Pea Family [Fabaceae] |
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18th June 2019, Ainsdale, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
This patch growing on the side of a wooden fence holding the sand dunes behind at bay as best as possible, although a lot of sand escapes onto the road or is blown by the wind on hot dry days into the road. The photo includes extraneous flowers, two differing Asteraceae interlopers. |
18th June 2019, Ainsdale, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Hang on there. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Whereas this patch is growing flat on the sand. Flowers more pink than the redder Spiny Restharrow. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Grows in limy grassland or in sand dunes. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
From above, the banner, which is uppermost and curved back over, is the largest petal. Two white wings project forwards, partially surrounding the curved keel which has a reddish tip. Sand grains adhere to the sticky hairs. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
The leaves are small and well toothed. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Clusters of narrower leaves crowd at the ends of branches as well as prominent toothed and leaf-like stipules which clasp the stem. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Un-opened flower with four tapered sepals. The hairs have sticky blobs on the ends. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Long white stamens bearing small anthers curve upwards from the centre of the flower. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
The narrow keel is curved and tapers to a darker shade of pink near the tip. Sand grains adhere to the sticky hairs. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves almost hidden by grains of sand stuck to the hairs. The banner has redder narrow stripes. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Yellow anthers on the ends of stamens. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves wider than Spiny Restharrowand spines usually absent, but if present they are soft and flexible un-like the sharp ones present on Spiny Restharrow. |
14th June 2011, Birkdale dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Un-like Spiny Restharrowwhere the stems have two rows of hairs, Common Restharrow has stems are hairy all around. |
18th June 2019, Ainsdale, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Longish glandular hairs on upper surface of leaves. |
18th June 2019, Ainsdale, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
The leaves are much hairier (but with much shorter hairs) on the obverse side but they do not seem to have glands at the tips. The stubby hairs seem to avoid the veins. The leaf teeth are blunt. |
Easily mis-identified as :
Hybridizes with : There is also a sub-species Ononis spinosa ssp. maritima but that is now only found in one, perhaps two, hectads in the UK, that are nowhere near the Sefton Coastline. Uniquely identifiable characteristics : Restharrows are easily recognised, but not so easily distinguished between themselves.
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Ononis (Restharrows) |
Pea Family [Fabaceae] |