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Bupleurum rotundifolium L.

thorow-wax (Apiaceae / Umbelliferae)

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Bupleurum rotundifolium was once a common arable weed, but is now extremely rare; its inflorescences are cupped by large bracteoles.

Marsworth (VC24: Buckinghamshire); 2021-07-11

 thorow-wax / Bupleurum rotundifolium: _Bupleurum rotundifolium_ was once a common arable weed, but is now extremely rare; its inflorescences are cupped by large bracteoles.

Bupleurum rotundifolium differs from Bupleurum subovatum in that its leaves are less than twice as long as wide.

Marsworth (VC24: Buckinghamshire); 2021-07-11

 thorow-wax / Bupleurum rotundifolium: _Bupleurum rotundifolium_ differs from _Bupleurum subovatum_ in that its leaves are less than twice as long as wide.

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