Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 53.
Ã…ngermanland, 22/05/1732, ¶194:
‘Stellaria’ [Water Starwort] with its long oval leaves was growing in the pools. Those who make a distinction between it and ‘Stellaria foliis ovalibus’ are very much mistaken for the only difference is one of age. The lower leaves, produced last year and still quite healthy with ripe seen in the axils, were ovate.