Lesser stitchwort

Lesser Stitchwort

“Look for the pretty, star-shaped, white flowers of Lesser stitchwort in woodlands and meadows, and along hedgerows and roadside verges in spring. Its flowers are smaller than those of Greater stitchwort.. The Wildlife trusts

Common name : Lesser stitchwort

Latin name : Stellaria graminea

A member of the Campion family (Caryophyllaceae)

A pretty little white flower that can be spotted on Seaford head and areas of meadow on Seaford head golf course. Flowers are nly 5-18mm across and the four  petals are divided more than half way so that it looks like there are eight.