Bath Wildlife Sightings
Cerastium semidecandrum (Little Mouse-ear), Bath Riverside, ST7464
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Quantity
Abundant
Locality
Bath Riverside
Habitat
Ridge of short thin turf by petrol station
Environmental Conditions
Sunny
Grid Reference
ST740648
Other Information
A very small annual but in such large quantities to dominate the turf. A more informative name is 'Scarious Mouse-ear', Scarious means papery and refers to the little bracts just below the flower stalks. They can just be seen in the close-up. Rarely seen in urban Bath although it does grow in a few places in hill-top pastures around the city.
Recorded by
Rob Randall
Identified by
Rob Randall
