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Carl Farmer |
Common on moorland. Height c 8-15 cm. Flower c 2-2.5 cm long ID: Upper (hooded) petal has 2 small teeth near top, no others lower down. 5-angled calyx has 4 leafy lobes, not 2. Other features: Plant is shorter than Marsh Lousewort and less upright in growth. Plants with a hairy calyx are ssp hibernica; those with a hairless one are ssp sylvatica. The former only seems to occur in the far west, while the latter is found throughout the area. The predominant form in parts of Rannoch Moor and Glencoe has white flowers. |
