Regarding the recent thread on locally prominent plants, somebody remarked to me recently that Cowslip seemed more abundant this year. After talking about the...
No academic knowledge, but just from personal observation Primula farinosa has been much more abundant, and even re-appeared in sites where it had been...
Well spotted Oli. When I started this thread I had in mind herabceous plants where the seeds require some sort of dormancy-breaking effect, often the...
... Interesting that you say that predictive powers are unlikely, Phil; I like to keep an open mind about the capabilities of our wildlife. Why do you say it's...
re haws: it's not just unlikely it's counter-selective. A harsh winter will increase frugivore pressure so better to save your resources for a year when ...
Hi Oli, No experience of these as such, but low res (eg 2MP) cameras are usually video cameras (with a digital image chip) which produce an analog video signal...
Thanks Malcolm. Very useful. Best, Oli    ____________________________________________ "Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because...
You can get very good results using a Coolpix 4500 and a Brunel Unilink adaptor. The former was £100 from amazon last week and the latter a further £60 but...
Thanks Nige. My main problem is that neither of my microscopes has a third head. I don't suppose the adaptor/camera setup is very stable if attached to either...
The unilink is designed to be used via the eye piece on a monocular or binocular microscope. I happily use mine on my binocular microscope. ... From: Oliver...
I went to Dowrog common (near St David's) yesterday - to get to know it and also because I *might* encounter Viola lactea. I walked straight into a possible...
Hello John, The link doesn't work - 404 error. I've only seen V. lactea a few times and there have always been hybrids around nearby to confuse matters. The...
Hello John, The link doesn't work - 404 error. I've only seen V. lactea a few times and there have always been hybrids around nearby to confuse matters. The...
Sorry - the full stop got added to the link which should be http://tinyurl.com/6xry7gy (I'll see if I can edit the original post.) Hm - I went early partly as...
Just wondering why it would have to be for Apple; wouldn't it be cheaper to develop something for Android phones (open source platforms available), less...
<<Just wondering why it would have to be for Apple; wouldn't it be cheaper to develop something for Android phones (open source platforms available), less...
-Talking of violas - can anyone give me a foolproof id tip for V. canina (as against small, pale blue common dogs)? I found some dwarf plants up on the North...
Yes I find the rosettes one difficult - especially as the species with rosettes don't in my experience have lovely no doubt about it rosette-shaped rosettes. A...
Well for a start Apple have been the first to deliver a mobile phone screen with useful resolution for plant images. I wasn't particularly aware of Apple being...
Hi Peter (and John), your light blueish-mauve Viola pic's couldn't be of V x intersita could they? The leaves of that are intermediate but with the harder...
Thanks - I am inclined to be suspicious of the bluer plant. That was a metre away from the group I photographed from further away showing the habitat of the...
Hi all, I'd be interested in the outcome of this for John's plant, for many years I've had a very similar Viola (original and seedlings) with pale, thin...
I should keep up (like Apple's competition do). The iPhone 4 does beat that and is manageably small. (not sure what size the new Nexus is) I am sure Android...
Hi John, there are now a few pic's in 'recent on wight', at the end. Mike Hardman says about riviniana, canina and x intersita to check ' whether it forms seed...
We should be careful to distinguish between the formation of a fruit/pod/whatever and the presence of fertile seed. Obviously it depends on the genus, but some...
Thanks to all for your thoughts. Viola is a difficult genus I think when you get into detail. I've had support from outside the forum for the pictuires showing...
