Caryophyllaceae
Water chickweed
Stellaria aquatica
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Stellaria
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Common names
By language (25)
- Armenian
- Փափկամազ ջրային
- Belarusian
- Мяккавалоснік вадзяны
- Bulgarian
- Водна мокрица
- Chinese
- 鹅肠菜, 鵝腸菜, 鵝兒腸, 大鹅儿肠, 大鹅几肠, 海狸香, 牛繁缕, 石灰菜
- Czech
- Křehkýš vodní
- Dutch
- Watermuur
- English
- Water chickweed, Giantchickweed
- Estonian
- Vesitähthein
- Finnish
- Vata
- German
- Wasserdarm, Wasser-Sternmiere, Wassermiere
- hsb
- Wšědna mjechčeńca
- Hungarian
- Vízi csillaghúr
- Japanese
- ウシハコベ
- Korean
- 쇠별꽃
- Lithuanian
- Pastenis, Myosoton
- mul
- Pen
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Sprøarve
- Polish
- Kościenica wodna
- Romanian
- Pleșcaiță, Plescăiță
- Russian
- Мягковолосник
- Slovak
- Mäkkuľa vodná
- Slovenian
- Navadna mokrica
- Swedish
- Sprödarv
- Ukrainian
- Слабник водяний
- Welsh
- Llinesg y dŵr
Synonyms
- Alsine aquatica (L.) Britton
- Alsine uliginosa Vill.
- Cerastium aquaticum L.
- Cerastium aquaticum (L.) Fr.
- Cerastium deflexum Ser.
- Cerastium maximum Gilib.
- Cerastium petiolare Hance
- Cerastium scandens Lej.
- Larbrea aquatica Ser.
- Malachium aquaticum (L.) Fr.
- Malachium calycinum Willk.
- Myosanthus aquaticus (L.) Desv.
- Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: OldMuzzle, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: raja babeja, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: szaboimi94, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: szaboimi94, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Natalia Kazakova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: cortokine, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Maryvone Modenel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Alberto Calveri, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Anja Weemhoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: sam fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: FCC2017, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
More in Stellaria
- Common chickweedStellaria mediaCaryophyllaceae
- Wood stitchwortStellaria nemorumCaryophyllaceae
- Common starwortStellaria gramineaCaryophyllaceae
- Bog chickweedStellaria uliginosaCaryophyllaceae
- Meadow starwortStellaria palustrisCaryophyllaceae
- Fleshy starwortStellaria crassifoliaCaryophyllaceae
- Longleaf starwortStellaria longifoliaCaryophyllaceae
- Greater chickweedStellaria neglectaCaryophyllaceae
- Saltmarsh starwortStellaria humifusaCaryophyllaceae
- Common chickweedStellaria pallidaCaryophyllaceae
- Boreal starwortStellaria borealisCaryophyllaceae
- Longstalk starwortStellaria longipesCaryophyllaceae
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). About our plant data.