Biology:Stellaria nemorum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Stellaria |
| Species: | S. nemorum
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Stellaria nemorum, also known by the common name wood stitchwort,[1][2] is a stoloniferous herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.
Description
It reaches a height of 60 cm and blooms from May to August.[3]: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.[4]
Distribution
It is native to Europe[5] and thrives in wet places of deciduous forests, such as beech forests.
References
- ↑ "Stellaria nemorum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=STNE7.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ Blamey, M.; Fitter, R.; Fitter, A (2003). Wild flowers of Britain and Ireland: The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora.. London: A & C Black. ISBN 978-1408179505.
- ↑ Stace, C. A. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 450. ISBN 9780521707725. https://archive.org/details/newflorabritishi00stac.
- ↑ Anderberg, Arne. "Den Virtuella Floran, Stellaria nemorum L.". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden. http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/caryophylla/stell/stelnemv.jpg.
Wikidata ☰ Q161631 entry
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