Stellaria media




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Alsinoideae
Tribe Alsineae
Scientific name Stellaria media (L.) Villars
Synonyms Alsine media L.; Alsine vulgaris Moench; Cerastium medium (L.) Crantz; Stellaria apetala Ucria ex Roemer; Stellaria media (L.) Villars subsp. eliezeri (Eig) Zohary; Stellaria media (L.) Villars subsp. glabra Raunkiær; Stellaria media (L.) Villars subsp. typica Beguinot; Stellaria media (L.) Villars subvar. undulata Rouy; Stellaria media var. apetala Gaudin; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. brachypetala Rouy; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. genuina Rouy; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. glaberrima Beck; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. gymnocalyx Trautvetter; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. minor Makino; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. oligandra Fenzl; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. pedicellata Rouy; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. procera Klatt & Richter; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. trichocalyx Trautvetter; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. typica Beck; Stellaria minor (Makino) Honda; Stellaria modesta Fenzl ex Zollinger; Stellaria oligandra (Fenzl) Hassler; Stellaria xanthanthera Pobedimova
Common name (Japanese common name) hakobe (ハコベ, 繁縷 [meaning of hakobe is unknown]), ko-hakobe (コハコベ, 小繁縷 [meaning: small hakobe])
(English common name) chickweed, common chickweed, hennebit, white bird's eye
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) worldwide
Habitat Roadside, field, farm yard, riverside, forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=40, 42, 44
Description Plants 10-20cm tall. Leaves 10-20mm long. Flowers pedicels 7-14mm long, 5 calyx lobes 3-4mm long, 5 white petals shorter than calyx lobes, 1-7 stamens, 3 styles, flowering in January to December. Fruits 4-6mm long, seeds 1-1.2mm across. Winter annual plants.
Reference Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
Stellaria media (Linnaeus) Villars
Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
Herbicidal compositions (US Patent 4030909/1977)
Diurethanes (US Patent 4131751/1978)
Pyridyltriazinone herbicidal compositions (US Patent 4081267/1978)
Synergistic compositions of fusicoccyn and herbicides (US Patent 4251259/1981)
Acids and esters of 5-(2-optionally substituted-4-trifluoromethyl-6-optionally substituted phenoxy)-2-nitro, -halo, or-cyano alpha substituted phenyl carboxy oximes, and method of controlling weeds with them (US Patent 4344789/1982)
5-Acylamino-4-cyano-1-phenylpyrazole derivatives and use as herbicides (US Patent 4459150/1984)
2-Methyl-4'-isopropyl-2-pentenoyl anilide (US Patent 4517381/1985)
Certain N-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-nicotinamides having herbicidal activity (US Patent 4618366/1986)
Process for selectively controlling weeds in crops of useful plants (US Patent 4911751/1990)
Antifungal carbinols (US Patent 4965281/1990)
Benzenesulfonyl carboxamide compounds intermediate compounds and method of preparation thereof and use of said compounds and intermediate compounds as herbicidal agents (US Patent 5252539/1993)
Antibiotic AB-041 derived from Streptomyces sp. NCIMB 40428, herbicidal compositions, and methods of use (US Patent 5401709/1995)
Effervescent granules (US Patent 5948439/1999)
Pyrazole compounds, processes for their production and herbicides containing them (US Patent 5998334/1999)
Anti-fungal compositions with prolonged activity (US Patent 6197305/2001)
Treating open skin lesions using extract of sea buckthorn (US Patent 6576269/2003)
Synergistic herbicidal mixtures (US Patent 6645911/2003)
Chickweed bioherbicides (US Patent 7141407/2006)
Method of combating undesired plant growth on cereals (US Patent 7008905/2006)
Use of active extracts to lighten skin, lips, hair, and/or nails (US Patent 7189419/2007)
Skin regenerating cosmetic composition (WIPO patent WO/1994/002118)
Herbicidal mixtures (WIPO Patent WO/1998/004134)
Note common



March 2008
at edge of forest
March 2008
at edge of forest