Plants : CampanulaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Jasione montana L.

Sheep's-bit

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Jasione montana

Description: A scabious-like plant (sometimes called sheep's-bit scabious) but not related to true scabiouses such as devil's-bit. It mainly occurs on rocks around the coastal areas of Northern Ireland and in the mountain districts of the east of the Province.

All names: Jasione montana L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Jasione montana at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Jasione montana at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Jasione montana. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4297. Accessed on 2026-11-02.