Stellaria nemorum

Stellaria nemorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	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, ^{[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

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.