Stellaria holostea

FamilyGenus: Sternmierennative in Germany

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Species

About this species

A native, broad-leaved herbaceous plant of Great Britain, bearing flowers in May and June and reaching about 25 cm in height.

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Ecological significance

Stellaria holostea is a native species in Great Britain.

Annual cycle

Flowering occurs from May to June.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

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Moisture

Frisch (Mäßig feucht)

Soil

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Flowering period

Mai – Jun

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.249 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

This wild plant is not commonly cultivated. If grown, it requires a moderately moist, fresh substrate.

Scientific profile

Stellaria holostea is a native herbaceous plant in Great Britain. It reaches approximately 25 cm in height and has a non-woody, terrestrial growth form with broad leaves. The flowers appear in May and June. This species favours fresh, moderately moist conditions on neutral to slightly acidic soils of moderate fertility, and it is typically found in locations with low disturbance.

Pollinators & visitors

45 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Bombus pascuorum Nomada lathburiana Pieris napi Pieris rapaeNomada fucataBombus terrestris Lasiommata megera Nomada fabriciana Sphecodes monilicornisHylaeus communisNomada goodeniana Lasioglossum leucozonium Callophrys rubi Anthocharis cardaminesSphecodes puncticepsAndrena flavipesAndrena bicolorAndrena haemorrhoaAndrena labiataBombus pratorum Bombus lapidariusBombus humilisAndrena subopacaCoenonympha pamphilus Sphecodes geoffrellus Maniola jurtinaNomada flavaAndrena dorsata Nomada flavoguttata Pieris brassicae Aglais urticae Leptidea sinapis Lasioglossum laevigatum Andrena chrysosceles Lasioglossum pauxillum Andrena nitidaAndrena fulvataHelophilusOsmia brevicornisEupeodes corollaePlatycheirus manicatusPipiza noctilucaPlatycheirus albimanus Episyrphus balteatusApis mellifera

Host relationships

1 species use this plant as a host

Panemeria tenebrata

Other flower visitors

20 other species visit the flowers

Micropterix calthellaEmpis planeticaEmpis nuntiaAnthomyiidae sp. 3Empis cf. picipesColeophora lutareaBombylius venosusGastrophysa polygoni (Linnaeus,1758)Microchrysa politaRhamphomyia longipesScathophaga suillaScathophaga stercorariaCantharis pallidaSiphona cristataEmpis lividaMeligethes aeneusEmpis tessellataPhaonia angelicaePegoplata aestivaDelia platura

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•pollinator_interactions

•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)

•FloraWeb / BfN

•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)

•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)

•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)

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