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Upland Enchanter's Nightshade |
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Circaea x intermedia |
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Carl Farmer |
Fairly frequent in shaded upland areas, usually woods or scrub, sometimes rock crevices as in pic on left. Flowers c 6-9 mm long including calyx and stamens. Leaves 3-8 cm. Height 15-40 cm. Skye ID: Unmistakable in flower, apart from possible confusion with Enchanter's Nightshade. Most reliable differences are:
Other features: This plant is the hybrid between Enchanter's Nightshade and Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade, the latter being very rare in Britain and not known from Skye. It's remarkable how the hybrid manages to exist in so many places where one parent is absent. |
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Carl Farmer |