Sharp-leaved Fluellen
Sharp-leaved Fluellen - Kickxia elatine
Description
Low to short, often prostrate, rather slender, hairy or stickily hairy plant. Stems branched from the base, Leaves oval to arrow shaped, pointed, stalked. Flowers yellowish to bluish with a violet-purple upper lip, solitary on long stalks from the base of the leaves.
Habitat
Arable land and cultivated places.
When to see it
Flowers July to October.
Life History
Annual.
UK Status
Infrequent and rather local, mainly in southern Britain though reaching as far north as Cumbria.
VC55 Status
Scarce in Leicestershire and Rutland and restricted in range. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 12 of the 617 tetrads.
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