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Stellaria cupaniana (Cupani's chickweed) |
Stellaria cupaniana (CARYOPHYLLACEAE.) Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Stellaria cupaniana(Jordan & Fourreau) Beguinot Published in Consp. 111 (1878) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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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
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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 |
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Species Description and Distribution |
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):
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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) |
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