Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Chuffed to find this as it is rather rare. It's similar to Sheep's bit in some ways, but the styles split into 2 or 3 recurved stigmas (later image) and the tubular florets which curve inwards are classic for Round-Headed Rampion.

Round-Headed Rampion / Pride of Sussex (Phyteuma orbiculare) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Chuffed to find this as it is rather rare. It's similar to Sheep's bit in some ways, but the styles split into 2 or 3 recurved stigmas (later image) and the tubular florets which curve inwards are classic for Round-Headed Rampion.

Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Also known as "Pride-of-Sussex" - apt, given that these are taken on the South Downs in Sussex!

Round-Headed Rampion / Pride of Sussex (Phyteuma orbiculare) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Also known as "Pride-of-Sussex" - apt, given that these are taken on the South Downs in Sussex!

Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Young buds. Sheep's Bit has different un-opened florets.

Round-Headed Rampion / Pride of Sussex (Phyteuma orbiculare) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Young buds. Sheep's Bit has different un-opened florets.

Round-Headed Rampion / Pride of Sussex (Phyteuma orbiculare) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Young buds.

Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Now in flower - Sheep's bit is a bit similar but has bluer and paler flowers.

Round-Headed Rampion / Pride of Sussex (Phyteuma orbiculare) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Now in flower - Sheep's bit is a bit similar but has bluer and paler flowers.

Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Leaves of the otherwise similar Sheep's Bit are linear.

Round-Headed Rampion / Pride of Sussex (Phyteuma orbiculare) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Leaves of the otherwise similar Sheep's Bit are linear.

Round-Headed Rampion / Pride of Sussex (Phyteuma orbiculare) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex.