Common chickweed  (Stellaria media)

Facts

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Anthophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Caryophyllales
Family Caryophyllaceae
Genus Stellaria (1)
Size Leaf length: 3-20 mm (2)
Stem length: 5-40 cm (2)
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Status

Extremely common and widespread (3).