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Stellaria
sessiliflora, a perennial herb, occurs in damp places,
like spaces on mountain rivers; stems crawl on the ground, and
upper parts slope upward to 20- 40 cm in height. Leaves are
yellow-green, of opposite phyllotaxis, in the shape of a broad
ovate leaf. 1- 3.5 cm in length, with bases somewhat cordate;
surfaces with no hairs, and the backsides have some
micritrichias on veins. Around 1cm across, white flowers come at
the apexes of stalks that emerge from the axils. As each of the
five petals deepens, they appear 10-petalled. Bloom time:
May-July.
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