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Stellaria pallida (Dumort.) Crép.

lesser chickweed (Caryophyllaceae)

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WidespreadModerate tendencySE
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Synonym | Stellaria apetala Ucria

Stellaria pallida resembles Stellaria media, but generally without petals; it is a short-lived annual plant of open, sandy ground.

Dry Sandford (VC22: Berkshire); 2018-04-06

 lesser chickweed / Stellaria pallida: _Stellaria pallida_ resembles _Stellaria media_, but generally without petals; it is a short-lived annual plant of open, sandy ground.

Stellaria pallida shares the line of hairs along the stem seen in Stellaria media, but is smaller, with fewer stamens and usually without petals.

Gosport (VC11: South Hampshire); 2017-05-09

 lesser chickweed / Stellaria pallida: _Stellaria pallida_ shares the line of hairs along the stem seen in _Stellaria media_, but is smaller, with fewer stamens and usually without petals.

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