ID please - Tiny purple/white flower

Hobjob · #1 (**permalink**) 31-05-2011, 11:16 AM

Found amongst growing green grass on side of path that leads from sluice back to Visitor centre at Minsmere. i.e. not as dry as rest of Coastal Suffolk this year.

2cm high

Flowers 4 mm across.

Damned if I can find it in the books but feel I should know it

Keying it out went wrong as usual.

Dorts · #2 (**permalink**) 31-05-2011, 11:55 AM

Hi Hobjob. It's Sea Milkwort - Glaux maritima. Quite common around our coasts.
Dorts.

Hobjob · #3 (**permalink**) 31-05-2011, 06:09 PM

Thanks Dorts

I rejected this as the pictures all suggested a much more open flower 'petals' (sepals) - perhaps the relative dryness and shade from grass was responsible.

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Originally Posted by Dorts