Common name:
Crosswort
Family:
Scientific name:
Cruciata laevipes
Main flower color:
Range:
England, Wales and the southern half of Scotland
Height:
Up to 50 cm
Habitat:
Grassland, open woodland, verges, hedgebanks, mostly on calcareous soils
Flowers:
Tiny, yellow, four-petalled, in whorled clusters just above the upper leaf nodes and at the top of the stem. The leaves are longer than the flower clusters
Leaves:
Ovate to elliptical, hairy, up to 25 mm long, with a midvein and one pair of parallel side veins. In whorls of four along the square stems, which are covered by long, spreading hairs
Season:
April to June
Rarity:
★★★★★
