A mixed bag here:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildbritain/thismonth/highlights.shtml Phil L [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Does anyone know if e.g. viviparous Juncus bulbosus firstly forms seeds which germinate in situ, or do the plants bypass this stage and develop tiny plants...
The Environmental Action Group of Adur-in- Partnership, WSCC and Adur District Council Are there enough trees in Adur? How can we preserve the trees we have? ...
... and ... It seems to depend upon whether it's true vivipary or pseudovivipary... For example, in the case of Cladium (a sedge) the plantlet seems to develop...
Dear all, Not really UK Botany, but you get polyembryony with Mango seeds as well, so if you do get more than one plant grow from a stone, pot them up as at...
All Has anybody got a site for Maianthemum bifolium away from Swanton Novers ? I have seen this plant there, but it is allegedly planted ? Mark Apologies for...
In a message dated 07/11/05 22:14:21 GMT Standard Time, ... Hi Giles I am no expert on this group but it looks like it to me. cheers Colin P Duke [Non-text...
Hi Giles Had a problem getting your pic, but eventually got there. The petal detail is a little unclear, but it looks a bit like Pencilled Cranesbill,...
Hi all, I'm sure its not G. pyrenaicum, and I don't think its G. versicolor either. G. versicolor has a much bigger flower, and much less dissected leaves. The...
Thank you all for the comments on the Geranium. There isn't much chance of me revisiting the site soon - possibly next year but it might be too early in the...
Giles - can you tell us how big the flowers were? It doesn't look like pyrenaicum to me although the fact that there are 2 flowers together might sugest it -...
Hi all, This is my first posting to this group, and hope those more knowledgeable on plants than me will be able to help out. The plant shown in the photos...
Butchers Broom (Ruscus aculeatus) - it is a native British plant, but is not common. The "leaves" are not leaves but cladodes, I think. Tina ... From:...
Thanks Tina, and Steve who replied off line. I see from the Flora of Hampshire that this species is an indicator of ancient woodland, so by far the best plant...
Regarding the Butchers Broom discussion. I am not sure that it is an indicator of ancient woodland. I have only ever found it very near the sea and in...
It does grow inland commonly in Hampshire (see Hampshire Flora, Brewis et al.) though mostly in VC11, with a line up through the eastern edge of VC12 &...
Which moth would that be, Ian? Probably more a thread for hantsmoths though! ... From: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com [mailto:UKBotany@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of...
Acrolepiopsis marcidella (B&F 475) Ian ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database:...
I was told by a botanist many years ago that it is an indicator of ancient woodland, but I don't think this view is universally accepted. One site where it...
It might or might not be. On the dip slope of the North Downs in Surrey not so far east of Basingstoke it's an ancient woodland indicator all right, but it can...
According to Francis Rose (British Wildlife (1999) 10, 4, pp241-251) it an ancient woodland indicator for south-west, central southern, south-east England and...
Hi All A couple of years ago I sent a post regarding white variants of Common Sindle. Several people asked for seed which I had not collected. This year has...
I'm afraid I missed this the first time around - did the plants have normal flowers? In other words is the suggestion that it is a variant of the native...
Exceptional year for Spindle in my area of Hampshire, abundant fruit on every plant in a cycle yesterday ranging from the North Wessex Downs down into the...
Hi - Personally I don't believe in "indicators"... However, I'd regard butcher's broom in the south as characteristic of well-developed woodland and the more...
In Cornwall, Butchers Broom is considered native on some of the exposed cliffs where it can grow with Bluebell, Wood Spurge and other species more typical of...
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Not sure if this from Trend Micro is relevant or not - but just in case! Phil L Phishing Scam Targets Yahoo! Photos In the past week, much attention has been...
