Jasione montana L.
(Sheep’s-bit)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesJasione montana (Sheep’s-bit)
GenusJasione (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyCAMPANULACEAE (bellflowers)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Jasione montana (Sheep’s-bit) :
1: Jasione montana (Sheep’s-bit)
27 Jun 2002 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
spreading form, growing on sand
Image 1: Leafy shootsImage 2: PlantImage 3: Plant (2)Image 4: Plants on sand - top viewImage 5: Flower - enlargedImage 6: Flower - enlarged (2)Image 7: Flower - enlarged (3)Image 8: Flower - enlarged (4)
2: Jasione montana (Sheep’s-bit)
11 Aug 1999 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: SeedsImage 2: Seeds (2)Image 3: Seeds (3)
3: Jasione montana (Sheep’s-bit)
29 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
on bare ground
Image 1: Plant - in flowerImage 2: Flower - enlarged

Jasione montana (Sheep’s-bit) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Jasione montana (Sheep’s-bit)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 15 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Jasione montana (Sheep’s-bit)
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