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5362
Can anyone have a confident stab at id-ing the marsh orchid I've found at a site in South Wales. The pictures are included in a photo album called Mystery...
andremrgardner
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Jun 24, 2008
6:44 pm
5363
Hello André, Your mystery orchid looks distinctly Southern Marsh to me but they do vary a lot.... Regards, Peter Llewellyn ... From: andremrgardner...
Peter Llewellyn
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Jun 25, 2008
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5364
Hi Andre, I like the excellent "Orchids of Britain and Ireland, a Field and Site Guide" by Anne and Simon Harrap. Combination of stature, location, flower...
Darrel Watts
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Jun 25, 2008
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5365
I think I'd go with Brassica nigra, which can be glabrous by the way. But I agree with Rodney that the lower leaf outline is very odd - more like a Sinapis...
Martin Rand
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Jun 25, 2008
11:28 am
5366
... found at a site in South Wales. I'm going to have a stab at answering this one (although I claim no 'authority' in the matter). I'm pretty sure that some...
Stuart
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Jun 25, 2008
1:24 pm
5367
Hi Rodney / Darrel Well I think the B nigra is the best fit but this one was a devil to ID and key , it may well be some form of hybrid ? perhaps or because it...
colinduke2003
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Jun 25, 2008
7:17 pm
5368
I agree it doesn't look like a Barbarea - also I don't think thry grow to 5ft do they? Gill ... completely. ... right for ... Behalf ... as ... s.com, ... ...
ryenats
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Jun 25, 2008
10:00 pm
5369
<<With Dactylorhiza's, if you are somewhere where there is more than 1 "species", or there are a large number of flowers you can usually find some that won't...
ryenats
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Jun 25, 2008
10:08 pm
5370
Hi All Thank you all for your valuanble comments , despite scouring all the images of the unknown Brassica I could not find a hair on the plant or stem and the...
colinduke2003
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Jun 26, 2008
7:28 pm
5371
Colin, It's creeping yellow-cress, Rorippa sylvestris. The pods shaped like babies' feeding bottles are, as you say, most distinctive. Rodney _____ From:...
Rodney Burton
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Jun 26, 2008
10:06 pm
5372
Fascinating - I didn't realise it was reddish like that (never having seen it). Gill ... shaped like ... Behalf ... 6/26/2008...
ryenats
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Jun 26, 2008
10:36 pm
5373
Thanks Rodney This one is a new one for me . I shall put it on the Records for this nature reserve , many thanks for your help in nailing this one , and when...
colinduke2003
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Jun 27, 2008
7:42 am
5374
I expect some of you clever clogs know all about this already, but for those who don't - I thought this looked very interesting ...
Phil Luke
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Jun 30, 2008
3:24 pm
5375
Hi Phil Thats the first photo I have seen of it. I heard a radio 4 programme in May about the time of the opening, about the walk way. It looks fun and...
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Jun 30, 2008
3:53 pm
5376
Hi Folks Please find in the folder below a vetch for comment it had mostly solitary flowers or flowers in one or twos mostly purple , the leaves are fine ,...
colinduke2003
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Jun 30, 2008
5:29 pm
5377
Hi Colin This looks like Grass vetchling to me -Lathyrus nissolia. It is Known at Cromwell Bottom Cheers Colin P Duke [Non-text portions of this message have...
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duke63vc
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Jun 30, 2008
5:59 pm
5378
Hi Col I did think it might be but then remembered the plant found last year on Cromwell. The vetch pictured has has a number of flower heads and finely ...
colinduke2003
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Jun 30, 2008
6:17 pm
5379
Hi! This is almost certainly Vicia angustifolia. Vicia sativa, the cultivated/non-native arable plant has much broader leaflets. Regards Jon To:...
Jon Atkins
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Jun 30, 2008
6:39 pm
5380
Thank you Jon Both sativa and angustifolia tend to be referenced as Narrow Leaved Vetch generally but yes from what I have seen so far on the net angustifolia...
colinduke2003
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Jun 30, 2008
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5381
Hi Again All Include amongst the plants below is a Grass Specimen growing along the edge of canal between Brighouse and Elland . Quite tall it grew to about 5...
colinduke2003
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Jun 30, 2008
7:24 pm
5382
Colin, Looks like Glyceria maxima, reed sweet-grass, to me. Tends to form big patches, which conceal the edge of the water - tread carefully! Rodney _____ ...
Rodney Burton
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Jul 1, 2008
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5383
Hi all, A brief update on the current status of Ceph rubra in England: 1. Hampshire: The site is not managed by the Hant Wildlife Trust any more, instead by...
Sean Cole
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Jul 1, 2008
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5384
Cheers Rodney Exactly fits your description. Much appreciated Colin D ... to form ... carefully! Rodney ... On Behalf ... the ... as ... 7/1/2008...
colinduke2003
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Jul 2, 2008
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5385
Has a rather distinctive pointed ligule if I remember correctly. Phil ... From: colinduke2003 To: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:24...
Phil Luke
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Jul 2, 2008
2:29 pm
5386
Hi All Thank you for input from tthose who replied on IDs . I have posted another Cranesbill in the folder below ...
colinduke2003
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Jul 3, 2008
12:07 pm
5387
Hello Colin, Your plant is probably Geranium dissectum. Regards, Peter Llewellyn __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your...
Peter Llewellyn
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Jul 3, 2008
4:26 pm
5388
Colin, This is cut-leaved cranesbill, Geranium dissectum. Cut leaves, of course, and the flowers are held close to the foliage. The only other one with cut...
Rodney Burton
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Jul 3, 2008
7:23 pm
5389
Hello All, The onion shown in the photo at http://tinyurl.com/6qtqpz was photographed on 15 June 2008 at Sandwich Bay in Kent. The only allium that I am...
Chris Potts
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Jul 5, 2008
12:53 pm
5390
Crhis, This looks very much like crow garlic to me, and that is certainly a common species at Sandwich Bay. Most often this species does not flower at all, it...
Rodney Burton
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Jul 5, 2008
6:47 pm
5391
Thank you Peter / Rodney I will revisit and use the Stace key Many thanks again. http://www.willowherb.bravehost.com/plants/cutleaf_cranesbill.html Colin D ...
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