Chickweed vs greater chickweed

Stellaria media compared with Stellaria neglecta

Key Differences

• Chickweed is Not Evaluated while greater chickweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chickweed	greater chickweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)
Family same	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus same	Stellaria	Stellaria
Species	Stellaria media	Stellaria neglecta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

greater chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chickweed	greater 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).

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).

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 7 countries:

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