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Sabulina verna (L.) Rchb.

spring sandwort (Caryophyllaceae)

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Synonym | Minuartia verna (L.) Hiern

Sabulina verna is a chiefly Alpine species found in lime-rich uplands, particularly in northern England and North Wales.

Snowdon (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2007-06-01

 spring sandwort / Sabulina verna: _Sabulina verna_ is a chiefly Alpine species found in lime-rich uplands, particularly in northern England and North Wales.

The flowers of Sabulina verna have longer petals than sepals, unlike our other Sabulina species.

Snowdon (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2007-06-01

 spring sandwort / Sabulina verna: The flowers of _Sabulina verna_ have longer petals than sepals, unlike our other _Sabulina_ species.

Sabulina verna ‘var. gerardii’, a dwarfed form found on the Lizard.

Kynance Cove (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2016-07-18

 spring sandwort / Sabulina verna: _Sabulina verna_ ‘var. _gerardii_’, a dwarfed form found on the Lizard.

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