Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Lesser Stitchwort
Stellaria graminea
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Herbaceous, Ground cover
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 0.50 m high × 0.20 m wide
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves
- Functions
- Pollinator plant
- Edibility
- 3 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
The leaves and shoots of this plant can be used in salads or lightly cooked as a vegetable. It is best to harvest young shoots in the spring to summer period.