Thursday, June 20, 2013

Stellaria littoralis (shore chickweed, beach starwort)

Description
Pink Family. Perennial herb with sprawling, branching stems which are four-angled and hairy, reaching up to about 60 cm long. Lance-shaped or pointed oval leaves oppositely arranged in pairs. Flower has five hairy, pointed green sepals. There are 5 white petals, each so deeply lobed it appears to be two.

Location
Marshes. Coastal bluffs. Bogs. Lagoons. Directly above beaches. 



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