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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A.K.A: 		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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Height:
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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 30cms.
The flowers are visible under ultraviolet light and it is believed that this makes them attractive to pollinating insects.