Thursday, 29 May 2014

Mind-your-own-business

The title of this post is not intended to deter people from reading it, but rather to introduce a wild flower.  The plant is quite common and can be found in many damp places.  It is an introduced plant, originally from the Western Mediterranean islands.  We have a large patch in our garden that sprawls around the water butt, but until it was pointed out to me, I didn't realize that it has flowers.  The flowers are so small that you need a hand lens to see them.  They are even small in relation to the tiny leaves of the plant.  It is in the same family as the nettle - Urticaceae.
Mind-your-own-business - Soleirolia soleirolii

The flower

Male flower in its full glory

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