Stellaria Stellaria, (Dumort.) Pire

5. S. pallida (Dumort.) Pire View in CoL , Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. 2: 49 (1863)

(5. apetala auct., non Ucria).

Stems up to 30 cm, very slender, with 1 line of hairs down each internode, rarely glabrous. Leaves ovate, subacute, glabrous, usually all petiolate. Inflorescence few- or many-flowered; pedicels short, filiform, patent or erect in fruit. Sepals usually less than 3 mm, often grey-tomentose; petals absent (or minute); stamens 1-3, very rarely 5. Seeds usually less than 0-8 mm, pale yellowish-brown, rarely dark brown, with rounded or conical tubercles. 2n = 22. Usually on sandy soils. W., S. & C. Europe, extending to S. Sweden, Latvia and Ukraine. Al Au Be BI Br Bu Co Cr Cz D a G a Ge G r H b He Ho Hs Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (B, W, K) Sa Si Su.