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Carl Farmer |
Occasional on stony places in mountains Tepals and fruit c 2.5-3 mm long. Stems c 6-20 cm long. Leaves c 1-2 mm wide. Skye ID: Typical woodrush leaves, grass-like with scattered long white hairs, mostly in a basal tuft. Flowers/fruits in dense clusters, the clusters arranged, with minimal stalks, along the main axis, not radiating from almost a single point or grouped into a rounded conglomeration. Overall effect is spike-like. Other features: Tepals dark brown. Stems droop at tip, spike usually pointing somewhat downward of horizontal when mature. |
