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Lady's Bedstraw |
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Galium verum |
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Carl Farmer |
Uncommon on Skye, found on roadsides, sand dunes and grassland. Flower diameter c 2.5-4 mm Skye ID: Leaves in whorls of about 8-12, yellow flowers. If no flowers, can be told from other Bedstraws by leaves having downturned margins. Other features: Stems have no prickles on angles. Leaves dark green above, pale beneath. |
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Carl Farmer |
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Carl Farmer |
| Plant in unripe fruit. Ripe fruit is black. |