Common name:
Water blinks
Family:
Scientific name:
Montia fontana
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the British Isles
Height:
A few cm - forms low mats. Stems are up to 50 cm long
Habitat:
Short grassland, exposed slopes, woodland, fields - usually damp places, sometimes partially submerged
Flowers:
Tiny - around 2 mm in diameter, with five white petals and two small green sepals, in pairs or groups of three
Leaves:
Opposite, hairless, ovate, fleshy, light green, up to 2 cm long
Season:
May to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
