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Stellaria
Greater stitchwort , Stellaria holostea
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Greater stitchwort , Stellaria holostea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Caryophyllaceae
Genus:Stellaria
Species
includes:

S. aquaticum (water chickweed)
S. graminea (lesser stitchwort)
S. holostea (greater stitchwort)
S. media (common chickweed)
S. neglecta (greater chickweed)
S. nemorum (wood stitchwort)
S. palustris (marsh stitchwort)
S. uliginosa (bog stitchwort)


The genus Stellaria are the stitchworts and chickweeds, flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Lesser stitchwort , Stellaria graminea
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Lesser stitchwort , Stellaria graminea


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