Almost prostrate and rarely growing more than 25 cm high, Sea Mouse-ear is a very sticky little plant which tends to grow more by the sea than inland. Found on sandy ground, old coastal walls and grassland, it bears small white flowers (3–6 mm) which usually have four, notched petals and sepals, with four stamens and styles. These bloom from May to August. It has ovate green leaves and bracts which are without transparent margins, is a native plant and belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family.
I first recorded and photographed this plant at Kinvara, County Galway in 2010.
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