Common name:
Water chickweed
Family:
Scientific name:
Myosoton aquaticum
Main flower color:
Range:
England, Wales and the southern edge of Scotland
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Streambanks, damp grassland, wet woodland
Flowers:
Up to 15 mm in diameter, with five white petals, divided almost to the base, and five shorter, spreading green sepals, covered, like the stalks and stems, with sticky, glandular hairs. At the centre are ten stamens, topped by purple anthers, and five styles
Leaves:
Opposite, ovate, with ciliate margins and pointed tips
Season:
June to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
