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Moonwort, Unst
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Shetland - Unst
Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria), Keen of Hamar, Unst, a solitary fern with a separate spore-bearing shoot, instead of having spores on the undersides of its leaves. The leaves are half-moon shaped, thus its name.
23 June 2014
St John's Wort, Keen of Hamar, Unst
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Shetland - Unst
One of many species of St John's Wort (Hypericum sp) in flower at the Keen of Hamar, Unst.
23 June 2014
Mountain everlasting, Unst
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Shetland - Unst
Mountain everlasting (Antennaria dioica), also known as Cat's-foot. In Britain this is a mountainous plant in the south but can be found at sea-level in Scotland. It prefers dry habitats to which is it well adapted. Seen here at Keen of Hamar, Unst, Shetland, where the loose regolith of small stones comes to the surface.
23 June 2014
Edmonston's chickweed, Unst
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Shetland - Unst
Edmonston's chickweed (Cerastium nigrescens ssp nigrescens), Keen of Hamar, Unst
23 June 2014
Edmonston's chickweed, Unst
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Shetland - Unst
Edmonston's chickweed (Cerastium nigrescens ssp nigrescens), Keen of Hamar, Unst
23 June 2014
Heath Milkwort, Unst
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Shetland - Unst
Heath Milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia), Keen of Hamar, Unst
23 June 2014
Frog Orchid, Unst
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Shetland - Unst
Frog Orchid (Coeloglossum viride), Keen of Hamar, Unst
23 June 2014
Keen of Hamar, Unst
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Shetland - Unst
The Keen of Hamar, Unst is a National Nature Reserve (NNR), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and and Special Area of Conservation (SAC), designated for its plant and geological interest. It is a hilly moonscape of serpentine scree, and supports rare plants such as the endemic Edmonston's chickweed.
23 June 2014
Keen of Hamar, Unst
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Shetland - Unst
The Keen of Hamar, a sepentine outcrop creating a barren hill which gives a habitat for many rare plants such as Edmonston's Chickweed.
15 July 2013
Edmonston's chickweed
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Shetland - Unst
Edmonston's chickweed or Shetland Mouse-ear (Cerastium nigrescens ssp nigrescens), Keen of Hamar, one of the rarest plants in the world and endemic to Unst.
