Wildflower of the valley
Half-clothed Stitchwort
Stellaria semivestita
- How easy to find
- Very rare — you need to search for it — local knowledge helps
- Flower size
- Small
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae (Pink or Carnation family)
- Type
- Herb
- Height
- small
- Flower colour
- white
- Flowering
- May to September
About Half-clothed Stitchwort
Stellaria semivestita in Valley of Flowers a herb with much branched stems up to 15 - 50 cm. Branches are ascending, dense and crowded. They sparingly covered with woolly hairs. Leaves are linear-lanceolate and acute at apex. Flowers are solitary and white. Sepals are 5 and green in color, margins are white. The specific name semivestita refers to half clothed or dressed.
Where to find it
- Near the entrance of the valley
Habitat
In grassy slopes.
Uses & folklore
Anticancer activity against human epidermoid carcinoma has been reported from this plant.
What the name means
Stellaria is Latin stella (star), after the star-shaped flowers; semivestita means "half-clothed", after partial covering of the sepals.
