For Wood Sorrel Grime et al say for soil pH; "Extending across the range of pH 3.5 to >8.0 but most frequent between 3.5 and 5.0" For Holly they give the mode...
Thanks everyone Some very informed info , I suspect in my case where we are talking about the typical steep sided Yorkshire Clough on coal measures close to...
Round here, dark pink Wood-sorrel is known but is very rare. Most large populations of Wood Anemones have some flowers darker on either the outside or both...
Remember that the term "Forest" doesn't imply that an area was wooded, at least in recent millennia; only that it came under Forest Law at some time. As did...
Hi all, Wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) is another "woodland" plant that occurs in strange places as you go further west. In the Burren it grows in the grykes,...
On the matter of altitude, I've seen it sheltering amongst the summit rocks of Trollaval, elev 702m, Isle of Rum, NM3995. It was pinkish as it often is. (but I...
Thanks Darrel. <<In the Burren it grows in the grykes>> Same in the Ingleborough area - where there is also baneberry amongst other "woodland" plants in the...
Hi all, Gill, it is usually assumed that the Burren was wooded after the end of glaciation, probably with a low wood of Hazel, Ash, Holly and possibly Wych Elm...
Thank you Darrel. I suppose this is (partly) why the Burren is such a mecca for botanists - I've not been myself - yet! Nor have I ever seen Asperula...
Roberts (1998) has a superbly stark picture of The Burren from the air showing Bronze Age field systems with almost all the soil eroded away, exposing the...
Hi all, Sarah yes that is a great photo, I really miss not going to the Burren. Gill the Burren was definitely glaciated, in fact it is accurately described as...
Have just posted a pic in my Ryenats folder of one taken yesterday, 9 May. Bad photo I'm afraid as there was little light but the colour's about right - if...
Hi all, Gill they are lovely. I've never seen any with flowers that colour, and as others have suggested I suspect they are a rare occurrence. cheers Darrel...
Hi all, just a quick message to say thank you to all the members who helped with this project, particularly those who supplied ferns to Geoff Toone for...
I must confess to being highly sceptical about the vegetative key, especially with the Cyperaceae.? However, I have found the keys generally easy to use and to...
The veg key arrived the other day and being too lazy to go outside I looked around for something indoors to test it on, but all I had was a piece of a garden...
Hi all, my name is Simon and I live in Jersey C.I. Although I have been very keen on wildlife and wildlife photography I have not paid to much attention to...
Dear Simon Yes that is Green-winged orchid. There are lots in a few places in Jersey, particularly on the cliffs arounf Portelet Common, some in Alderney,...
From the NHBS website - ISBN-13: 9780956014405 Phil ... From: keith L palmer To: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:38 AM Subject:...
Mine arrived a couple of Weeks ago from BSBI! Not had a chance to use it yet as leg in plaster!! Looks good though and may stagger into the garden sometime to...
Hi all I'm not sure it's Genista hispanica, although that is certainly a possibility. If it's Genista hispanica it has been shaded and is much more diffuse...
Rob, comparing this with a known plant of Genista hispanica not far from here, I would agree with the suggestion that your pic represents this species in a...
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