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Stellaria crassifolia
Also called Fleshy stitchwort, Fleshy Leaved Chickweed, Thick Leaved Starwort
Fleshy starwort is a small, low-growing perennial subshrub from cold northern regions of North America, Europe and Asia, with thick succulent leaves and small white star-shaped flowers. It is a hardy wild plant of boggy, cool, open ground rather than a common garden or houseplant.
Stellaria crassifolia, the fleshy starwort, is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae, found in northern North America, Europe, and Asia. Its common Icelandish name is "Stjörnuarfi" (star-weed).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stellaria crassifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
