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greater stitchwort

Rabelera holostea

Greater stitchwort is a lovely little flower that blooms in spring. It has star-shaped white flowers that can brighten up fields and woods, making them look magical!

Lebensraum: Woodlands

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The greater stitchwort has bright green, slender leaves and brittle, square stems. Its distinctive white flowers have five petals, each so deeply notched they appear as ten separate petals, giving them a star-like look.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It's called 'greater' to distinguish it from a smaller plant, the 'lesser stitchwort'!

Its brittle stems often snap with a tiny 'pop', earning it the nickname 'Popper'!

Its delicate flowers have five petals, but each is so deeply split it looks like ten!

Its scientific name 'holostea' means 'all bone' in Greek, describing its fragile stems!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Explosive Seeds

Greater stitchwort can launch its seeds with explosive capsules, helping them spread far away from the parent plant.

Fähigkeit

Climbing Support

Its square stems can lean on surrounding plants for support, allowing it to reach sunlight efficiently.

Fähigkeit

Early Bloom

This plant is one of the first to flower in spring, attracting vital early pollinators to its nectar.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
2-3 cm
Blütezeit
Spring_early_summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

visits flowers for nectar and pollen

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

an important early spring visitor

eaten by

Roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

young shoots are often browsed by deer

eaten by

Garden snail

Helix aspersa

snails occasionally feed on its leaves

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always look but don't pick flowers, so they can keep growing for everyone to enjoy.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von greater stitchwort?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von greater stitchwort?

2-3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von greater stitchwort?

Spring_early_summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von greater stitchwort?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von greater stitchwort?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von greater stitchwort?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von greater stitchwort?

Insekten

Wo findet man greater stitchwort normalerweise?

Woodlands

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