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| 16th April 2008, Tarporley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Whole plant covered in longish hairs. |
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| 16th April 2008, Tarporley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Stems brownish. Leaves Ivy-shaped. Tiny flowers lilac with four reddish sepals which never seem to open fully. |
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| 16th April 2008, Tarporley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Leaves covered in longish hairs both surfaces. |
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| 16th April 2008, Tarporley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Lilac flowers with four bi-symmetric petals. |
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| 16th April 2008, Tarporley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Palmate leaves similarly shaped to those of Ivy. More bluntly toothed than those of subspecies hederifolia. |
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Uniquely identifiable characteristics Distinguishing Feature : A Speedwell with Ivy-shaped leaves.
There are two sub-species of Ivy-leaved Speedwell, this one (ssp. lucorum) which is the more common and has lilac flowers, and ssp. hederifolia which has light blue flowwers. [Note that ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
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