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Carl Farmer |
Frequent in marshy places or beside burns, generally in more lowland habitats than M secunda. Flower diameter c 4-10 mm Skye ID: Hairs on calyx appressed, not spreading or hooked. Petals slightly notched at tip. Ripe fruit has stalks 1-2 x as long as calyx (look at lowest ones in spike). Calyx teeth less than half length of calyx when flowering, each tooth forming a more or less equilateral triangle. Other features: Stem hairs appressed above, may be spreading or appressed below. Tends to have larger flowers than the other two watery forgetmenots (M secunda and M laxa). These 3 all have appressed calyx-hairs; the other 3 Skye forgetmenots have crisped calyx-hairs and are found in drier places. |
