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Plant ID please

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Terrazzo · 15/07/2021 14:12

This tiny flower is in our lawn and I’d like to know what it is. Plant ID app says slender speedwell, but that has 4 round petals instead of these 5 pointy ones.

Thanks

Plant ID please
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longtompot · 15/07/2021 16:32

Just saw your post on the other plant ID post so thought I'd take a look. Is it possibly this! shireplants.co.uk/pratia-pedunculata/

Terrazzo · 15/07/2021 20:51

Oh thank you. You could be right. The ones we have are tiny and part of the grass 🤷🏻‍♀️

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MereDintofPandiculation · 16/07/2021 11:40

You're right about the speedwell - all the speedwells have 4 petals. Shows once again that plant apps should only ever be taken as a starting point, not as the definitive answer.

That's not any of the small white wild flowers that I would expect to turn up in a lawn, so Pratia is a good suggestion. But you will need to check that the leaves match too. A ring of 5 white petals is quite a common design amongst flowers Grin

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