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Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop.

water chickweed (Caryophyllaceae)

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Synonym | Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench

Stellaria aquatica grows along waterways in central and southern England and in eatsern Wales.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-07-16

 water chickweed / Stellaria aquatica: _Stellaria aquatica_ grows along waterways in central and southern England and in eatsern Wales.

Unlike our other Stellaria species, Stellaria aquatica has 5 styles in each flower, not 3.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2009-06-25

 water chickweed / Stellaria aquatica: Unlike our other _Stellaria_ species, _Stellaria aquatica_ has 5 styles in each flower, not 3.

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