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Serratula tinctoria L.

sawwort (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Growing in a damp meadow alongside Rhinanthus minor, Ranunculus acris and others.

Murcott (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-06-29

 sawwort / Serratula tinctoria: Growing in a damp meadow alongside _Rhinanthus minor_, _Ranunculus acris_ and others.

Inflorescences

Murcott (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-06-29

 sawwort / Serratula tinctoria: Inflorescences

The cut leaves of Serratula tinctoria give it its vernacular name of ‘saw-wort’.

Murcott (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-06-29

 sawwort / Serratula tinctoria: The cut leaves of _Serratula tinctoria_ give it its vernacular name of ‘saw-wort’.

In coastal heaths, Serratula tinctoria can be only a few centimetres high.

Lower Predannack Downs (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2016-07-18

 sawwort / Serratula tinctoria: In coastal heaths, _Serratula tinctoria_ can be only a few centimetres high.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne