- Stellaria holostea
Taxobox
image_caption = "Stellaria holostea" with its distinctive notched petals
name = Greater Stitchwort
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Caryophyllaceae
genus = "Stellaria "
species = "S. holostea"
binomial = "Stellaria holostea"
binomial_authority = L."Stellaria holostea" (Addersmeat, or Greater Stitchwort) is an
ornamental plant native ofEurope .It can grow up to 50cm in height, with leaves that are long, narrow and fresh green.cite book |title= Complete British Wildlife|last= Sterry|first= Paul|year= 1997|publisher=
HarperCollins |location= London|isbn= 9780583336383|pages= 240] The flowers are white, 20-30mm across and have five distinctive petals split to about half way down. [cite book |title= Nature Guide to the Lake District|last= Waller|first= Chris|year= 1981|publisher=Usborne Publishing |location= London|isbn= 0860204030|pages= 72]References
External links
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=STHO2 "Stellaria holostea"]
* [http://www.english-country-garden.com/flowers/greater-stitchwort.htm "Stellaria holostea"]
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