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Wood Stitchwort

(Stellaria nemorum)

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Description

Stellaria nemorum, also known by the common name wood stitchwort, is a stoloniferous perennial, herbaceous flowering plant in the pink family Caryophyllaceae. It reaches a height of 60 cm and blooms from May to August.: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. It is native to Europe and thrives in wet places of deciduous forests, such as beech forests.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Caryophyllaceae
Genus:Stellaria
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