Irish wildflowers
Photos: Co. Waterford and Co. Wexford |
Lesser Chickweed Stellaria pallida Family: Caryophyllaceae Flowering March - May. Annual. Introduced. Small white flowers, but the petals are sometimes absent. The sepals are 2-3x longer than petals, hairless or slightly downy, and the seed capsules are slightly longer than the calyx. A slender, yellowish-green plant with branched, sprawling growth. Occasional on open, well-drained waste and cultivated ground, on dunes and among shingle. Mainly recorded from east and south-east Ireland. Identified by Paul Green, BSBI Similar: Chickweed, Stellaria media |
Lesser Chickweed, Stellaria pallida
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