Caryophyllaceae Week pink OR carnation family * Stellaria media * (L.) Vill.
*stell-AR-ee-uh* -- stars, star-like ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DStellaria&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdNIEmUfx6LkHposTLnwo9UO41zog> *MEED-ee-uh* -- average, middle ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dmedia&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzce673_wQ7rzBA2DlsBinZbN6VWUw> *commonly known as*: adder's mouth, chick wittles, chickweed, passerina, satin-flower, starweed, starwort, stitchwort • *Hindi*: बुच बुचा buch-bucha • *Manipuri*: যেৰুম কৈৰুম yerum keirum *Native to*: Europe, n Africa, temperate Asia; widely naturalized *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FChickweed.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeV9bsTRHytZ5mVKS-yqRx8rIkR1A>• Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FStellaria_media&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdMHDOtpfSz37DetXMBYd5VpyKG0w>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F310864&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdG6yV7aoEH7q15LkUpBN9NGeTNug>• PIER species info<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2Fpier%2Fspecies%2Fstellaria_media.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfnbBSjRp0a6lsWg43AWU_Wcqeeuw> at Manali on 04 JUN 08 [image: Stellaria media]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2560842443%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcE6biQrOfER6077ODLR1hM57mruw> [image: Yerba Gallinera]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2561709676%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcOYUIDGzXvY5c-0KMAKmMBsaRCdA> [image: Chickweed]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2560845253%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf9X6hnhnzv1G8CG9F3o-tZ8t5B9Q> at Manali on 03 JUN 08 [image: Alsine]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2561165172%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcXrP6g2ljo_bU_fQog33sbOCJumQ> [image: Buch-bucha (Hindi: बुच बुचा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2560340633%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfBg1l4VIIuwZLuixlEL80guj5uEA> [image: Yerum Keirum (Manipuri: যেৰুম কৈৰুম)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2561161544%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc0n8beyuFzEOn1g5DNjry-CkKeCA> Regards. Dinesh --
