Field madder

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Field Madder

Common name : Field madder

Latin name : Sherardia arvensis

A member of the Bedstraw family (Rubiaceae)

A cluster of leaves surround the stem, and the tiny lilac or pink flowers with four petals, also cluster together at the end of the stems

Often found in arable fields and edges. In Seaford it has also been spotted in a number of grass verges including Edinburgh Road and in pavement cracks in Corsica Road.

growing along the pavement in Corsica Road