Stellaria nemorum

Stellaria nemorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Stellaria
Species:
S. nemorum
Binomial name
Stellaria nemorum

Stellaria nemorum, also known by the common name wood stitchwort,[1][2] is a stoloniferous herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Description

It reaches a height of 60 cm and blooms from May to August.[3]: 50  The leaves are opposite, the upper leaves sessile and the lower leaves petiolate. The flowers are white, with 5 deeply bifid petals, 10 stamens and 3 styles.[4]

Distribution

It is native to Europe[5] and thrives in wet places of deciduous forests, such as beech forests.

References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Stellaria nemorum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ Blamey, M.; Fitter, R.; Fitter, A (2003). Wild flowers of Britain and Ireland: The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora. London: A & C Black. ISBN 978-1408179505.
  4. ^ Stace, C. A. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 450. ISBN 9780521707725.
  5. ^ Anderberg, Arne. "Den Virtuella Floran, Stellaria nemorum L." Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden.


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