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Dropwort - Filipendula vulgaris

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Dropwort Dropwort - Filipendula vulgaris dylan Clifton Downs 29 Jun 2021, 11:01 a.m. 28 Jun 2021, 6:35 p.m.
Dropwort Dropwort - Filipendula vulgaris dylan Clifton Downs 28 Jun 2021, 9:15 p.m. 28 Jun 2021, 5:45 p.m.
Dropwort Dropwort - Filipendula vulgaris dylan Clifton Downs 28 Jun 2021, 9:15 p.m. 28 Jun 2021, 5:45 p.m.
Dropwort Dropwort - Filipendula vulgaris dylan Clifton Downs 28 Jun 2021, 9:15 p.m. 28 Jun 2021, 5:45 p.m.
Dropwort Dropwort - Filipendula vulgaris dylan Clifton Downs 28 Jun 2021, 9:15 p.m. 28 Jun 2021, 5:46 p.m.
Dropwort Dropwort - Filipendula vulgaris dylan Clifton Downs 28 Jun 2021, 9:22 p.m. 28 Jun 2021, 5:46 p.m.

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Species Description

Widespread but local in the southern half of the UK, scarce in the North. Habitat includes: dry grassy places on calcareous soil such as chalk / limestone downland, roadside verges, rough pasture, coasts, heaths, churchyards etc. Flowers: June to September. Growing habit: Perennial. Other names include: Fern-leaf Dropwort. Height: 20 - 50 cm. The name "dropwort" derives from the tubers that hang like drops from the root. It is in decline from its downland habitat.