This native, pretty, star like flower was photographed in a hedgerow in Kilteevan. It has five white petals, each of which is split half-way.. This often gives the appearance of 10 petals.

Greater Stitchwort is beneficial to many flying insects, including bees and butterflies when are in search of nectar during the spring. It is also the food plant of several moths.

This plant was once used as a herbal remedy for a stitch (the pain sometimes felt in the side during exercise), hence the name ‘stitchwort’.

Lesser Stitchwort is similar but smaller.

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