| Family |
Caryophyllaceae |
| Subfamily |
Alsinoideae |
| Tribe |
Alsineae |
| Scientific name |
Stellaria media (L.) Villars |
| Synonyms |
Alsine media L.; Alsine vulgaris Moench; Cerastium medium (L.) Crantz;
Stellaria apetala Ucria ex Roemer; Stellaria media (L.) Villars subsp.
eliezeri (Eig) Zohary; Stellaria media (L.) Villars subsp. glabra Raunkiær;
Stellaria media (L.) Villars subsp. typica Beguinot; Stellaria media (L.)
Villars subvar. undulata Rouy; Stellaria media var. apetala Gaudin; Stellaria
media (L.) Villars var. brachypetala Rouy; Stellaria media (L.) Villars
var. genuina Rouy; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. glaberrima Beck; Stellaria
media (L.) Villars var. gymnocalyx Trautvetter; Stellaria media (L.) Villars
var. minor Makino; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. oligandra Fenzl; Stellaria
media (L.) Villars var. pedicellata Rouy; Stellaria media (L.) Villars
var. procera Klatt & Richter; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. trichocalyx
Trautvetter; Stellaria media (L.) Villars var. typica Beck; Stellaria minor
(Makino) Honda; Stellaria modesta Fenzl ex Zollinger; Stellaria oligandra
(Fenzl) Hassler; Stellaria xanthanthera Pobedimova |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) hakobe (ハコベ, 繁縷 [meaning of hakobe is unknown]),
ko-hakobe (コハコベ, 小繁縷 [meaning: small hakobe]) |
| (English common name) chickweed, common chickweed, hennebit, white bird's
eye |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) worldwide |
| Habitat |
Roadside, field, farm yard, riverside, forest, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=40, 42, 44 |
| Description |
Plants 10-20cm tall. Leaves 10-20mm long. Flowers pedicels 7-14mm long,
5 calyx lobes 3-4mm long, 5 white petals shorter than calyx lobes, 1-7
stamens, 3 styles, flowering in January to December. Fruits 4-6mm long,
seeds 1-1.2mm across. Winter annual plants. |
| Reference |
Stellaria media (L.) Vill. |
| Stellaria media (Linnaeus) Villars |
| Stellaria media (L.) Vill. |
| Herbicidal compositions (US Patent 4030909/1977) |
| Diurethanes (US Patent 4131751/1978) |
| Pyridyltriazinone herbicidal compositions (US Patent 4081267/1978) |
| Synergistic compositions of fusicoccyn and herbicides (US Patent 4251259/1981) |
| Acids and esters of 5-(2-optionally substituted-4-trifluoromethyl-6-optionally substituted phenoxy)-2-nitro, -halo, or-cyano alpha substituted phenyl carboxy oximes, and method of controlling weeds with them (US Patent 4344789/1982) |
| 5-Acylamino-4-cyano-1-phenylpyrazole derivatives and use as herbicides (US Patent 4459150/1984) |
| 2-Methyl-4'-isopropyl-2-pentenoyl anilide (US Patent 4517381/1985) |
| Certain N-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-nicotinamides having herbicidal activity (US Patent 4618366/1986) |
| Process for selectively controlling weeds in crops of useful plants (US Patent 4911751/1990) |
| Antifungal carbinols (US Patent 4965281/1990) |
| Benzenesulfonyl carboxamide compounds intermediate compounds and method of preparation thereof and use of said compounds and intermediate compounds as herbicidal agents (US Patent 5252539/1993) |
| Antibiotic AB-041 derived from Streptomyces sp. NCIMB 40428, herbicidal compositions, and methods of use (US Patent 5401709/1995) |
| Effervescent granules (US Patent 5948439/1999) |
| Pyrazole compounds, processes for their production and herbicides containing them (US Patent 5998334/1999) |
| Anti-fungal compositions with prolonged activity (US Patent 6197305/2001) |
| Treating open skin lesions using extract of sea buckthorn (US Patent 6576269/2003) |
| Synergistic herbicidal mixtures (US Patent 6645911/2003) |
| Chickweed bioherbicides (US Patent 7141407/2006) |
| Method of combating undesired plant growth on cereals (US Patent 7008905/2006) |
| Use of active extracts to lighten skin, lips, hair, and/or nails (US Patent 7189419/2007) |
| Skin regenerating cosmetic composition (WIPO patent WO/1994/002118) |
| Herbicidal mixtures (WIPO Patent WO/1998/004134) |
| Note |
common |
