Stellaria graminea is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names common starwort,[2] grass-leaved stitchwort,[2] lesser stitchwort[3] and grass-like starwort.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Stellaria |
| Species: | S. graminea
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Description
editStellaria graminea is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing branching stems which are prostrate, sprawling, trailing, or erect, and reach up to about 90 centimeters long. The stems are four-angled, weak, and hairless. It is lined with pairs of linear or lance-shaped leaves, each 1–4 centimetres (0.4–1.6 in) long. The leaves are smooth-edged and hairless except for some hairs lining the bases. The inflorescence bears several flowers, each on a short pedicel. The flower has five pointed green sepals each a few millimeters long which are usually lined with hairs. There are five white petals, each so deeply lobed it appears to be two. The seeds are reddish brown in colour and are 1 millimetre (0.04 in) in diameter.[2] It bears 10 stamens.[5]
Distribution
editIt is native to Eurasia and widespread in other parts of the temperate world as an introduced species and a common weed.[6]
Habitat
editIt grows in many types of habitat, including lawns and roadsides.[vague][citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b POWO (2024). "Stellaria graminea L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Morton, J.K. (2005). "Stellaria graminea". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 5. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 18 June 2007 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ NRCS. "Stellaria graminea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Parnell, J.A.N.; Curtis, T.G.F.; Cullen, E.L.; Webb, D.A. (2012). Webb's An Irish Flora (8th ed.). Cork: Cork University Press. ISBN 978-185918-4783. OCLC 698911812.
- ^ "Stellaria graminea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 June 2007.
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