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Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray

oysterplant (Boraginaceae)

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Mertensia maritima is a distinctive glaucous plant of Arctic shingle beaches, found as far south as the Irish Sea.

Cadboll (VC106: East Ross); 2018-08-21

 oysterplant / Mertensia maritima: _Mertensia maritima_ is a distinctive glaucous plant of Arctic shingle beaches, found as far south as the Irish Sea.

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