Photos: © Doug McGrady

You may miss this lovely native plant as you walk through open woods or along gravelly shores. Its weak stems carry opposite egg-shaped leaves ½-1 inch long and one to several 5-petalled white flowers ¼-½ inches wide. The plant ranges from two to ten inches tall.

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Botanical Name: Moehringia lateriflora
Common Name: blunt-leaved grove-sandwort
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
Habitat: open woods or gravelly shores

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