Penmaen
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Geology & landscape
Geological Feature: Rock Outcrop
Description
Description The site consists of an elevated south-facing dry acidic rocky outcrop with grassy ledges. It is notable for the presence of flax-leaved St. John’s-wort Hypericum linariifolium in its only Welsh locality and its most northerly station in Britain. Nationally, it is only known from five additional localities all in South West England.
Species mentioned
Show the 1 species mentioned in the description, with red-list status| English name search for this in other sites |
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IUCN / Red List | Type | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| toadflax-leaved St John's-wort | Hypericum linariifolium | NT | herb | hypericaceae |