Dear all, I'm still not a lot wiser, but for what its worth. 1. Most probably Ranunculus repens. 2. I think Richard is probably right, Veronica serpyllifolia? ...
Hi there, Can you please tell me when the next meeting of the management group will take place, I'd like to come along. Thanks Carole ... From: British Marine...
Hello, I have this diminutive violet down as a Sweet Violet, Viola odorata, but as usual although I nearly sure about this one, it puts my identifications of ...
Hello Carole, Unfortunately, there is not a Management Committee. In May 2004, the Adur Council Committee voted unanimously for a Scrutiny Committee to be set...
Hello, I am looking for a landscape photograph and close-ups of the prostate form of Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) in flower from anywhere else apart ...
... I have 2 small patches of rivs in flower: http://homepage.eircom.net/~hedgerow4/aug22.htm btw, anyone got any ideas about the odd hardheads on the same...
I don't want to start a debate on systematics but could anyone tell me what is the *preferred* British nomenclature for the family including Lycopus and...
Subject: [UKBotany] Re: Native la[b/m]iate Dear Paul - both genera are in the Lamiaceae (named after the genus Lamium). The older name of Labiatae is now...
Most plant nomenclature in UK currently usually uses Stace for the accepted names. He uses Lamiaceae, for the reasons David gives. Likewise we now have...
... Guttiferae/Hypericaceae is now Clusiaceae But there IS a genus Hypericum, but presumably it was not felt to be appropriate to define the family. Funny you...
David, This isn't quite right - the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature does specifically allow one to use the older family names Cruciferae,...
Andy, your camera is certainly good enough to show that this plant is not hairy up the pedicel, so it can't be V. odorata. On the other hand, your picture does...
Hello, Thanks for having a look at my photographs. http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Violets.htm#2September Some further notes: The stalk seems to come out of the...
PS: After looking at BioImages: http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/T1624.HTM I am inclined to go for Viola hirta because of the hairy leaves, which means ...
BioImages I wonder if my spur is hooked enough cf: http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P3/P34604.HTM with http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Violet0063.jpg The flowers are...
Hello, None of the local violets had hairy pedicels. I think this is an strong indication if not definitive for Viola hirta. However, the Hairy Violet may NOT?...
... I'm inclined to favour V. hirta too. Smooth peduncle, blunt sepals. Both V. riv and V. reich have blunt spurs Whereas V. hirta and V. odorata have pointed...
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996369 Extract: Linnean naming system faces challengers 19:00 08 September 04 NewScientist.com news service A...
Hello, Thanks for the help Malcolm. What would help would be the definitive differences between Viola hirta and Viola odorata. Habitat note: all these violets...
Hello, I expect we have covered the differences in colour and spurs, both of which are subjective and the colour subject to the quality of light, the hooked or...
... You mean single flowers? http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P1/P17316.HTM or single plants? http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P3/P34236.HTM ;-) I find Hairy...
Hello, Mostly single flowers amongst the herbs. Scores of plants each with one flower each. http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Viola0022.jpg I might have to investigate...
... From: British Marine Life Study Society [mailto:Glaucus@...] Sent: 10 September 2004 14:01 To: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [UKBotany] Re:...
... flowering stems, whereas V. hirta only has separate rosettes. You'll have to do something about this horseshoe vetch which is smothering your violet plants...
Hello, National Vegetation Classification (NVC) Has anybody got a lost of the CG1 and CG2 sub classifications please? I cannot seem to find them anywhere? ...
