Stellaria nemorum, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 134

1. S. nemorum L. , Sp. Pl. 421 (1753) .

Stoloniferous perennial herb; stems up to 65 cm, terete, hairy all round, usually branched only in the lax, many-flowered inflorescence. Lower leaves ovate, acute, with long petioles; upper usually sessile, acuminate. Sepals 6-7 mm, lanceolate, glabrous, or pubescent only at the base, margins narrowly scarious; petals twice as long as sepals, bifid almost to base. Seeds 1-1-3 mm. Most o f Europe, except the extreme north and south. Al Au Be Br Bu Co Cz D a Fe G a Ge G r He H o Hs H u It Ju No Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, E) Su.