Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) wildspecies.ca

Exotic

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Common Chickweed

French common name:

Stellaire moyenne

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Common Starwort	Mouron des oiseaux
2010	Common Starwort	Mouron des oiseaux
2015	Common Chickweed	Stellaire moyenne
2020	Common Chickweed	Stellaire moyenne

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Spermatophytina

Superclass

Angiospermae

Class

Magnoliopsida

Superorder

Caryophyllanae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Stellaria media	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllales
2010	Stellaria media	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllales
2015	Stellaria media	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllales
2020	Stellaria media	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllales

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2005	Not Applicable
2010	Not Applicable
2015	Not Applicable
2020	Not Applicable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - NNA
2020	Not Applicable - NNA

Yukon
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Northwest Territories
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nunavut
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Alberta
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Saskatchewan
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Ontario
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

New Brunswick
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Prince Edward Island
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present