WHITE OR WHITISH FLOWERS 



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5. Leaves opposite, stem not 4-sided, plant upright, flowers solitary 

 or few, plant under 1 ft. 



COMMON CHICKWEED (Stellaria media). Pink family. 

 Low plant with spreading stem; flowers terminal; 

 sepals 4-5; petals 4-5, deeply 2 -parted; leaves 

 egg-shaped or oblong, lower with hairy stalks. Damp 

 ground. All year. 



Fig. 29. 



Enchanter's nightshade (Circaea Lutetiana) . 



BROAD-LEAVED SANDWORT (Arenaria lateriflora). Pink 



family. 



Low plant; smooth; flowers solitary or few, 

 lateral and terminal; sepals 4-5; petals 45, 2- 

 lobed; leaves obtusely pointed. Moist places. 

 Spring, early summer. 



FIELD CHICKWEED (Cerastium arvense). Pink family. 

 Low plant; stems ascending or erect, downy or 

 nearly smooth, slender; petals 5, 2-lobed; leaves 

 very narrow. Dry or rocky places. Spring, summer. 



MOUNTAIN SANDWORT (Arenaria Groenlandica) . Pink 



family. 



Ht. few inches ; flowers terminal ; sepals 5 ; petals 

 5, notched; leaves linear. Top of mountains, 

 riverbanks near sea. Early summer. 



