What is the lowest taxonomical rank to contain all the UK's native orchids? Are they all 'Orchidoideae'? Or are they all in one tribe? -- Andy Mabbett ...
Hello, Why would Elm Trees like this have to be turned into lampposts without branches in a cul-de-sac. I have known these trees for fifty years. On this page:...
Hello, Springwatch Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton 2008 Does anybody know the weekend for Springwatch 2008 please? This is in connection for Adur World Oceans...
I have uploaded a photo into the ryenats album of a peaflower I have been asked to id. It was growing on the edge of a path in/near old woodland at SE686913 on...
Hi Gill, Looks OK for Bitter Vetch to me. Stace says "leaflets linear to elliptic" http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P3/P33095.php (Tho my other photos show it...
Hi Gill, PS: just noticed BSBI checklist recognises Lathyrus linifolius var. montanus and var. tenuifolius. Stace just says "our plant is var. montanus". ...
Gill, This is well within the range of variation of Lathyrus linifolius. Rodney _____ From: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com [mailto:UKBotany@yahoogroups.com] On...
Thank you, Malcolm and Rodney. I wonder whether the Lathyrus linifolius var. tenuifolius is the narrow-leaved one I normally see? No idea what the defining ...
Hi, New to the group, I have posted three veiws of a (presumed) Euphorbia in the "Identication needed" directory of Files section of UKBotany. The plant was on...
Nick, I wouldn’t like to have to identify this properly on the evidence presented, but as it’s a plant just coming into flower so late in the year I would...
Welcome, Nick Unfortunately without a bit more detail (such as how big the plant is, what its habit is, etc., I can't help you on this one - plus I'm not very...
Rodney, Sorry not to have included anything about the size and habit. The plant was distinctly straggling, with stems up to about 40cm. I have uploaded ...
Yes, Nick, This does still look more like E. peplus than anything else. Perhaps the late season affected the plant’s growth. By the way, you refer to the...
I have posted two views of a Rumex in the "Identication needed" directory of Files section of UKBotany. The plant was in sandy ground by the sea on Bryher,...
Nick, I think this might be considered a candidate for the great rarity Rumex rupestris, which has been recorded from Bryher. The leaves look right, but the...
Hi Rodney, Thanks for your reply: I have spent some time looking for rupestris over the last three years on Tresco and Gugh, known sites in the past, without...
Hi Nick - I don't know what the R. crispus x rupestris would look like either, but I'm pretty confident that this plant is not R. crispus (neither the leaves...
Hi Charles, I have replaced image DSCN4647 on the "Identification needed" directory of the Files section of UKBotany with a close up of the lower part of the...
Dear Nick Have a look at this web site which gives pictures of the fruit http://www.guernsey.net/~cdavid/botany/files/rumex%20rupestris/index.html Best wishes ...
Hi Charles, Thanks for the link: the young fruit pictured on your website seem quite similar in structure to those on the Bryher plant (link below) ...
Last summer we had discussions on the rust on Alder on both UKBotany and Fungi-BritishIsles. Turns out there are two species involved: Melampsoridium betulinum...
Thanks, Malcolm - I will look for this next year (didn't notice any obvious rusts on alders here in Yorks this year). Happy New Year to all. Gill ... ...
Sedges of the British Isles AC Jermy, DA Simpson, MJY Foley and MS Porter The long awaited 3rd edition of The Sedges of the British Isles is now available. The...
A date has been fixed for planting a tree at Ness Gardens in memory of Vera Gordon, long-standing BSBI member and secretary of the Liverpool Botanical Society...
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