Arenaria serpyllifolia

Common Name: 
thymeleaf sandwort
Scientific Name: 
Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
Family Name: 
Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced annual or winter annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
ascending or sprawling to upright when flowering, multiple from base and branching infrequently, round, fine dense pubescence
Growth Habit of Thymeleaf Sandwort
Growth Habit of Thymeleaf Sandwort
Growth Habit of Thymeleaf Sandwort
Growth Habit of Thymeleaf Sandwort
Leaves
opposite, broadly ovate, sessile, entire, sharp pointed, small widely spaced along the stems
Leaves of Thymeleaf Sandwort
Flowers
5-petaled, white, long thin stalk, petals not notched and shorter than sepals, axillary singular and terminal branched clusters
Flowers of Thymeleaf Sandwort
Flowers of Thymeleaf Sandwort