Stellaria holostea L.
(Greater Stitchwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
GenusStellaria (chickweeds)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort) :
1: Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
12 May 2015 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Clump, with flowers
Image 1: ClumpImage 2: Clump (2)Image 3: FlowersImage 4: Flowers (2)Image 5: Flowers (3)Image 6: Flowers - close-up
2: Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
22 Apr 2009 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
flowering beside road
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Flowers - in situ
3: Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers
4: Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
23 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England

on lawn

Image 1: Ripe capsule - enlargedImage 2: Ripe capsule - enlarged (2)Image 3: Seed - magnifiedImage 4: Seeds - magnified
5: Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
22 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower - close-upImage 2: Flower - close-up (2)Image 3: FlowersImage 4: Flowers (2)Image 5: In situImage 6: In situ (2)Image 7: CalyxImage 8: Calyx with ripening capsuleImage 9: Flower bud - close-upImage 10: Flower bud - close-up (2)Image 11: Flowering nodeImage 12: PetalImage 13: Sepals - insideImage 14: Sepals - outsideImage 15: StamensImage 16: PollenImage 17: Pollen (2)Image 18: Pollen (3)Image 19: Pollen grain - close-upImage 20: Pollen grain - close-up (2)Image 21: Pollen - surface detail
6: Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
12 May 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England

specimen with a few branches

Image 1: FlowersImage 2: Plant

Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
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