Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Gaineamhlus tíme
Photographs: Derrynane. Co. Kerry

Thyme-leaved Sandwort
Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Gaineamhlus tíme
Family: Caryophyllaceae

Flowering time: May-August. Annual. Native.

Small 5-petalled white flowers, sepals longer than undivided petals. Seed capsule flask-shaped with broad base and narrow neck. The unstalked, pointed leaves are small, downy and oval. Bushy growth, height 3-20cm

Found on walls, bare limestone or sandy soils and gravelled rides in conifer plantations.

Similar: Slender Sandwort, A. serpyllifolia subsp. leptoclados. Slender plant, capsule straight-sided.

Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Gaineamhlus tíme

Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Gaineamhlus tíme
Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Gaineamhlus tíme

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