Chickweed vs Water Chickweed

Stellaria media compared with Stellaria aquatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chickweed	Water Chickweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family same	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus same	Stellaria	Stellaria
Species	Stellaria media	Stellaria aquatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Chickweed and Water Chickweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stellaria.

Conservation Status

Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chickweed	Water Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Chickweed

The Chickweed (Stellaria media) is a species in the genus Stellaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States