Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia 

thyme-leaved sandwort

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Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia

Description: A generally small annual or biennial plant with small leaves and white flowers of dry and freely-drained soils, dunes, walls, rock faces etc. Generally commoner than the similar subspecies leptoclados. The two subspecies are separated by the shape of the seed capsules.

All names: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia

Distribution Map from NBN: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia. . [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=33695. Accessed on 2026-11-02.