This section is from the book "British Wild Flowers In The Four Seasons", by Thomas Moore. Also available from Amazon: British Wild Flowers.
P. orbiculare: stems simple, erect or slightly decumbent, 1/2-1 1/2 foot high; radical leaves ovate, cordate, on long stalks, those of the stem narrow-oblong or lanceolate, the upper ones sessile; flowers deep blue, in a globular terminal head, surrounded by a few short, broadly lanceolate bracts. - Chalk downs of southern England. Fl. August.
 
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