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Hemlock Water-dropwort - Oenanthe crocata

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Hemlock Water-dropwort Hemlock Water-dropwort - Oenanthe crocata dylan Avon Gorge 17 Apr 2021, 10:06 a.m. 16 Apr 2021, 5:34 p.m.
Hemlock Water-dropwort Hemlock Water-dropwort - Oenanthe crocata dylan Avon Gorge 17 Apr 2021, 10:06 a.m. 16 Apr 2021, 5:34 p.m.
Hemlock Water-dropwort Hemlock Water-dropwort - Oenanthe crocata dylan Avon Gorge 17 Apr 2021, 10:06 a.m. 16 Apr 2021, 5:34 p.m.
Hemlock Water-dropwort Hemlock Water-dropwort - Oenanthe crocata dylan Avon Gorge 17 Apr 2021, 10:18 a.m. 16 Apr 2021, 4:39 p.m.
Hemlock Water-dropwort Hemlock Water-dropwort - Oenanthe crocata dylan Avon Gorge 17 Apr 2021, 10:18 a.m. 16 Apr 2021, 4:39 p.m.
Hemlock Water-dropwort Hemlock Water-dropwort - Oenanthe crocata dylan Avon Gorge 5 Jan 2022, 6:25 p.m. 3 Jan 2022, 1:12 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and locally common throughout the West but more scarce in the East. Habitat includes: Wet places such as water margins (Canal, streams, rivers, ditches, ponds, lakes), roadside culverts, marshland, wet woodland, boulders - top of beaches, dripping / flushed sea cliffs etc. Height: Up to 1.5 m. Flowers: June to August. Perennial.