I was asked to comment on these two photos of an unknown plant found growing "on Skinningrove cliffs" in July 2009 - no further details I'm afraid. It is...
Hi all, Looks like Salvia pratensis to me as well. Mystery ?Saxifrage in the folder looks like Saxifraga stellaris (although it is a long time since I saw it...
Sorry to disagree, Jon, even sorrier that I can't make a positive identification. Salvia pratensis should have much longer flowers relative to the calyx, with...
Hi all, Yes you are right, the flower isn't big or zygomorphic enough and the bracts/sepals are the wrong colour for S. pratensis. Flower looks too big for S....
Thanks all - I have my suspicions that it might be planted, or at least part of some kind of "meadow wildflower mix". I've never seen S. pratensis, but it...
Hi all, This begins to make more sense, it was partially the Galium etc in the back-ground that made me think it was wild. I didn't know where "Skinningrove...
mea culpa - if I'd had a grid ref I'd have sent it! Clearly we need a Ryenats outing to find it in the summer :-) <<This begins to make more sense, it was...
In case anybody feels moved to contribute... Malcolm Subject: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ATLASES, FLORAS AND ACCOUNTS OF THE FAUNA OF EUROPEAN CITIES. Date: Thu, 16 Feb...
A nature reserve in the Scottish Highlands is the only place in the world where a type of liverwort plant has been found growing.DNA analysis confirmed...
Possibly of interest? http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/03/lab-rat-of-botany-gets-technic.html Phil L ======= Email scanned by PC Tools...
Hi just uploaded this brassica found in a pavement Crack in Norwich its really bugging me I tried to key it out but can only get as far as a probable garden...
Thanks Martin I am not used to seeing it in the middle of a city! Colin Jacobs. Naturalist. Norwich Norfolk VC27 ________________________________ From: Martin...
Hello everyone, New member of the group and first-time poster. Due to a recent bereavement of a BSBI member, I have many copies - possibly complete runs - of...
Is this likely to be of interest to anyone: Invasive Non-native Plants Seminar, Wednesday, 25th April at 7.30 pm at Langford and Ulting Village Hall CM9 4SS....
Could someone tell me what to look for in separating Erophila verna ssp. spathulata from praecox. Erophila verna is rare on Mull and I have been asked to check...
in Verna  Fruit is oblanceolate to oblong or elliptic Praecox = more or less flat or inflated. I still find them difficult and would send a selection to the...
I'm baffled since my Stace says E. spathulata and E. praecox are both synonyms of E. verna! If E. verna is rare on Mull what is the common one - glabrescens? I...
Colin, Your distinguishing points for praecox aren't actually distinguishing at all, as they don't stand in opposition to those for verna ("spathulata" is in...
Thanks Colin, Gill and Martin for your replies. Gill, there is no common Whitlowgrass on Mull. Draba incana is the only other and that is even more rare. I am...
Just to say thank you for all the interest in this post. The journals have all now been rehoused with someone you all know and with a donation to charity...
