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Stellaria flaccida, the forest starwort, is a wildflower found in eastern and southern Australia. A small ground covering plant. It may grow to 50 cm tall, but usually seen shorter than this.
A perennial or annual, with weak stems. Sometimes it roots from the nodes. White hairs form on new growth. It features five petaled flowers, (each petal is split in two). Flowering occurs from September to February. Flowers are white with purple.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stellaria flaccida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
