Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Stellaria palustris Retz

Marsh Stitchwort

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Stellaria palustris

Description: The 'headquarters' of this species in Northern Ireland are around Lough Erne, but there is an isolated population at Lough Keelan in Co. Down. It grows in base-rich fens around lakes.

All names: Stellaria palustris Retz; Stellaria dilleniana Moench, non Leers; Stellaria glauca With.

Distribution Map from NBN: Stellaria palustris at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Stellaria palustris at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Stellaria palustris. Retz. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3036. Accessed on 2026-11-02.