Stellaria graminea

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Stellaria graminea
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 grasslike starwort, lesser stitchwort
Lesser stitchwort
Habit: herbaceous
Height:  ?m (6 in.)CH
Width:
Lifespan: perennialCH
Origin:  ?
Poisonous:
Exposure:  ?
Water:  ?
Features:
Hardiness: hardyCH
Bloom:
USDA Zones:  ?
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Stellaria graminea, Linn. A slender-stemmed, hardy perennial plant not usually over 6 in. high, from a creeping root-stock: lvs. sessile, linear-lanceolate, usually about 1 in. long: fls. white, in terminal or lateral scarious bracted open panicles; sepals and petals nearly equal in length. May, June. Eu.; naturalized in Amer. Var. aurea, Hort., Golden Stitchwort, has pale yellow lvs. and is lower and more matted in growth. Well adapted for sandy banks where grass does not grow well. CH


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