Common name:
Hutchinsia
Family:
Scientific name:
Hornungia petraea
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered locations across England and Wales, including the Yorkshire Moors and the Mendips
Height:
Up to 15 cm
Habitat:
Sandy, calcareous locations, and limestone rocks
Flowers:
Tiny, at most 2 mm in across, with four greenish-white petals. Arranged in an open, elongated cluster at the top of the stem branches
Fruit:
Hemispherical; a flat upper surface, curved below, held at right angles to the stem on stalks about twice as long
Leaves:
Pinnately divided into small segments; at the base (stalked) and along the stems (sessile)
Season:
March to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
