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Stellaria media
• Native species
• Member Pink family (Caryophyllaceae)
• Height 15 - 40 cm (6 - 16 inches)
• The largest of the Chickweeds
• Beautiful, star-like, white flowers with 5 deeply-cleft petals
• Long leaves
• Habitats include rich woods and rocky slopes