Skye Flora

Field Madder


Sherardia arvensis

 

Sherardia arvensis

Photo © David Fenwick
Wild Flowers of the Plymouth area
(3 Aug 2004 Plymouth)

Rare arable weed

Flower diameter c 4-5 mm

Skye ID: Leaves in whorls like other members of the family, generally 4-6 leaves to a whorl.  Flowers pink, mauve or blue.  In all other Skye members of the family the flowers are white or yellow.

Other features: Flowers are in small heads with leaf-like bracts around them.

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Sherardia arvensis

Photo © David Fenwick
Wild Flowers of the Plymouth area
(3 Aug 2004 Plymouth)


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