Description
Delicate perennial herb, 0.1 – 0.7m high.
Foliage
Small smoothnarrow tapered leaves grow along erect wiryst ems.
Flowers
Open blue (occasionally white) flowers with five petals borne in loose terminal clustersin spring. Round five-celled fruit papery. Flowers Spring-Summer.
Habitat
Found in grasslands, grassy woodlands and open forests.Found locally in wide variety of habitats from grasslands to alps.
Special Notes
Perennial. May be short-lived but often selfseeds. Suspected of being poisonous to stock.