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Carl Farmer |
Very rare, on damp limestone cliff ledges Leaf-blade c 1.5-5 cm across. Flowers c 8-14 mm diameter. Style 7-10 mm. Does not often flower in our area; have no flower pictures yet. Skye ID: In flower told from the other Wintergreens by the style being very obviously curved; the other species have it straight. For general appearance of the flowers see the other Wintergreen species, but this one has the flowers much more open and less bell-shaped. With leaves only, as our plants usually are, it can't be described in such a way as to rule out the leaves of all other plant species, but these pictures give some idea. The leaf-stalk is generally longer than the blade, which is somewhat glossy. Other features: Like the other Wintergreens, it feeds off decaying vegetable matter as well as obtaining nutrients in the normal way. Flowers white with group of 10 orange stamens in centre, flower-spikes not one-sided. |
