Grass-Like Starwort Stellaria Graminea
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Grass-like starwort Stellaria graminea Description Habit Deciduous, fast growing perennial that grows to about 1.8 feet by 0.8 inches. Leaves Opposite, linear to narrowly lanceolate, smooth sometimes with fine hairs at the base, entire, sessile. Stems Sprawling to erect, smooth, 4-sided, weak, unbranched except in inflorescence. Flowers Stalked and clustered, more than 5 flowers per branch, 0.25 - 0.50 inches across, 5 petals, deeply divided, white in color with a star-like Source: MISIN. 2021. Midwest Invasive Species Information Network. Michigan State University - Applied Spatial Ecology and Technical Services Laboratory. Available online at https://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail.php?id=458. green sepal. Stalks are 3/8 to 1.25 inches long, slender, hairless, mostly erect and widely spreading. Papery bracts at the base that are less than 0.25 inches long with sparse, fine hairs. Fruits and Seeds Oval capsule, 1/3 of an inch long, green or straw colored. Seed is small, reddish brown in color, round to kidney-shaped. Habitat Native to Eurasia. Can be found in disturbed sites, agricultural fields, roadsides, trail edges, gravel pits and waste areas. Reproduction By seed and vegetatively by rhizomes. Similar Native longleaf starwort (Stellaria longifolia). Monitoring and Rapid Response Stubbing, deep plowing, inter-row cultivation and herbicides have all shown to be effective in managing Stellaria graminea. Credits The information provided in this factsheet was gathered from UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program and Minnesota Wildflowers. Individual species images that appear with a number in a black box are courtesy of the Bugwood.org network (http://www.invasive.org).Individual Source: MISIN. 2021. Midwest Invasive Species Information Network. Michigan State University - Applied Spatial Ecology and Technical Services Laboratory. Available online at https://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail.php?id=458. photo author credits may not be included due to the small display size of the images and subsequent difficulty of reading the provided text. All other images appear courtesy of Google (http://images.google.com). Source: MISIN. 2021. Midwest Invasive Species Information Network. Michigan State University - Applied Spatial Ecology and Technical Services Laboratory. Available online at https://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail.php?id=458..