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Water Avens |
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Geum rivale |
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Common in marshy ground and beside burns. Flower diameter c 15 mm Skye ID: Deep pink sepals, pale pinkish petals, sometimes yellow-tinged but more pink than yellow. Stipules very small compared to Wood Avens, about 5 mm long. Other features: Flower nodding, but erect in fruit. Longer stipules and yellower flowers denote hybridisation with Wood Avens. |
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| Left: Flower held up to show inside Above: Fruit, naturally upright
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| Upper stem leaf, not compound | Lower stem leaf, trefoil |
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