Family: Plantaginaceae (previously in Scrophulariaceae)
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria Flowering time: July-October. Annual. Archaeophyte Prefers calcareous soils and usually found on arable and waste ground. A low-growing hairy plant with branched stems and alternate, short-stalked leaves. The solitary flowers on long, slender stalks are yellow with a purple upper lip and a curved spur. Similar: Sharp-leaved Fluellen, Kickxia elatine |
Round-leaved Fluellen, Kickxia spuria
Photographs: Badbury Rings, Dorset. September 2020