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Yellow-wort
Blackstonia perfoliata
Blackstonia perfoliata or more commonly known as the yellow-wort is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae found around the Mediterranean Basin, but extending into northwestern Europe.
From the article Blackstonia perfoliata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Yellow-wort grows 10–50 cm (3.9–19.7 in) tall, with stiff, branching stems. The leaves are glaucous, opposite and entire, the upper ones perfoliate, being united at the base. It bears terminal cymes of bright yellow, stalked flowers, 1–1.5 cm (0.39–0.59 in) across. The calyx is deeply divided into 6–10 linear lobes or sepals, spirally arranged, free or nearly free from each other at the base and shorter than the corolla. The petals number six to ten and form a short tube. There are six to ten adherent stamens and a two-lobed stigma.
What it does
This species is found in chalk or limestone turf and on dunes. It flowers from June to October in Britain where it is widespread but not common. Pathogens affecting B. perfoliata include Peronospora chlorae.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 245746.