Hi Does anybody know how Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis) can seed itself into walls ? The seed is relatively large and would probably tend to drop...
Terry Smith
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Sep 4, 2003 7:16 am
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Hi Terry It is a great scrambling plant so once its on a wall it has the potential to spread over the whole structure as long as it is not too exposed to...
... grow ... The stalks certainly curve downwards towards the wall, sometimes enabling the capsules to enter cracks in the wall, and the seeds have ridges that...
Hi, I've only just recently found out about this group, so thought I should join. Has anybody encountered Polypogon monspeliensis in NE Yorkshire before? I...
Hi Mike, Polypogon monspeliensis turns up here in Gosport on disturbed areas; also likes clay as I understand it. Areas like building sites are typical here. ...
Your Polypogon monspeliensis habitat is very like some of the places where it grows in Kent. You should be in touch about this with the BSBI recorder for NE...
I'm glad you think that the Polypogon sounds like a natural occurrence. Of course, it is not meant to be native to Yorkshire, by quite a distance. Anyway, I...
In case you have not heard, Pete Selby has died. There is an announcement on the BSBI web site at http://www.bsbi.org.uk/html/news.html We shall miss him...
Hi Terry, Last week we found a possible viviparous Dactylis in Cornwall (Padstow area). Did yours have actual roots? Otherwise, might it have been a mite or...
Hi, Refer to Wycherley (1953) : Proliferation in the spikelets of British Grasses , Watsonia. This paper maintains that true vivipary does not occur in British...
Keith Hatton
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Sep 16, 2003 1:59 pm
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... Hi Keith, Thanks for the reference. I'm no expert either, but the new AIDGAP Galls key mentions galls in various grasses (including Dactylis) caused by...
In message <002101c37c5a$cd4a3800$0ed8fd8a@ness>, Keith Hatton <kjhatton@...> writes ... I'd love to see a copy of this paper. I'd also like to try...
Martin Cragg-Barber
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Sep 17, 2003 3:04 pm
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Hello all, Visited the only UK site for the above last weekend, in glorious weather, but were unable to find them despite having pretty specific directions and...
I have been carrying out a botanical survey of a village green. This area of common land comprises unimproved grassland which is mainly on Upper Greensand...
helen proctor
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Sep 20, 2003 9:11 pm
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Hi Helen Tethered goat grazing! Or motor bike scrambling, I suspect your local s would prefer the former! Martin Catt martin.catt@... Sharing Nature...
Dear Sean , A friend also looked for the Fringed Gentian this year and failed. I am sure the hot weather we have had may have something to do with it....
As Martin suggests, goat grazing will stop further spread, if you can organise it. I think your problem is that by mid-July when you are cutting, the tall ...
Yesterday (24th September) I noticed that mutation on Calendula whereby small flowers appear on stalks from the base of an original flower. Although this old...
Martin Cragg-Barber
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Sep 25, 2003 7:50 am
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Martin and Rodney, Thank-you for your suggestions which I will forward to the Parish Council's Commons Management Committee. Regards, Helen ... From: Rodney...
helen proctor
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Sep 25, 2003 9:13 pm
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Have you any idea why the F. arundinacea is spreading? Identifying the underlying cause of the problem would be a useful step in trying to remedy it. Have...
Thanks Brian. He isn't called Peter, is he? If so, he mailed me after I put out the original request. If he isn't, then that makes four lots of visitors who...
Fellow botanists, having just discovered your egroup and trawled through previous mail threads I find them fascinating reading. The case of the 'Leafless...
... that ... look ... Hi Stuart, I found something similar today and have put up a pic of it at http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/images/buched-up-rush.jpg...
Well, that's an improvement, my first posting to the group didn't appear at all, my second only took 27 hours to appear. Lets see how long this one takes. ......
I can confirm from my own experience that rechargeable batteries are not suitable for use in a Garmin GPS 12. Mike Taylor [Non-text portions of this message...
... Hi Folks, Sounds like the tassel gall formed by: Livia juncorum (Latreille) (a jumping plantlouse) see: http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/R150328.HTM HTH ...
My first message to this group was sent about 5 August and appeared 26 Sept. My second was sent 18 Aug and appeared over 24 hours later. My third was sent on...
