Common Whitlowgrass - Erophila verna
Description
Very variable, low, slightly hairy plant, sometimes overwintering; stems leafless. Leaves lanceolate to elliptical, toothed in a basal rosette, and covered in sparse, often bifurcated, hairs. Flowers white, 3 to 5 mm, the petals deeply cleft. Fruit narrow, elliptical.
Habitat
Stony places, pathways, sandy ground.
When to see it
March to May.
Life History
Annual.
UK Status
Common throughout most of Britain but seems to be scarcer in the south west.
VC55 Status
Common and probably under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 143 of the 617 tetrads.
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Graham Calow
Sapcote - 27 February 2009 -
Ron.stevens
Waste Ground - 13 April 2012 -
Graham Calow
Sapcote - 27 March 2006 -
David Nicholls
County Hall - 29 February 2012
Leicestershire & Rutland
UK Map
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