 Photo © Patrick Butler |
Common on moorland and coastal cliffs Flower diameter c 1.2-2 mm, berries c 4-10 mm ID: (E nigrum agg) 6 separate (not joined at base) pink petals/sepals. Leaf-margins rolled under to almost meet below. Also unmistakable in fruit if looks like these pictures. (E nigrum sensu stricto) Leaves 3-4 times as long as broad, not 2-3 times. Young twigs red, not green. Flowers almost always male or female rather than hermaphrodite. Puts out new roots around edges of tuft. Other features: Forms large clumps which often hang down over rock faces. |
