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Thyme-leaved Sandwort - Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia

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Thyme-leaved Sandwort Thyme-leaved Sandwort - Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia dylan The Dumps 15 Sep 2021, 4:58 p.m. 28 Jun 2021, 4:07 p.m.
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Thyme-leaved Sandwort - Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia dylan The Dumps 15 Sep 2021, 4:58 p.m. 28 Jun 2021, 4:08 p.m.
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Thyme-leaved Sandwort - Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia dylan The Dumps 15 Sep 2021, 4:58 p.m. 28 Jun 2021, 4:08 p.m.
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Thyme-leaved Sandwort - Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia dylan The Dumps 15 Sep 2021, 4:58 p.m. 28 Jun 2021, 4:08 p.m.

Species Description

Common and widespread in the South from Norwich to Cornwall, South of Birmingham, North-eastern and lowland Western England, Southern and coastal Scotland. Elsewhere it is scattered and local. Habitat includes: Ant-hills, chalk / limestone downland, sand dunes, sandy and gravelly places, rabbit warrens, arable fields, roadside verges, railways, quarries, rock ledges, walls, spoil-tips, wasteland. Growing habit: Winter (sometimes summer) Annual (rarely) Biennial.