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Another purple plant to identify

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:09 am
by RachelMC
This plant was photographed on the Earl's Eye Meadows In Chester and sent to the Friends of the Meadows, but we can't identify it. My guess is a type of scabious?

Can anyone help, please? Thanks!
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Re: Another purple plant to identify

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:05 pm
by Graeme
This is Trifolium pratense, Red Clover. You can see the little pea flowers in the head. Scabious has more tubular florets.

Graeme

Re: Another purple plant to identify

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:52 pm
by RachelMC
Ah, yes! Thank you very much, Graeme!