Both of these members of the gentian family (Gentianaceae) were in flower near the limestone quarry south of Seaham on the Durham coast today.
The delightful little felwort, Gentianella amarella ..........
......... also known as autumn gentian .......... and
.... yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata, whose leaves are perfoliate - i.e. they have no stalk and the plant stem runs right through the centre of them.
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Those are pretty and I like the white parts of the petals on the second picture.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful wildflowers! It is a treat to red your posts.
ReplyDeleteAutumn gentian is one of my favourites Toffeeapple, although it's not very common here.
ReplyDeleteThanks lotusleaf! Kind regards, Phil
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