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Grass-leaf starwort

Stellaria graminea

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialjuillet to août
Grass-leaf starwort, photo 1 of 5
Grass-leaf starwort, In flower
Grass-leaf starwort, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields. Flowers from July to August.

There are 574 observations of Grass-leaf starwort in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale76
  2. Montérégie67
  3. Estrie67
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches44
  5. Côte-Nord41
  6. Laurentides36
  7. Outaouais34
  8. Montréal32
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue32
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent29
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine28
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean25
  13. Lanaudière20
  14. Mauricie19
  15. Centre-du-Québec13
  16. Laval8
  17. Nord-du-Québec3

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc

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greater stitchwortRabelera holostea
Long-leaf starwortStellaria longifolia
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Longstalk starwortStellaria longipes
Giant chickweedStellaria aquatica
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Common chickweedStellaria media
Common mouse-ear chickweedCerastium fontanum
Field chickweedCerastium arvense
Bog chickweedStellaria alsine
Big chickweedCerastium holosteoides
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Fairy flaxLinum catharticum
Fleshy starwortStellaria crassifolia