Common name:
Bastard toadflax
Family:
Scientific name:
Thesium humifusum
Main flower color:
Range:
South and southeast England
Height:
A few cm - grows along the ground, with stems of up to 20 cm
Habitat:
Short grassland, on chalk soils
Flowers:
Five triangular white petals, the margins of which have a pair of tiny lobes or teeth towards the base, around a greenish centre with five stamens and a spherical stigma. Below are five triangular sepals. Occasionally flower parts are in fours rather than fives
Leaves:
Linear to narrowly ovate, yellowish-green, up to 15 mm long, with a faint midvein
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
