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Stellaria nemorum

wood starwort

Other common names
wood stitchwort

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Botanical details
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
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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