Thymeleaf Sandwort

Arenaria serpyllifolia L.

Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)

young plants in spring ▲▼

Thymeleaf Sandwort:  (pp. 202-203, Weeds of the Northeast—not in Weeds of the Great Plains)

·         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