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Asperula cynanchica L.

squinancywort (Rubiaceae)

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Asperula cynanchia is a slender plant of chalk and limestone downland or sand dunes, in England, South Wales and western Ireland.

Coombe Hill (VC24: Buckinghamshire); 2016-07-04

 squinancywort / Asperula cynanchica: _Asperula cynanchia_ is a slender plant of chalk and limestone downland or sand dunes, in England, South Wales and western Ireland.

The flowers of Asperula cynanchica are white or pinkish, with 4 slightly ragged petals bending outwards.

Hartslock (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-07-06

 squinancywort / Asperula cynanchica: The flowers of _Asperula cynanchica_ are white or pinkish, with 4 slightly ragged petals bending outwards.

Fruiting branch

Hartslock (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-07-06

 squinancywort / Asperula cynanchica: Fruiting branch

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