Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Annual Pearlwort, Sagina apetala, Mongán lom
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Annual Pearlwort
Sagina apetala
Mongán lom
Family: Caryophyllaceae

Flowering time: May-July. Annual. Native.

Tiny flowers, usually with 4 sepals, the petals minute or absent. Small pointed leaves on lax, ascending stems, not forming central leaf rosette. Leaves end abruptly in slender, bristle-like points (awns). Height 3-10cm.

Frequent on dry bare ground, sand, gravel, pavements and paths.

Similar: Procumbent Pearlwort, Sagina procumbens

Annual Pearlwort, Sagina apetala, Mongán lom

Annual Pearlwort, Sagina apetala, Mongán lom
Annual Pearlwort, Sagina apetala, Mongán lom

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