✿Caryophyllaceae · Stellaria
Buch-Bucha / Common Chickweed
Stellaria media
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- January-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stellaria media
- Genus
- Stellaria
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas in high ranges
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Delhi
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Caryophyllaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Caryophyllaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Buch-bucha बुच-बुचा
About Buch-Bucha
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) is a herb belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family (Pink Family). It is typically found in degraded forest areas in high ranges. It occurs across Cosmopolitan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-March.
Botanical family
Caryophyllaceae
Pink Family
Buch-Bucha belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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