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Stellaria holostea
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Stellaria holostea is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It belongs to the genus Stellaria and is classified within the order Caryophyllales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is commonly known as greater stitchwort, addersmeat, Echte Sternmiere, Зоркаўка ланцэтападобная, and Rèvola vera. Its fruit type is a capsule.
Records for this taxon exist in multiple countries, including Poland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Various institutions hold records of the species, such as the University of Alberta Museums, UTEP, MADUG-UG, RSA, and CHAS. The species is not considered extinct.
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Species
greater stitchwort
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Alsine holostea (Linnaeus) Britton
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,764
- With media
- 1,607
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, UTEP, MADUG-UG, RSA, CHAS, CAS
- Recorded in
- Poland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Mexico, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
Rabelera holostea, known as greater stitchwort, greater starwort, and addersmeat, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It was formerly placed in the genus Stellaria, as Stellaria holostea, but was transferred to the genus Rabelera in 2019 based on phylogenetic analyses. It is the only species in the genus Rabelera. Greater stitchwort is native to Western and Central Europe, including the British Isles.
Greater stichwort can be found in woodlands, edges, and open fields and is sometimes grown in gardens.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stellaria holostea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.