Common Name: little starwort, common stitchwort, grassleaf starwort, lesser stitchwortScientific Name: Stellaria graminea L., Stellaria graminifoliaFamily Name: Caryophyllaceae - Pink FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes Stemssprawling to erect, smooth, 4-sided, weak, unbranched except in inflorescence Leavesopposite, linear to narrowly lanceolate, smooth will sometimes fine hairs at base, entire, sessile Flowers5-petaled, deeply notched, sepals 3-veined; terminal clusters, dichotomously branched