232 CARYOPHYLLACEAE 
Flowers without petals 
Leaves with membraneous stipules. 
Sepals with a terminal prickle . . . . . . . Paronychia 
Sepals without terminal prickles . . . . . . .  Anychia 
Leaves without membraneous stipules. 
Sepals united at base. .° 2 2. 2 os ts shel 6s kere 
1. STELLARIA, L. (Alsine, L.) 
Perennials or annuals, generally tufted delicate herbs rarely more than 
a few inches in height, erect or recumbent. Flowers single or in a sort 
of irregular umbel; white; petals white, 4 or 5, deeply 2-notched, or 
cleft, sometimes wanting. Stamens 10 or less. Styles commonly 3. Cap- 
sule 1 celled, globose, dividing by twice as many valves as there are 
styles. 
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Styles 3, rarely oe 
Leaves mostly with footstalks . . - S. media 
Leaves without footstalks or with very short ones at the base. 
Leaves broad, breadth at least one-third the length. 
Stems ‘hairy, at least in lines. 
Leaves generally more than 4 in. long . . S. pubera 
Leaves generally less than 4 in. long . . S. uliginosa 
Stems) without hairs. oe er cbc eed cf) ci 
Leaves narrow linear. 
lowers single or rarely several in a group . . . S. longipes 
Flowers in loose terminal clusters. 
Leaves acute at each end. VFPetals longer than sepals. 
Flowers usually less than 4 in. broad SS. longifolia 
Flowers usually more than 4 in. broad S. Holostea 
Leaves acute at each end. Petals shorter than the 
sepals. eaCeee SS cet) Leo OS 
Leaves acute. at apex, broad at base . . S. graminea 
1. S. aquatica, (L.) Scop. (Fig. 6, pl. 40.) Warer Movuss-£ar 
CHICKWEED. Stems angular, diffuse, 1 to 2 ft. long, recumbent or erect. 
Leaves egg-shaped to slightly heart-shaped at base, acute at apex. Lower 
leaves an inch or more in length with short footstalks. Flowers in termi- 
nal loose clusters, sepals ovate, not as long as the petals. In wet places 
in our area. Blooms from May to August. 
2. §. humifusa, Rottb. Low CuHicKWrEEp. Stems 2 or 3 in. long, 
without hairs, spreading, prostrate or partly erect. “Leaves fleshy, egg- 
shaped or oblong, 1/6 to 1/4 in. long, rather obtuse or somewhat acute 
at apex. Petals equal to or longer than the sepals. Wet places, mostly 
salty marshes. Blooms all the summer. 
3. §. uliginosa, Murr. Boa Srarwort. Marsa CHICKWEED. Stem 
weak, 6 to 16 in. long, nearly erect or decumbent, 4-angled; leaves ob- 
long or nearly lance-shaped, the lower with short footstalks, the upper 
without. Flowers in groups of few flowers with short flower stems. In 
brooks and springs, common. In bloom all summer. 
4. §. media, (L.) Cyrill. (Fig. 1, pl. 40.) Common CnHIcKWEEp. 
Stems weak, partly or wholly erect or decumbent. Along the stem runs 
a line of hairs, otherwise stem smooth. Leaves broadly egg-shaped with 
footstalks as long or longer than the leaves below, shorter or none above. 
Flowers from the axils of the opposite leaves, small, white, on delicate 
