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Carl Farmer |
Rare or possibly extinct in Skye. On sandy shores. Flower diameter c 5-9 mm Skye ID: Leaves and bracts tipped with sharp spines. Flowers with 5 narrow whitish petals, solitary, unstalked, with sharp leaf-like bracts at base, becoming fruit like that shown on left. Other features: Most of the spiny things in the picture are flower-bracts, the leaves are similar but long and narrow. |
