Caryophyllaceae
Erect chickweed
Moenchia erecta
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Moenchia
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Common names
By language (9)
- Bulgarian
- Изправена поревка
- Czech
- Bělička vzpřímená
- Dutch
- Kruismuur
- English
- Erect chickweed, Upright chickweed, Holosteum vernum, Least stitchwort
- French
- Moenchie
- German
- Aufrechte Weissmiere, Aufrechte Weißmiere, Weißmiere
- hsb
- Runa štyrjenka
- Slovenian
- Pokončna prženka
- Welsh
- Clust-y-llygoden
Synonyms
- Alsine erecta (L.) Crantz
- Alsine quaternella E.H.L.Krause
- Alsinella erecta Moench
- Cerastium erectum Coss. & Germ.
- Cerastium erectum Cosson & Germ.
- Cerastium octandrum E.G.Camus
- Cerastium quaternellum Fenzl
- Doerriena erecta Borkh.
- Malachium erectum (L.) Gren.
- Malachium octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Gren.
- Moenchia erecta subsp. erecta
- Moenchia erecta subsp. octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Cout.
- Moenchia octandra J.Gay
- Sagina erecta L.
- Sagina octandra Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Flowers
- In flower
- April, September to October (from 43 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: grampianshiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: E Wusk, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Augustin Soulard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Eduard H, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chris Fluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chris Fluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.