- Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia - thyme-leaved sandwort - Caryophyllaceae
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(Map updated: March 2008)
A generally small annual or biennial plant with small leaves and white flowers of dry and freely-drained soils, dunes, walls, rock faces etc. Generally commoner than the similar subspecies leptoclados. The two subspecies are separated by the shape of the seed capsules.
All names: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia
NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database