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Stellaria aquatica (L.) SCOP. |
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Fam.: Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.
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| Synon.: Myosoton aquaticum (L.) MOENCH |
| Genus: Stellaria L., Myosoton MOENCH |
The Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica (formerly Myosoton aquaticum) and the very similar looking Wood Stitchwort Stellaria nemorum can be distinguished by the number of styles in the flower: Stellaria aquatica has five, Stellaria nemorum only three styles. |
| Authors: | |||
| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
| Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723 - 1788), Tyrolian physician and naturalist | |||
| Conrad Moench (1744 - 1805), chemist and botanist from Marburg (Germany) | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Stellaria: | stella = star | ||
| aquatica: | growing in or at water | ||
| Myosoton: | myos = mouse, otis = ear | ||
| nemorum: | growing in a grove | ||
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