2017

NG6212 : Cinquefoil

taken 7 years ago, near to Ord/Ant t-̉rd, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Cinquefoil
Cinquefoil
I thought at first glance that this is Tormentil (Potentilla erecta), and the leaves certainly look like Tormentil leaves, but one of the diagnostic features of P erecta is that it has four petals. However my flower book hedges its bets by saying 'almost always has four petals'. So this is probably an aberrant Tormentil and if so it is quite rare.

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Geographical Context: Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms Primary Subject: Flora other tags: Flora Flowers Flower Wild Flowers BSBI VC104 Flora of Scotland Wild Flower Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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NG6212, 10 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Anne Burgess   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 25 May, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 30 May, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NG 6223 1297 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:8.7516N 5:55.9333W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NG 6223 1297
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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