Sheep's - bit
Taken at Ardmore Point on 27th August 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Turnberry on 16th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode Fact File
Sheep's - bit.
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Local Names: 		Jasione montana.
Asterales.
Campanulaceae.
Biennial or occasionally annual. 
Sheep's-bit scabious. However, it is not related to the scabious family
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 Heaths and moors at a high elevation in rocky districts, coastal cliffs, quarries and natural escarpments where the soil is thin.
Up to 30 cms.
May - September.
The flowers are visible under ultraviolet light and it is believed that this makes them attractive to pollinating insects.