Thymeleaf Sandwort
Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)
▲▼young plants in spring
▲▼ young plants in spring
▲▼ mature, flowering plants
▲▼ flowers
▲ mature plant with very open growth habit and fruit pods visible
Thymeleaf Sandwort:
· a cool-season annual or biennial weed that has opposite, triangular/egg-shaped leaves with pointed tips, sprawling growth habit and 5-petaled white flowers
· similar to common chickweed in the Caryophyllaceae (Pink) family
· leaves are smaller, more sparse, and flower petals without deep lobe/notch of common chickweed
· tends to flower later into summer than common chickweed