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Illecebrum verticillatum L.

coral necklace (Caryophyllaceae)

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Illecebrum verticillatum grows in damp, open sand in Cornwall, the New Forest and near Crowthorne (VC22: Berkshire).

Brockenhurst (VC11: South Hampshire); 2008-06-07

 coral necklace / Illecebrum verticillatum: _Illecebrum verticillatum_ grows in damp, open sand in Cornwall, the New Forest and near Crowthorne (VC22).

The most conspicuous part of the flowers clustered in the leaf-axils are the white, fine-pointed sepals.

Denny Lodge (VC11: South Hampshire); 2018-09-06

 coral necklace / Illecebrum verticillatum: The most conspicuous part of the flowers clustered in the leaf-axils are the white, fine-pointed sepals.

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