Salsify
Introduction
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Salsify
Image: © Peter Whitcomb Taken: 6 May 2011
Nearby allotments may have attributed to the spread of this colourful plant. Salsify is in the Goat's-beard family and like its cousin, closes up at midday. The plant is often cultivated on allotments where the roots can be eaten as a vegetable. Eighty plants appear on the north bank of Hollingdean Park soccer pitch, and many more in the set-aside field 200 yards to the NE.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.847816
Longitude
-0.125474