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Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the UK but mainly in thee South. Habitat includes: woodland (coppice), hedgerows, roadsides verges, grikes of limestone pavement ditches etc. Other names include: Artillery Plant, Aluminium Plant, Yellow Weasel-snout. Height: Up to 80 cm (usually around 40 cm). Flowers: April to July. Stoloniferous, Herbaceous Perennial. There are 3 subspecies and 2 varieties: ssp. argentatum (Non-native invasive), ssp. galeobdolon (rare), ssp. montanum (widespread), var. montanum montanum (scattered), var. montanum variegatum (rare).