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Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles
Saussurea alpina is a shy-flowering Arctic–Alpine plant of base-rich mountains; it is widespread in Scotland but rare elsewhere.
Stob Coire Sgrìodain (VC97: West Inverness); 2020-07-21 |
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Saussurea alpina is related to thistles, but lacks their spiny leaves and has blunt phyllaries; its flowers are blue, but the pappus hairs are pure white.
Stob Coire Sgrìodain (VC97: West Inverness); 2020-07-21 |
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All images copyright © Christopher J. Dixon unless otherwise indicated.
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