Three-nerved Sandwort | Hainault Forest

Three-nerved Sandwort

Moehringia trinervia

TQ4793 23/04/2018 ©Raymond Small

A low-growing annual found in shaded woodland during May and June. Instead of one central vein the oval leaves have 3-5 distinct veins. Its white flowers (4-7mm across) have five unnotched petals that are about half as long as the hairy-edged sepals.

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