Rainy Monday

Another wet summers day, however, it didn't stop me blipping this Alpine Sea Holly on my walk into work this morning.

This plant is native to Austria, Liechtenstein, Croatia, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Slovenia. It grows in subalpine scrub, rocky areas and wet pastures, preferably in limestone, at an altitude of 1,500–2,000 metres (4,900–6,600 ft) above sea level ... and Corstorphine, Edinburgh.