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Phyteuma spicatum L.

spiked rampion (Campanulaceae)

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Phyteuma spicatum is traditionally considered to be native to a small area of the Sussex Weald, where it grows in woodland and woodland margins over acid soils.

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-15

 spiked rampion / Phyteuma spicatum: _Phyteuma spicatum_ is traditionally considered to be native to a small area of the Sussex Weald, where it grows in woodland and woodland margins over acid soils.

Native populations of Phyteuma spicatum usually have pale yellow flowers; others may have bright blue flowers.

Fischbacher Alpen, Austria; 2004-06-27

 spiked rampion / Phyteuma spicatum: Native populations of _Phyteuma spicatum_ usually have pale yellow flowers; others may have bright blue flowers.

The lower leaves of Phyteuma spicatum (and some other Phyteuma species) sometimes have dark markings.

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-28

 spiked rampion / Phyteuma spicatum: The lower leaves of _Phyteuma spicatum_ (and some other _Phyteuma_ species) sometimes have dark markings.

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