Bog Chickweed vs greater chickweed

Stellaria alsine compared with Stellaria neglecta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Chickweed	greater chickweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus same	Stellaria	Stellaria
Species	Stellaria alsine	Stellaria neglecta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bog Chickweed and greater chickweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stellaria.

Conservation Status

Bog Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

greater chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Chickweed	greater chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

greater chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Bog Chickweed

The Bog Chickweed (Stellaria alsine) is a species in the genus Stellaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States