The Yellow Pale Maiden is smaller than the Pale Maiden, and is quite rare on East Falklands although it is more widespread on the West. It's delicate head is a single flower and is borne on a sturdy stem. The back of the petals have reddish striped markings. Preferred habitats are whitegrass, coastal greens and heathland.

Native and widespread on West Falkland, and also recorded on East Falkland at Darwin, Saladero and Stanley. Found in acid grassland, dwarf shrub heath, improved grass land, built-up areas and gardens. Occasionally in fern beds and fachine scrub.

This plant is legally protected. It is an offence to deliberately pick, collect, cut, uproot or destroy a protected wild plant.

Sources include: Falkland Islands State of the Environment Report 2008 Otley H, Munro G, Clausen A, Ingham B. , Falklands Conservation, A Field Guide to the Wildlife of The Falkland Islands and South Georgia - Ian J Strange, Plants of the Falkland Islands - Ali Liddle 2007, Flowering Plants of the Falkland Islands- Robin W Woods, The Vascular Flora of the Falkland Islands- D. M. Moore, B.Sc., Ph.D, 1968, iucnredlist.org, Field Guide to the Plants of the Falkland Islands- Thomas Heller, Rebecca Upston, Richard Lewis, edited by Colin Clubbe

Photographic credits: Robert Maddocks

Photographs and Images Copyright: The images on this site have been bought under licence or have been used with the permission of their owners. They may not be copied or downloaded in any form without their owner's consent.