Pan India Bouquets

Stellaria graminea L.

Family : Caryophyllaceae
(Pink Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
Basionym : Alsine graminea (L.) Britton
Synonym(s) : Alsine graminea (L.) Britton; Cerastium gramineum Crantz; Larbrea graminea Fuss; Stellaria brevifolia Borkh.; Stellaria fragilis Klokov; Stellaria graminifolia Gaterau; Stellaria hippoctona (Czern.) Klokov; Stellaria juncea Fr.; Stellaria patentifolia Kitag.; Stellaria scapigera Willd.; Stellaria subulata Boeber ex D.F.K.Schltdl.; Stellularia graminea (L.) Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stellaria graminea L.
Common name : Grass-like Starwort, Grass Leaved Stitchwort, Grasslike Starwort
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Temperate and alpine Himalayas, altitude above 3000 m.
Flower, Fruit : May-July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Europe to Siberia and Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Europe to Siberia, Himalaya, North America, Iceland, Argentina, Mongolia
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 82
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Stellaria graminea. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.