chalk grassland
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C halk G r asslandK ey location
s...Sali
sbur y P lain is the lar g est
unbr ok en ex panse of chalk g r assland
in N or th W est E ur ope. T he land is
ow ned by the M inistr y of D ef ence and
used f or m ilitar y tr aining ex er cises
but, because it hasn’t been subjected
to intensiv e f ar m ing m ethods, it is
hom e to a lot of r ar e plants that
hav e been lost in other places.O ne to look out f or ...
E ar ly G entian (G entianella ang lica)A species only f ound in the U K th
at
is up to 2 0 cm tall and has pur ple
to w hite ow er s about 2 cm long ,
w hich can be seen in spr ing and
ear ly sum m er .
Habitat Wildower Guide
FolkloreThe names of plants often relate to the
medicinal properties that people believedthese plants had. Often the reason for
choosing a particular plant to treat an
illness was based on which plant looked
like the affected part of the body. Some of
the plants found in chalk grassland were
commonly used for medicinal purposes.
Eyebright is so-called because it was
traditionally used to treat eye infections.
Field Scabious was used to treat scabies
and sores caused by the Bubonic
Plague. Common Milkwort was used
to increase the ow of a
nursing mother’s milk.
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