Alpine pastures and on the banks of streams. It is met with 

 in all parts of the Alps, in the mountainous districts of Europe 

 and Asia, and in the Arctic regions, and is thought to have 

 taken origin in the Steppes of Northern Asia. It should be 

 very easily recognised. The drooping habit of the flowers 

 and the constricted seed-pods are most characteristic. 



The flowers of this species have generally more red in 

 them than those of the specimen photographed. 



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