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Carl Farmer |
Not native to Britain but often bird-sown. Occasional on cliffs and rocky slopes, usually near the sea. An invasive pest species in some places, obliterating the native flora of a rock outcrop. Flower diameter c 10-12 mm. Fruit c 6-10 mm long. Leaves 7-15 mm long. ID: Leaves more than twice as long as broad, less than 15 mm long and broadest above the middle. Other features: Low shrub, carpeting in exposed situations, a bit more bushy in sheltered places, but not at all tree-like, nor having all the branches in the same plane like C horizontalis (a common garden species which has leaves broadest in middle and also occurs as an escape). Fruit in pic on left is not in good condition! - hope to get better one soon. |
