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Scientific name:

Sibbaldia procumbens

Vernacular name:

Sibbaldia


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Sibbaldia

Scientific name: Sibbaldia procumbens L.

Diagnostic features
Leaves in basal rosette with obovate-obtriangular leaflets mostly with 3 apical teeth.
Flowering stems 1-5cm, procumbent to ascending.
Flowers densely clustered, c.5mm across.
Petals absent or 5, 1.5-2mm, pale yellow.

Chromosome number: (2n=14).

Habitat
Native; grassy and rocky slopes and rock-crevices above 470m.

Distribution
Frequent in Central & North Scotland, Westmorland record probably an error.

This species is keyed out on Page 2227: Alchemilla & Sibbaldia; on Page 2305: Sibbaldia & Potentilla; and on Page 2771: Sibbaldia (Rosaceae) & Ranunculaceae in the Text Key.

Sibbaldia procumbens (Sibbaldia)
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