Stellaria palustris, commonly known as marsh stitchwort, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It was first described in 1791.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Marsh Stitchwort being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Stellaria hebecalyx
- Stellaria longifolia
- Stellaria peduncularis
- Stellaria graminea
- Stellaria angustifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Stellaria
- Species
- Stellaria palustris
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