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Post by davebutterflyman on May 25, 2018 19:38:44 GMT
Place all your wildflower, id's here.
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Post by Grayling on May 31, 2018 10:06:05 GMT
Does anyone have any idea what this might be? Not the best of photos though. Upright shrubby plant - these "spiky" bits down the stems and leaves at the base. Growing on a bank besides a path along the South Downs.
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Post by Grayling on May 31, 2018 10:27:21 GMT
And this one was growing at Medmerry on the south coast. There was a lot of clover and I noticed this one which looked a bit different. Wondered whether it is Alsike Clover?
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Post by jen on May 31, 2018 12:25:52 GMT
I'll have a look Grayling but nothing comes to mind for the first one , the second does look familiar
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Post by Grayling on Jun 1, 2018 14:28:18 GMT
Thank you Jen I've been having a Google and I think the first one is Medium-flowered Winter-cress, here's a link - Medium-flowered Winter-cress - and if so, a new one on me.
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Post by jen on Jun 1, 2018 15:25:46 GMT
Silly me , i've been looking through the books and Googling the Mustard family and found the nearest to be Wintercress barbarea vulgaris before i read the rest of your post I'll just have a peep at the Medium flowered wintercress .. it looks the same Grayling I think you're right with the Aliske clover , i've seen it before now in Scotland , a pretty flower with those teeth along it's leaves
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Post by Grayling on Jun 2, 2018 14:26:33 GMT
Thank you Jen Dave - they're new to me too
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Post by scoot on Jun 4, 2018 16:19:53 GMT
Anyone know what this is?
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Post by Grayling on Jun 4, 2018 16:27:17 GMT
Hi Scoot I'm pretty sure that is Hedgerow Cranesbill.
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Post by earthdragon64 on Jun 4, 2018 16:50:25 GMT
Yes, I agree with Grayling, Hedgerow Crane's-bill
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Post by Forget Me Not on Jun 4, 2018 19:10:48 GMT
I have lots of the lovely flower it seems to grow mainly below the bird table. This is the clearest one.Its very pretty.
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Post by jen on Jun 4, 2018 21:50:37 GMT
a pretty little speedwell Jean , aren't they a beautiful shade of blue
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Post by davebutterflyman on Jun 5, 2018 8:06:03 GMT
As Jen says Jean, a lovely Speedwell of some kind.
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Post by Eric on Jun 5, 2018 9:45:55 GMT
They are very pretty, Jean, we have a few speedwell flowers in our lawn too.
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Post by Pam on Jun 5, 2018 13:42:00 GMT
Hi all, just working through holiday photos. Any help with these welcomed!
Hoary Cress?
Star of Bethlehem?
Common Milkwort but pink?
I`m no good at cultivated plants! Some kind of Daisy!!?
Thanks for taking the time to look
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Post by earthdragon64 on Jun 5, 2018 14:03:48 GMT
Hi Pam, not sure of the Cress, I'm not good with crucifers at the best of times, I prefer the actual plant and a good ID book to trying to ID from photos.
Your 2nd photo looks good for Star-of-Bethlehem.
Photo 3 is a Milkwort, habitat usually gives a clue to whether it's Common or Heath. Up here I'm more familiar with Heath Milkwort and I've seen it in dark blue, pale blue, white, pink and purple and I believe Common also can be any of those colours. The way to tell the 2 apart is to look at the leaves, in Common all the leaves are alternate from bottom to top. In Heath, the upper leaves are alternate, but at least some of the lower leaves are opposite, so it's one of those where you need to get down on your hands and knees and part the surrounding vegetation to be able to say for sure.
Photo 4, I'm not terribly good with cultivated plants either, it looks too orange for Leopard's-bane which is usually yellow, could it be a Marigold?
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Post by scoot on Jun 5, 2018 20:19:59 GMT
Thanks everyone.
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Post by Pam on Jun 6, 2018 7:42:40 GMT
Hi Audrey, thanks for looking. I shy away from Crucifers as well, thought I`d try & face my nemisis!! I will have a look at other photos of the Milkwort & see if I can make the leaves out. Many thanks
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Post by geoff on Jun 6, 2018 18:17:27 GMT
Could the last one be Calendula?
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Post by earthdragon64 on Jun 6, 2018 18:24:51 GMT
That looks a good candidate Geoff, not a species I'm familiar with
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