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Photo © Carl Farmer
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Locally frequent in woods and scrub. Flower diameter c 10-12 mm. Fruit c 6-8 mm. Skye ID: Differs from other wild and garden cherries in having flowers in long cylindrical spikes. Other features: Flower-spikes held at various angles, often drooping. Leaves have 2 glands where stalk joins blade, and often have a tuft of hairs where each vein meets the midrib, but are otherwise hairless. Fruit a black berry, enjoyed by birds who help disperse the seeds. |
