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Carl Farmer |
Common in grassland and woods, also in scree slopes. Height c 25-50 cm. Flower diameter c 9-12 mm Skye ID: Flowers in spikes arising from leaf axils. Leaves hairy, unstalked or with stalk < 5 mm. Flower-stalks at least as long as the bract at their base, and at least as long as the calyx. The two lines of hairs up the stem are nearly always present and are enough on their own to ID the plant, but in deep shade the stem is sometimes equally hairy all round. Other features: Leaves well-toothed. Fruit-capsule shorter than calyx. Flowers normally bright blue with white eye, as in pic on left, but occasionally a mauvish colour. |
