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Carl Farmer |
Widespread but not particularly common. In damp places out of reach of grazing and with some shade, including rock ledges in hills, banks of burns and wooded ravines. Flower diameter c 20-45 cm Skye ID: Flower is almost spherical, unlike any other Other features: Root leaves cut to the base into five lobes, each in turn divided into three lobes, and these deeply toothed. Stem leaves even more deeply cut, with narrower segments. Root leaves quite high off the ground, on very long ascending stalks. Flower globe is made up of 10 sepals, which have taken over the function of petals in attracting insects. The actual petals are narrow and hidden inside the globe. |
