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Ecological relationships

15CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Stellaria

Agnorisma badinodisPale-Banded Dart
Agrotis malefidaRascal Dart, Pale-Sided Cut-Worm, Shagreened Cut-Worm
Agrotis venerabilisVenerable Dart, Dusky Cut-Worm
Elaphria grataGrateful Midget
Euphyia intermediataSharp-Angled Carpet Moth, The Intermediate
Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
Haematopis gratariaChickweed Geometer
Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
Lacinipolia renigeraBristly Ground Cat, Bristly Cutworm Moth, Kidney Spotted "Mamestra"
Lobocleta ossulariaDrab Brown Wave

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Nathalis ioleDainty Sulphur, Dwarf Yellow
Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
Xestia smithiiSmith's Dart
Caryocolum cassella

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

18BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Stellaria

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Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “White” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 4a–11b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “3.9996 inches–1.6667 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Leaves · “Deciduous or semi-evergreen” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Annual” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic to neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “3.9996 inches–1 foot” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Common Chickweed