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Field Madder

 
Field Madder at the base of a wall, West Dorset
 
 
Flowerheads and whorls of leaves
 
 
Flowerhead with ring of bracts
 
 
Close-up of flowerhead - spreading stamens
 
 
4 petal lobes, 4 stamens, bifid styles
 
 
Close-up of flowers - stamens and style
 
 
 
Side view of leaf-like bracts
 
 
Bracts from below
 
 
Pairs of nutlets
 
 
Square stems, and whorls of leaves and bracts
 
 
Whorl of 4 ovate lower leaves
 
 
Whorl of 6 lanceolate upper leaves 
 
 
Square stems