Common name:
Allseed flax
Family:
Scientific name:
Radiola linoides
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of the British Isles, especially in the southwest and south
Height:
Between 2 and 8 cm
Habitat:
Damp places, usually coastal, and often on acid, peaty soils
Flowers:
Tiny, only 2 mm in diameter; four white petals, and four similar-length green sepals. In forked clusters
Fruit:
Globular capsules, 1 mm across
Leaves:
Opposite, ovate, one-veined, up to 3 mm long
Season:
July to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
