Just a quick back flash Back to summer 2008!! Two flowers feature in the Mystery Folder (June) The Blue is Bugloss I am not so sure of the Red Campion like...
Colin, 'Bugloss' alone is Anchusa arvensis - your plant is Viper's Bugloss, Echium vulgare. The red-flowered plant is Maltese Cross, Lychnis chalcedonica, a...
Thanks Rodney Appreciated - Since my bias is to wild flowers I had nt seen the Maltese Cross before in such a setting either . This shot was taken in front of...
Hi All Sorry I picked up this thread late but would add to the Rhodo debate regarding the R4 piece on the fungal disease Phytophthora affecting Oak etc The...
Hi Folks Two more lichens for comment . I suspect the orange spp is one of the Caloplaca if any one can narrow it down Habitat Dry stone wall SE West Yorks...
Dear Colin I think the Orange one is Xanthoria parietina, the grey one Physcia adscendens Best wishes Charles David ... From: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com...
Dear Colin The top one of itenm 4 might be Diploicia canescens or Lecanora muralis, bottom one of item 4 is perhaps Lecanora campestris, the last one perhaps ...
St Patrick's Day today. Often wondered about what Shamrock actually is. One source says; "The actual species of the true shamrock has long been debated, the...
If you are looking for a relatively new discussion forum on many aspects of Natural History, Wildlife and/or Biodiversity/Species Recording then you may like...
He did! Phil ... From: John Crellin To: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:13 PM Subject: [UKBotany] Re: Shamrock I should have...
Hi Stephen, I really enjoyed reading your blog. I also spent a wonderful summer several years ago on Rassay. At the moment I'm about to embark on an...
Sounds interesting Keith - though I doubt I can help at all! I've been to see the Teesdale plants on several occasions but never studied them 'properly'. Gill...
Malcolm/Gill Spring is the best time to visit, especially around the rich turf on the shallow sugar limestone soils, were we have Mountain avens, Teesdale...
... Yup, that's what I say about Shamrock during wildlife talks. It doesn't go down well, though. Then when I tell them that Ireland doesn't have snakes...
Hello all, Tofieldia pusilla (Scottish Asphodel) grows all over Scotland not just on Lawers. Another Teesdale rarity Helianthemum oelandicum ssp laevigatum...
Peter, Really interesting, especially regarding the Hoary Rockrose. I'll be over Cronkley Fell in the coming months, so I'll keep my eye open. I think it's...
Many thanks Keith and Peter We're booked for late May so may be too late for some of it, but am sure there will still be loads to see! Thanks again Malcolm...
Can anyone tell me where Cetry Bank is? I believe it is in the Teesdale area and a good site to find Kobresia. Cheers Nige ... From: keith L palmer...
Thanks Keith - yes, I have seen the gentians and yellow saxifrage there but not been lucky wiht the red helleborine or asphodel - and wasn't sure if the vioets...
<<(Hoary Rockrose) grows at the top of Cronkley Fell on the Sugar Limestone is an English endemic only found here. >> in that case what did I find on...
... Here's one for you. It was taken next to a salt marsh by the Red Sea in Ain Sukhna. The ground however is next to ruined buildings, so it may not (and...
Just an addition to the notes about flowering season in Teesdale. Late May should be fine for some of the Teesdale plants as long as Spring is warm e.g....
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