Great Bindweed near Chagford
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Great Bindweed near Chagford
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 20 Jul 2008
Calystegia sepium - a bloom seen from the rear, showing the bracts enclosing the base of the large flower. Squeeze this and you have "granny pop out of bed", as I learned to call it as a child. Amazing how some of the most spectacular wildflowers are also virulent garden weeds - dandelion is another example.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.666515
Longitude
-3.839596