Stellaria holostea - Greater Stitchwort - (Caryophyllaceae)

This wildflower is widespread throughout the UK and can also be found in northern and central European countries, too.

Greater stitchwort

Like its relative the Lesser Stitchwort, the Greater Stitchwort does not appreciate waterlogged situations, and so in some of the wettest areas it is mainly confined to slopes. Elsewhere it is one of the most abundant of spring flowers.

Greater stitchwort begins flowering in late March and continues through to the end of June and sometimes well into July. The blooms are typically 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter.

Hedgerow flowers, including greater stitchwort

This straggly white-flowered perennial makes quite a show in hedgerows when it is interspersed with Red Campion and Bluebells in late spring.

The pictures on this page were taken in Pembrokeshire in West Wales in April .