Caryophyllaceae

Jagged chickweed

Holosteum umbellatum L.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Holosteum

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Common names

By language (20)

Arabic: جبرة خيمية
arz: جبره خيميه
Bulgarian: Сенникова висларка
Chinese: 伞花硬骨草, 傘花硬骨草, 硬骨草
Czech: Plevel okoličnatý
Danish: Skærmarve
Dutch: Heelbeen
English: Jagged chickweed, Umbellate chickweed
Finnish: Sarjahärkki
French: Holostée en ombelle
German: Dolden-Spurre, Doldige Spurre
hsb: Wokołkowy plěwjel
Macedonian: Штитеста весларка
Polish: Mokrzycznik baldaszkowy
Russian: Костенец зонтичный
Slovak: Burinka okolíkatá
Slovenian: Navadna vrholika
Spanish: Estrellada, Meyera umbellata
Swedish: Fågelarv
Welsh: Gwlyddyn-y-dom wmbelog

Synonyms

Alsine umbellata (L.) Lam.
Arenaria umbellata [Clairv.]
Cerastium murale Salisb.
Cerastium umbellatum (L.) Crantz
Holosteum syvaschicum Kleopow
Holosteum umbellatum f. glaberrimum (Strobl) F.Dvořák
Holosteum umbellatum subsp. umbellatum
Holosteum umbellatum subsp. viscosissimum (Čelak.) F.Dvořák
Holosteum umbellatum var. glaberrimum Strobl
Holosteum umbellatum var. oligandrum Fenzl
Holosteum umbellatum var. umbellatum
Holosteum umbellatum var. viscosissimum Čelak.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.