Stellaria corei
Stellaria corei, commonly known as Tennessee chickweed, star chickweed, Tennessee starwort, and Tennessee stitchwort, is a species of flowering plant native to parts of the eastern United States.
Description
Stellaria corei is similar to Stellaria pubera, with which it can be confused.It is a spring flowering perennial growing from spreading rhizomes. The square stems are upright, branched, and range from long. The Leaves near the base of the plant have stems but the leaves near the ends of the stems may be subsessile. The entire margined leaves are elliptic in shape, with broadly lanceolate to ovate ends, and × in size. The leaf bases are cuneate. The flowers are produced in 3 to 7 flowered Inflorescences that are terminal cymes. The white Flowers are in diameter, with five narrowly triangular sepals. The ripe fruits are straw colored to pale brown capsules. The mature seeds are brown and around in diameter. The diploid chromosome count is 60.