Species name :

Stellaria cupaniana(Jordan & Fourreau) Beguinot
Published in Consp. 111 (1878)

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Stellaria media subsp. cupaniana

Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life ]

Plant Family :

Caryophyllaceae Juss. (The Pink or Carnation Family)
39 species from the Caryophyllaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Cupani's chickweed

Maltese name(s) :

Maltese name not known

Status for Malta :

Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon

Legal Protection [link]:

Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006)

Red List (1989) :

Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

Jan-Jun

Colour of Flowers:

White

Habitat in Europe:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Botanical Description:

Stems up to 90 cm, pubescent all round and usually throughout, usually glandular. Leaves puberulent or pubescent, often glandular. Inflorescence densely glandular-pubescent, lax or dense. Sepals usually 4.5-7 mm; petals variable in length; stamens usually 5-10. Seeds usually 1.3-1.5 mm, with conical tubercles.

Distributional range:

C. & E. Mediterranean region.

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

AE(G) Al Bl Bu Co Cr Cy Ga(F) Gr ?Hs IJ It LS Ma Mk Sa Si(M S) Tu(A E)