Greater Stitchwort
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Stellaria holostea
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Greater Stitchwort is a common wildflower throughout most of
Britain. It is a pretty flower appearing in woodland and
hedgerows in springtime. The white flowers are 2 - 3 cms across with five deeply-notched petals and five shorter green sepals. The leaves are long and narrow. Its name originates from its ancient herbal use of alleviating a "stitch" in the side.
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