Stellaria holostea L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Caryophyllaceae

• Scientific Name

  Stellaria holostea L.

• Description

  Species Description - Rhizomatous perennial, 1.5–4.5 dm, the 4-angled stems glaucous and sometimes sparsely hispidulous; lvs narrowly lanceolate, sessile, 2–8 cm × 2–10 mm, hispidulous on the midrib and margins, otherwise sparsely puberulent and glabrate; infl open, the ciliate bracts herbaceous; pedicels pubescent, slender, 2–7 cm; sep broadly lanceolate, 6–9 mm, acute, glabrous, obscurely 5–11-veined; pet conspicuously exceeding the sep, notched less than half-way to the base; seeds 2–2.5 mm, obliquely reniform, coarsely papillate; 2n=26. Native of Eurasia, often escaped from cult. in our range. Apr.–June. (Alsine h.)

• Common Names

  Easter-bell