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Biglad
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June 2022
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Morning all,
This is a new one in my front garden. Anybody able to identify?
East Lancs
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NutcrackerSouthSomerset
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June 2022
Looks like Common mouse ear chickweed, grows in my lawn....
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JennyJ
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June 2022
We call it furry chickweed here. Grows anywhere and everywhere if you let it seed.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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Silver surfer
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June 2022
JennyJ
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We call it furry chickweed here. Grows anywhere and everywhere if you let it seed.
Brilliant. Thank you Jenny.
I know Stellaria media...common name chickweed . It grows everywhere here and Wales and it is not hairy. I searched other Stellaria with no joy.
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Genus:
Stellaria
Species:
S. media
Cerastium glomeratum ....common name sticky mouse ear fits perfectly.
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Genus:
Cerastium
Species:
C. glomeratum
I have never seen it. Must look.
https://www.uksouthwest.net/wildflowers/caryophyllaceae/cerastium-glomeratum.html
http://www.science.halleyhosting.com/nature/DesertSW/5/pink/cerastium/glomeratum.html
Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
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I know Stellaria media...common name chickweed . It grows everywhere here and Wales and it is not hairy. I searched other Stellaria with no joy.
Cerastium glomeratum ....common name sticky mouse ear fits perfectly.
I have never seen it. Must look.
https://www.uksouthwest.net/wildflowers/caryophyllaceae/cerastium-glomeratum.html
http://www.science.halleyhosting.com/nature/DesertSW/5/pink/cerastium/glomeratum.html