White flower for ID please

Pete Collins · #1 (**permalink**) 13-05-2009, 12:29 PM

This is bugging me - I've a strong feeling I should know this flower, but I can't for the life of me remember what it is!

It was on chalky soil in a beech wood in the Chilterns on Monday.

Thanks.

treecreeper · #2 (**permalink**) 13-05-2009, 12:51 PM

I'm pretty sure that's three-veined sandwort, Moehingia Trinervia. The flash has washed out the foreground but you can see the strong 3-venation on some of the leaves in the background.

Pete Collins · #3 (**permalink**) 13-05-2009, 04:13 PM

Thanks treecreeper!

I'm really annoyed with myself now!

When I saw this plant on my walk on Monday, I was sure it was something common I'd seen many times before, so I just took a 'record shot' to remind myself that I'd seen it on that day's walk, rather than make sure I got some decent shots for identification purposes. But when I got home, I still couldn't remember what it was and couldn't find anything straightaway in my flower books. Some type of Sandwort was the nearest I could find.