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Photographer: Gary Fewless
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria graminea L.
common stitchwort, grass-like starwort, starwort
Stellaria: from the Latin stella for "star" because of the star-like shape of the flowers or some other feature
graminea: resembling grass, grassy
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect to weak, perennial, 12"-20" tall forb; 4 -angled stems usually smooth |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4"-1/2" wide, stalked, petals deeply-lobed about 2/3 of the length and mostly equal to or shorter than the 3-veined sepals; inflorescence a many-flowered, branched cluster; blooms May-July |
| Fruit: | oval to oblong capsule |
| Leaf: | opposite, linear with smooth edges |
| Habitat: | full sun; fields, roadsides |
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