Caryophyllaceae
Shiny chickweed
Stellaria nitens
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Stellaria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shiny chickweed
Synonyms
- Stellaria praecox A.Nelson
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jordan Zylstra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Roger Raiche, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Roger Raiche, 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.