Possibly of interest? Phil ... From: Claire McCorquodale To: info@... Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 2:13 PM Subject: Flora locale E-Update...
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Colin Jacobs
benacre2001
Dec 12, 2010 1:01 pm
Hi this was found near farm bulidings VC25 is it a barley or a Rye? MTA Colin Jacobs. Professional Writer, Ecology Consultant, and Photographer. Beccles ...
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Martin
rand_martin
Dec 12, 2010 4:55 pm
Where's the picture, Colin?...
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Colin Jacobs
benacre2001
Dec 12, 2010 5:12 pm
Oh yea ! here http://www.flickr.com/photos/30854310@N02/5254250664/ Colin Jacobs. Professional Writer, Ecology Consultant, and Photographer. Beccles Suffolk. ...
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Martin
rand_martin
Dec 12, 2010 9:53 pm
It's a Barley (definitely not an Oat as the picture suggests! - they have open branched panicles). Not Rye - the awns are too long, and the spikelets of Secale...
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Michel-Ange Bouchet
mabouchet2000
Dec 13, 2010 2:47 pm
Dear all, A French botanist is currently working on the genus "Miscanthus" and its distribution within Europe. He'd like to get in touch with a British ...
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Gill
ryenats
Dec 13, 2010 8:02 pm
I agree it looks like "normal" barley - and definitely not Oats - but what on earth is it doing flowering in December?! Even in the south (we're still under...
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Gill
ryenats
Dec 13, 2010 8:03 pm
Sorry, not me nor do I know of anyone who might know. Gill...
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Oliver Pescott
o_pescotto
Dec 13, 2010 8:14 pm
Hi Michel I would have thought that IGER (now part of IBERS at Aberyswyth University) would be the best bet. They have performed Miscanthus biomass trials in...
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Mike Foley
mfpfol@...
Dec 13, 2010 9:42 pm
Hi ADAS at the Arthur Rickwood Centre near Ely, Cambs researched Miscanthus cropping for several years. As part of the preamble to the project I would expect...
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Michel-Ange Bouchet
mabouchet2000
Dec 14, 2010 8:57 am
Thanks to Oliver and Mike for their responses. Have a nice day, Michel-Ange ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Phil Luke
boxlodge
Dec 27, 2010 9:07 pm
Not totally UK, but the article does describe exploding shagnum moss spore capsules and explosive discharge of liverwort sperm! You will need to subscribe to...
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Phil Luke
boxlodge
Dec 28, 2010 8:30 pm
Possibly of interest? Phil ... From: Claire McCorquodale To: info@... Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 2:12 PM Subject: Flora locale E-Update...
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Oliver Pescott
o_pescotto
Jan 6, 2011 1:58 pm
Happy New Year all : ) Happy botanising in 2011. Thought some of you might be interested in this: http://www.theplantlist.org/ Apparently it has just been...
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Sarah Stille
mangotree831
Jan 6, 2011 5:33 pm
Very many thanks for this link, Oliver. It seems easy to use and will be really invaluable. Happy New Year's botanising to all Sarah [Non-text portions of...
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John
johnrcrellin
Jan 6, 2011 6:34 pm
The website is great news - and just as I am trying to tidy up my FloralImages database as I implement Stace 3 ! On the eBook edition I note it is almost as...
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Oliver Pescott
o_pescotto
Jan 6, 2011 7:50 pm
Thanks John. I agree few publishers have really got to grips with the opportunities inherent in the ebook. Interesting to know that some people think pdfs are...
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Peter Llewellyn
peterjl2007
Jan 7, 2011 12:12 pm
Hello Folks, The Plant list looks useful but unsurprisingly it has the usual cultural bias: Chamerion angustifolium which we Brits have used for years but the...
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Oliver Pescott
o_pescotto
Jan 7, 2011 12:48 pm
Worth remembering that It is a work in progress. The 'star rating' reflects the 'confidence' attached to names, and links from records seem to allow one to...
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Gill
ryenats
Jan 7, 2011 8:47 pm
Thanks for the link to the plant list. As for Stace 3 I didn't even realise there was an e-book version. I have the DVD version of Stace2 and would like an...
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Gill
ryenats
Jan 7, 2011 8:51 pm
I've noticed a lot of broken branches on[off] trees recently, especially holly - I was wondering if this is due to the extreme cold freezing the sap and...
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Colin Jacobs
benacre2001
Jan 8, 2011 12:46 pm
mainly Oak and Ash but I expect it's just natural pruning our lowest temperature was -10 for only one day Colin Jacobs. Professional Writer, Ecology...
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Phil Luke
boxlodge
Jan 18, 2011 8:28 pm
In a talk I went to recently the speaker showed a photo of Lamiastrum galeobdolon which had white patterning on the leaves. I was under the impression that...
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Colin Jacobs
benacre2001
Jan 18, 2011 8:34 pm
Oh yes ssp argentatum It is rife all over Suffolk as a garden escape I know very few sites where the native ssp exists. It seems to be more records in the new...
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Oliver Pescott
o_pescotto
Jan 18, 2011 9:15 pm
It is indeed invasive; so much so that last year it was included on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act: ...
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Gill
ryenats
Jan 19, 2011 1:37 pm
<<It is indeed invasive; so much so that last year it was included on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act:>> Absolutely - it's a bit of a thug. But...
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Phil Luke
boxlodge
Jan 19, 2011 6:08 pm
From the BSBI website I see there are 3 subspecies; argentatum (garden), galeobdolon and montanum. As the second has only 9 records I assume montanum is the...
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Oliver Pescott
o_pescotto
Jan 19, 2011 7:08 pm
The European Garden Flora says ssp. argentatum is a cultivar. I suppose this indicates a garden origin. However, it also names two other cultivars of this...
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Gill
ryenats
Jan 20, 2011 8:26 am
Interesting. Certainly from the photos/descriptions in the DVD of Stace 2 the few colonies of non-argenteum we have are montanum, although in general there are...
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Peter Llewellyn
peterjl2007
Jan 20, 2011 2:05 pm
Hello folks, Are there any geneticists with an ability to explain stuff? The Oenothera genus is complicated by its ability to form translocation heterozygotes...
