Common name:
Thyme-leaf sandwort
Family:
Scientific name:
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Main flower color:
Range:
All across the UK
Height:
Up to 20 cm
Habitat:
Fields, waste ground, calcareous grassland, rocky places
Flowers:
Up to 7 mm in diameter, with five ovate, white, undivided petals, non-overlapping, and five longer, pointed green sepals
Leaves:
Small (up to 5 mm in length), ovate, opposite, closely-spaced, covered with short hairs. Concentrated along the lower half of the stems
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
