Common name:
Coral necklace
Family:
Scientific name:
Illecebrum verticillatum
Main flower color:
Range:
Mainly in the New Forest, Hampshire
Height:
A few cm - a prostrate species
Habitat:
Damp hollows and pond margins; on sandy, acidic soils
Flowers:
In whorled clusters of up to 12 at the leaf nodes, from the base of the stem to the tip. Flowers are formed of five thick white sepals, bristle-tipped and sometimes pinkish at the apex, five tiny petals and five stamens
Leaves:
Opposite, ovate, small - around 5 mm long, but relatively thick. Stems and leaves are often reddish
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
