Common name:
Three-nerved sandwort
Family:
Scientific name:
Moehringia trinervia
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the British Isles; least common in western Ireland and northern Scotland
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Woodland and scrub, on rich soils
Flowers:
Five undivided white petals and five pointed green sepals, with silvery margins and a downy hair covering. Sepals are about twice as long as the petals. Flowers are small, around 5 mm across. Pedicels and stems are also downy
Leaves:
Ovate, relatively broad, with three (less often five) veins. Margins are ciliate
Season:
May to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
