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Adoxa moschatellina L.

moschatel (Adoxaceae)

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Adoxa moschatellina grows in moderately base-rich woodlands across most of Great Britain and at one site near Belfast (VCH39: Antrim).

Blockley (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2009-03-29

 moschatel / Adoxa moschatellina: _Adoxa moschatellina_ grows in moderately base-rich woodlands across most of Great Britain and at one site near Belfast (VCH39).

For a brief time in spring, Adoxa moschatellina can form large carpets, before other species overgrow it.

Blockley (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2009-03-29

 moschatel / Adoxa moschatellina: For a brief time in spring, _Adoxa moschatellina_ can form large carpets, before other species overgrow it.

The inflorescence of Adoxa moschatellina is a unique setting of four 5-parted flowers arranged in a square around the top of stem, with a single terminal 4-parted flower.

Shotover (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2008-04-22

 moschatel / Adoxa moschatellina: The inflorescence of _Adoxa moschatellina_ is a unique setting of four 5-parted flowers arranged in a square around the top of stem, with a single terminal 4-parted flower.

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