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    Taxonomic name: Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
    Synonyms:
    Common names: chick weed (English), morgéline (French), mouron (French), mouron blanc (French), mouron des oiseaux (French), satin-flower (English), starwort (English), stellaire (French), stellaire intermédiaire (French), stitchwort (English)
    Organism type: herb
    Stellaria media is an extremely widespread herbaceous annual plant. It is a weed of meadows, gardens and abandoned land. In Europe and North America, it is considered to be an invasive plant. Control is difficult because of its considerable seed production.
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    Occurs in:
    agricultural areas, ruderal/disturbed, urban areas
    Geographical range
    Native range: Europe
    Known introduced range: Widespread and widely naturalized (PIER, 2007).
    Compiled by: Comité français de l'UICN (IUCN French Committee) & IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)
    Last Modified: Thursday, 3 April 2008
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