Stellaria neglecta, greater chickweed, is an annual to short-lived herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

It is native to Europe and Asia, where it grows in hedges and woodland margins on neutral to slightly acid, damp soils, and is widespread but rarely abundant.

A sprawling annual (to short-lived perennial) with weak branching stems that are usually decumbent at the base, ascending distally to around 80–90 cm, often supported by other plants.

[1][2][3] The flowers are borne singly in the uppermost leaf axils on slender 2-3 cm stalks, initially spreading and reflexed, later erect.

[5] The scientific name Stellaria means "like a star" in reference to the flowers, and neglecta is in acknowledgement that it was long overlooked,[9] as it often still is to this day.

[13] In North America, it was formerly rare, but it has spread rapidly in recent decades and is now considered a weed in a number of states, from Maryland to California.

[3] The international status of greater chickweed has not been evaluated,[14] but in Britain it is classified as "Least Concern" on the grounds that it is still widespread, albeit declining.

[17] It is often found in old hedges and on the margins and paths of ancient deciduous woodland, where it is generally sparsely distributed and tends to occur in small patches.