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Aphanes australis Rydb.

slender parsley-piert (Rosaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencyE
Plant Atlas 2020
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Synonym | Aphanes microcarpa (Boiss. & Reut.) Rothm.

Aphanes australis is very similar to Aphanes arvensis, but typically grows in more acidic and less fertile areas.

Newborough (VC52: Anglesey); 2019-06-23

 slender parsley-piert / Aphanes australis: _Aphanes australis_ is very similar to _Aphanes arvensis_, but typically grows in more acidic and less fertile areas.

Aphanes australis has proportionally longer lobes on the fruiting stipules than Aphanes arvensis, and convergent rather than spreading calyx-teeth.

Largiebaan (VC101: Kintyre); 2019-09-06

 slender parsley-piert / Aphanes australis: _Aphanes australis_ has proportionally longer lobes on the fruiting stipules than _Aphanes arvensis_, and convergent rather than spreading calyx-teeth.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne