Penmaen

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 52.8856, -4.4344

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Gwynedd County

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

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IUCN / Red List Type Family
toadflax-leaved St John's-wort Hypericum linariifolium NT herb hypericaceae