The lastest update is that Heather McHaffie received a sample, which has changed things. She now does not think it is muralis but is unsure between capreolata...
Hi all, I originally discounted F. purpurea purely on grounds of flower colour (rarely a good idea). I think it shows that they are very distinctive as an...
PS - I am no Fumaria expert but my instinctive reaction to your first pic was muralis, but it doesn't look quite right though I can't define why - a hybrid...
Grasses of the British Isles Tom Cope and Alan Gray It is now over 50 years since the grasses of the British Isles were last subject to a book of their own...
Hi all, Apologies as it is not a vascular plant request, but has any one had a look through "Mosses and liverworts of Britain and Ireland a field guide." pub...
Hi Darrel, There's quite a lot of preview material available here: http://hosting.sleath.co.uk/bbs/ As far as I know, the book itself is not printed yet; I...
Thanks Geoff, Darrel and Gill. Below is the reply i just received from Heather McHaffie, after sending a few more samples which i packed more carefully. ...
Hi all, Thanks Prasad, a very good record, I wish I saw them more often. Inisheer,(Aran Co. Galway) is very good for them, but I was never sure quite what...
Hi all, Does anyone know if John Stevens is a member of this group? If not, does anyone have an up to date email address for him? I tried to mail him today on...
PA230062 , the last pic in "Janice'sPhotos" . I have never seen a plant like this . It was found today , sprawling multi-stemmed in a pavement in Bishop's...
Dear Ginnie It is Polygonum capitatum Best wishes Charles ... From: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com [mailto:UKBotany@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ginnie Sent: 28...
Looks like Redshank Persicaria sp aka devuils nip due to black horsehoe mark on upper leaf Colin Jacobs. Professional Writer, Naturalist, Angling Guide and...
Hi all, I agree with Charles, it is definitely Polygonum capitatum, which would definitely be an invasive alien if it was hardier, as it is the most prolific...
Thank you Charles , Colin and Darrel.Yes, Polygonum capitatum is spot on .Google suggests it is also called Pinkhead smartweed ! Devilnip is a good name for...
Hi all, Thanks Charles, I'm not surprised. I first became aware of it a couple of years ago, where it had naturalised itself in the wall of the cottage we...
Ginnie, That's a new hectad record, so please let me have fuller details in due course! Usually one can see the source of this species "in the wild" by looking...
Should that last one have been Corydalis cheilanthifolia, Darrel? _____ From: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com [mailto:UKBotany@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of dw1305 ...
Hi all, Ah Rodney I see what you mean, no I do grow Corydalis chelanthifolia, but this is a Calceolaria, and I got the seed of it about 20 years ago from the...
Subject: RE: [UKBotany] Re: Unknown plant Hi Darrel Calceolaria chelidonioides used to grow in an East Finchley (north London) garden as a self-sown...
Hello readers, Just placed an image into...http://tinyurl.com/yaz7x4s that I took late Sunday afternoon in Hardwick Country Park-Sedgefield whilst walking with...
Hi all, Thank you I've just add a look at the images, and that is the correct plant. Possibly a mis-spelling when I labelled the original plant (most likely)...
Hi all, Another in the recent tranche of new field ID guides has just been published. Details: "A Field Guide to the Riverine Plants of Britain and Ireland" ...
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