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| name = ''Stellaria graminea''
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| common_names = grasslike starwort, lesser stitchwort
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
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| high = ?m (6 in.){{SCH}}
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan = perennial{{SCH}}
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness = hardy{{SCH}}
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Stellaria graminea eF.jpeg
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| image_caption = Lesser stitchwort
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Caryophyllales
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| familia = Caryophyllaceae
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| genus = Stellaria
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| species = graminea
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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. B.B. 2:23. 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.
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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.
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==Cultivation==
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| color = lightgreen
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| image = Stellaria graminea eF.jpeg
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===Propagation===
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| name = Lesser stitchwort
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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===Pests and diseases===
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
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| familia = [[Caryophyllaceae]]
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==Species==
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| genus = ''[[Stellaria]]''
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| species = '''''S. graminea'''''
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| binomial = ''Stellaria graminea''
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==Gallery==
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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'''''Stellaria graminea''''', commonly known as '''grasslike starwort''', or '''lesser stitchwort''' is a plant species of the genus ''[[Stellaria]]'' native to [[Eurasia]] and introduced to [[North America]].
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 23 July 2009


Lesser stitchwort


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: ⌛ [[Lifespan::perennialCH]]
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

Caryophyllaceae >

Stellaria >

graminea >



Read about Stellaria graminea in the 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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