Stellaria nemorum

Stellaria nemorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Stellaria
Species: S. nemorum
Binomial name
Stellaria nemorum
L.

Stellaria nemorum, also known by the common name wood stitchwort, is a stoloniferous perennial, herbaceous flowering plant in the genus Stellaria of the pink family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Europe and thrives in wet places of deciduous forests, such as beech forests. It reaches a height of 60 cm and blooms from May to September. The flowers are white, with 5 deeply bifid petals, 10 stamens and 3 styles.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Stace, C.A. (2010). New flora of the British isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 450. ISBN 9780521707725.