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Bog Stitchwort
Stellaria alsine
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Stellaria undulata
lesser stitchwortStellaria graminea
common chickweedStellaria media
Common mouse-ear chickweedCerastium fontanum
blinksMontia fontana
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica
long-leaved starwortStellaria longifolia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 80,445 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 79,639 |
| Pennsylvania | 264 |
| Canada | 259 |
| United Kingdom | 258 |
| New York | 222 |
| England | 185 |
| New Jersey | 118 |
| Germany | 102 |
| China | 100 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | pink family · Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus | chickweeds · Stellaria |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Bog Stitchwort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.