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Lesser Stitchwort (Stellaria graminea)
Image ID: 2015/ahgh132
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Introduced
Family:
Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
Height: 1 to 1.5 ft.
Blooms: May to
October
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.375 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Allegheny Highlands Trail
Date: 7/4/2015
Notes:
5 deeply cleft petals look like 10.
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Lesser Stitchwort may be
easily confused with:
- Chickweed
Stitchworts have narrow leaves while leaves of chickweeds are ovate.
- Long-Leaved Stitchwort
Lesser stitchwort is an upland plant; long-leaved grows in wet areas.
- Mouse-Ear Chickweed
Stitchworts have narrow leaves while leaves of chickweeds are ovate.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
