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Sue Watkins |
Abundant on sea shores. Also occasional in mountains. Flowerheads (made up of several flowers) up to 2.5 cm in diameter, individual flowers c 8 mm ID: Flowers pink, with 5 petals. Leaves linear, all from base. Brown sheath extends some 2.5 cm down stem from flowerhead. Other features: Turns large areas of shore pink in May, but odd flowers continue to appear until October. |
