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Sea Plantain |
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Plantago maritima |
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Carl Farmer |
Very common on the shore, both among rocks and forming a saltmarsh turf. Also frequent inland, on road edges and in rocky ground, or sometimes on open moorland. Flowers c 3 mm long. Flower-spike normally 2-6 cm. Skye ID: Leaves linear, fleshy, channelled, at least 3-veined, not or only slightly toothed. Other features: Stamens pale yellow. |
 Photo ©
Carl Farmer |
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Carl Farmer |
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Saltmarsh covered with Sea Plantain. About the only other plant present is Sea Aster, whose flowers are showing above the sward here and there. |
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| Post-flowering plant in natural rock crevice (this is not a wall!) high in the hills | ||