Photographs: Co. Waterford

Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia Gaineamhlus féitheach Family: Caryophyllaceae Flowering April - July. Annual. Native. Small white flowers with 5 undivided petals and sepals with membraneous margins, 2x longer than the petals. Leaves with 3 unbranched veins. A slightly downy plant with slender stems to 25cm. Occasional in slightly acidic moist woods and on shady hedgebanks. Scattered distribution in Ireland but less frequent in the west Similar: Chickweed, Stellaria media

Three-nerved Sandwort, Moehringia trinervia, Gaineamhlus féitheach