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Sagina apetala Ard.

annual pearlwort (Caryophyllaceae)

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Very widespreadSlight tendencySE
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Sagina apetala is a diminutive annual plant, similar to Sagina filicaulis, but with the sepals tightly closed around the mature capsules.

Middleton Stoney (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2018-05-09

 annual pearlwort / Sagina apetala: _Sagina apetala_ is a diminutive annual plant, similar to _Sagina filicaulis_, but with the sepals tightly closed around the mature capsules.

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