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Stellaria nemorum

wood stitchwort

Other common names
wood starwort

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Botanical details
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Stellaria

Genus description

Stellaria can be annuals or herbaceous perennials, with slender stems bearing simple, opposite leaves and terminal cymes of white flowers with 5 deeply notched petals

Name status

Correct

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