Common starwort Stellaria graminea

Features

It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing branching stems which are prostrate, sprawling, trailing, or erect, and reach up to about 90 centimeters long. The stems are four-angled, weak, and hairless.

Species	Perrenial
Living space	Field, Meadow
Size	10-50 cm

Description

It is lined with pairs of linear or lance-shaped leaves, each 1–4 centimetres long. The leaves are smooth-edged and hairless except for some hairs lining the bases. The inflorescence bears several flowers, each on a short pedicel. The flower has five pointed green sepals each a few millimeters long which are usually lined with hairs. There are five white petals, each so deeply lobed it appears to be two. The seeds are reddish brown in colour and are 1 millimetre in diameter. It bears 10 stamens.