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Allseed, Linum radiola Family: Linaceae
Allseed
Linum radiola
(Radiola linoides)

Flowering time: July-August. Annual. Native

Habitat: Damp, infertile ground on sand, peat or gravel; heaths, tracks, dune-slacks and paths.

A small hairless, branched plant (easily overlooked) with clusters of tiny, short-stalked white flowers with four petals. The globose seed capsules are more noticeable than the flowers. Reddish, threadlike stems with opposite, one-veined leaves

Often found with Chaffweed (Anagallis minima)


Allseed, Radiola linoides


Allseed, Radiola linoides
Allseed, Radiola linoides
Studland, Dorset. June 2013

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