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C h a l k G r a s s l a n d K e y  l o c a t i o n s . . . Salisbur y  P lain is the lar g est u nbr 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 n e  t o  l o o k  o u t  f o r . . . E a r l y  G e n t i a n  ( G en t ia n el l a  a n g l i ca ) A species only  f ou nd in the U K  that 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 su m m er . Habitat Wildower Guide Folklore The names of plants often relate to the medicinal properties that people believed these 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. Eyebrigh t 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 us ed to increase the ow of a nursing mother’s milk. www.wildaboutplants.org.uk

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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.

www.wildaboutplants.org.uk

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Other species to look out for...

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