Status
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Identification
- Flowers from April to June
- Can occur in extensive stands forming a carpet of green
- Solitary white flowers with pink-purple veins
- Distinctive trifoliate leaves
- Each leaflet is heart-shaped and folds up in the late
afternoon or when it rains
Habitat
Woodland, hedgerows and among damp mossy rocks. Occurs in
shady moist ground
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2025
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How can you help
This species is included in our spring flowering plants project. If you see the species please submit your sighting. All information is very valuable.
Full list of
species included in the spring flowering plants project:
- Bluebell
- Common Dog-violet
- Cowslip
- Early Dog-violet
- Early-purple Orchid
- Lady’s smock (Cuckooflower)
- Lesser Celandine
- Lords-and Ladies
- Primrose
- Toothwort
- Wild Garlic
- Winter Heliotrope
- Wood Anemone
- Wood Sorrel
- Coltsfoot
- Three-cornered Garlic
Further information
This species is included in
the spring flowering plants project which is a collaboration between the
National Biodiversity Data Centre and the BSBI. It is hoped we can collect
valuable data to improve our knowledge of the current distribution of some
common plants. All data will be fully validated by both partners before loading
to Biodiversity Maps and being made available to the BSBI.