Greater Stitchwort

Rabelera holostea

Greater Stitchwort Rabelera holostea

TQ4693 15/04/2022 ©Raymond Small

White flowers with five deeply-notched petals appear from April to June. When the seed cases ripen the seeds can be heard popping when they are released. The thin stems are square and brittle and the narrow, grass-like, leaves can have a slightly glaucous appearance. This plant was formerly placed in the genus Stellaria, but in 2019 was transferred to the genus Rabelera, becoming the only species in its genus. 

Greater Stitchwort Rabelera holostea

TQ4792 17/04/2017 ©Raymond Small

Greater Stitchwort Rabelera holostea

TQ4693 06/04/2019 ©Raymond Small

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