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Widespread and fairly frequent in the South; mainly between London, Oxford and Cambridge. Further North and West rare and local.

Stace 4:

Galega officinalis L. - Goat's-rue.

Erect, glabrous or sparsely hairy perennial to 1.5m; leaves with 9-17 oblong-elliptic to ovate or narrowly so leaflets; flowers white to bluish-mauve; (2n=16). Neophyte-naturalised; much grown for ornament and frequent on tips and in waste and grassy places; frequent in South & Central Britain, Channel Islands; Europe.

Useful Links:

Naturespot

Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora

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