Stellaria palustris (Murray ex Ehrh.) Hoffm. is a plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Stellaria palustris (Murray ex Ehrh.) Hoffm.

Stellaria palustris (Murray ex Ehrh.) Hoffm.

Marsh stitchwort (Stellaria palustris) is a 1791-described Caryophyllaceae flowering plant native to temperate Eurasia.

Genus
Stellaria
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Stellaria palustris (Murray ex Ehrh.) Hoffm.

Stellaria palustris, which has the scientific binomial (Murray ex Ehrh.) Hoffm., is commonly called marsh stitchwort. It is a flowering plant species in the family Caryophyllaceae. This species was first formally described in 1791, and its native range covers Temperate Eurasia.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Stellaria

More from Caryophyllaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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