ALSINACEAE 497 
Stigmas short. Capsule longer than the 
sepals.—About 10 species natives of the 
Northern MNA 
1. S. decumbens (Ell) T. & G. Plants 2-10 
em. tall very Pea leaf-blades linear- 
subulate, 2-8 mm. long: pedicels erect, very 
ut 1. 
as long as calyx: 
resinous-dotted.—(PEARLWoRT.)—Sandy soil, 
Smithii): capsule oblong-ovoid: oo orange- 
own, resinous-dotted. — (PEARLWORT.) — 
soil, Coastal Plain and adj. provinces, 
Fla. to Tex., Mo., and Mass.—Spr.-s 
2. ALSINE ES L. Annual or perennial weak herbs. Leaf-blades 
succulent. Flowers eymose or axillary. Sepals 5 or 4, ribless. Petals 5 or 4, 
2-cleft or 2-parted, rarely wanting. Stamens 10 or fewer. Stigmas 3—5, slender. 
mas. 
[Stellaria L.]—About 75 species, most abundant in temperate and cold regions. 
—-CHICKWEEDS. STARWORTS. STiTCHWORTS.—Flowers white or pink. 
Styles 5. I. uus 
Styles 3, or rarely 4. II. MEDIA 
PO herb with broad leaf- em the upper ones sessile 
nd cordate: pedicel and calyx glandular. 1. A. aquatica. 
II. MEDIAE 
Corolla present. 
Leaf-blades manifestly petioled. 
Se ESTE mostly over 3 mm. long: petals shorter . media. 
. Baldwin. 
Seeds e 
Sepals obtuse : petals longer than the sepals. 
Sepals acute or acuminate: petals about as long as 
the sepa 
Corolla wanting. 
A 
A. 
. A. longifolia. 
A. pubera. 
A 
AP $8 Bo 
. A. tennesseensis. 
. A. fontinalis. 
= aquatt ca (L.) Britton. Stems 2-6 dm. long, usually villous and dur piel 
2 : leaf-blades ovate to elliptie-ovate, or sometimes ovate- ub ds 3-6 c 
long: mm. long: petals 
dee vate, 4-5 on 
E times as Hone as the sepals: capsule A/O 
5-6 mm. long. [Stellaria aquatica Seop.]— Q \ $) I, 
(W perm ED.)—Moist woods and de WADA 
waste-places, various provinces, b to N. C., \ SOS 
N. Y. E Ont.; also to B. C. Nat. of Eu. F INN 
—BSpr.-su NA 
0 
2. A. media L. Stems 1-3 dm. long, eg 
Ti 
D 
growing in mats: leaf- "blades ovate, 0.5-2 ¢ A 
long: sepals oblong-lanceolate, mm | 2 
soft-tipped: petals shorter than the sepals f | e 
e m. long, longer than the ealyx f m | A 
[Stellaria media (L.) 11.]— (COMMON- E 
CHICK WEED. ) —Cult. C woods, and 2 
ire throughout U. S. and Can., ee the 3 
extreme N and S. Nat. of Eu.—All yea 
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