hancock 28045
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Humphreys 28053
- Jackson 28059
- Jefferson 28063
- Jefferson Davis 28065
- Lafayette 28071
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Madison 28089
- Marion 28091
- Marshall 28093
- Pearl River 28109
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Sharkey 28125
- Smith 28129
- Stone 28131
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Tunica 28143
- Walthall 28147
- Washington 28151
- Wilkinson 28157
- Yazoo 28163
Missouri view state ↗ 68 I ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- DeKalb 29063
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Moniteau 29135
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Wayne 29223
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 54 I ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Broadwater 30007
- Carbon 30009
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Custer 30017
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Deer Lodge 30023
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Granite 30039
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Liberty 30051
- Lincoln 30053
- Madison 30057
- McCone 30055
- Meagher 30059
- Mineral 30061
- Missoula 30063
- Musselshell 30065
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Pondera 30073
- Powder River 30075
- Powell 30077
- Prairie 30079
- Ravalli 30081
- Richland 30083
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sanders 30089
- Sheridan 30091
- Stillwater 30095
- Sweet Grass 30097
- Teton 30099
- Toole 30101
- Valley 30105
- Wheatland 30107
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 1 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 8 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 8 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 2 I ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 29 I ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Griggs 38039
- Hettinger 38041
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- McHenry 38049
- Nelson 38063
- Pembina 38067
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Sheridan 38083
- Stark 38089
- Stutsman 38093
- Traill 38097
- Walsh 38099
- Williams 38105
Oklahoma view state ↗ 19 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 26 I ▾
- Baker 41001
- Benton 41003
- Clackamas 41005
- Clatsop 41007
- Columbia 41009
- Coos 41011
- Curry 41015
- Douglas 41019
- Hood River 41027
- Jackson 41029
- Josephine 41033
- Klamath 41035
- Lane 41039
- Lincoln 41041
- Linn 41043
- Marion 41047
- Multnomah 41051
- Polk 41053
- Sherman 41055
- Tillamook 41057
- Umatilla 41059
- Union 41061
- Wallowa 41063
- Wasco 41065
- Washington 41067
- Yamhill 41071
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Texas view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Utah view state ↗ 10 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 10 I ▾
Washington view state ↗ 23 I ▾
- Asotin 53003
- Benton 53005
- Clallam 53009
- Clark 53011
- Columbia 53013
- Ferry 53019
- Garfield 53023
- Island 53029
- Jefferson 53031
- Klickitat 53039
- Lewis 53041
- Lincoln 53043
- Okanogan 53047
- Pacific 53049
- Pierce 53053
- San Juan 53055
- Snohomish 53061
- Spokane 53063
- Stevens 53065
- Wahkiakum 53069
- Walla Walla 53071
- Whitman 53075
- Yakima 53077
Wisconsin view state ↗ 30 I ▾
- Ashland 55003
- Brown 55009
- Calumet 55015
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Florence 55037
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Racine 55101
- Sauk 55111
- Walworth 55127
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/STMEM ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7104410 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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