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Photographer: Joanne Kline
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.
long-leaved stitchwort
Stellaria: from the Latin stella for "star" because of the star-like shape of the flowers or some other feature
longifolia: longus for "long, extended;" folius for "leaves"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect to weak, perennial, 4"-20" tall forb; 4 -angled stems usually smooth |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4"-1/3" wide, stalked, deeply lobed petals longer than the sepals; inflorescence few-flowered, branched cluster; blooms May-Aug. |
| Fruit: | oval to oblong capsule |
| Leaf: | opposite, linear |
| Habitat: | moist; meadows, woods, forests |
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