Stellaria holostea
L.
Greater stitchwort
CaryophyllaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The young leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Balkans, Bosnia, Britain, Europe, Luxembourg, Slovenia,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine
How to Identify
A herb. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are long and narrow. The flowers are white and 2-3 cm across. There are 5 petals spli about half way down.
Names & Synonyms
Misjakinja, Velecvetna zvezdica
References (2)
- http://www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com/en/plants
- Redzic, S. J., 2006, Wild Edible Plants and their Traditional Use in the Human Nutrition in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 45:189-232
