GREAT CHICKWEED 85 



insects visit the tlowers the stiymaiic lobes spread out aiul hccoiiu,' 

 covered with pollen from the anthers. There are usually tiNc styles, 

 sometimes three. The insects that visit it are Diptera (Syrphidct-, 

 Muscidie), Coleoptera (Xitidulidie), Thysanoptera (77/r//>s). Hymen- 

 optera (Apidce). 



The plant is autochorous, dispersed by the plant's own as^ency. 



Great Chickweed {Slcllarici nqimliia. Scop. 



The capsule splits into unequal \alves in several parts and causes the 

 dispersal of seeds around the parent plant. 



1 his species is a humus-loviny plant, and grows chiefly on humus 

 soil, or is a sand plant, requiring a sand soil. It is frequent on recent 

 iilkuiimi. 



The micro-fungi, Pcro7iospora arcuaria, Pticcinia arcnaricc. Pink 

 Rust, gnjw on it. The moths. Cream-spot Tiger Chcloiiia {Arctia) 

 villica. Stout Dart {Agrotis ravicia), feed upon it as a food plant. 



Stcllaria, of Ikunfels, is derived from the Latin stcl/a, star, in 

 allusion to the- star-like llower, and aqiiatica refers to its habitat. 



This plant is called Chickweed or Water Chickweed. The larger 

 tlovvers distinguish this from other chickweeds. The Common Chick- 

 weed {S. media) was employed in plaster used for broken bones and 



