Corn Spurrey- introduced (*Spergula arvensis)

Family: Caryophyllaceae (Chickweed, Carnation family).

Occurrence: Uncommon.

Identification:

• it is a herb
• the leaves are narrow (less than 1mm wide) and grow in clusters from the stem joints
• the flower stalks are sharply bent back after flowering
• the flowers are white.

The sharply bent-back flower stalks make this a distinctive plant.