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Wild Flower Screening Thread 2015.
Topic Started: Jan 24 2015, 07:41 PM (6,567 Views)
earthdragon64
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I've a few Orchids that may be ok.

Firstly Early Purple Orchid which I saw on the island of Colonsay in May this year.

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Next is Early Marsh Orchid which I saw on the tiny island of Rona off the east coast of Skye in July

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Northern Marsh Orchid between Newtonmore and the river Spey.

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The following three were all seen on Wednesday at the RSPB Insh Marshes reserve. As well as an RSPB reserve, it's a National Nature Reserve and a fantastic place for all sorts of wildlife including moths, butterflies and wild flowers. I'd recommend a visit if you're ever in the area. On Wednsday I saw 5 species of Orchid there, Northern Marsh and Greater Butterfly as well as the three below.

Heath Spotted Orchid

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Heath Fragrant Orchid

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Small White Orchid

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Ok, I've gone through my wild flower photos for this year and compared them to the list on the species thread. I've got quite a few possibles, but will keep it to 5 to a post and number each post to hopefully make it not too much to deal with in one go.

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White Butterbur - Petasites albus

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Marsh Violet - Viola palustris

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Blue Anemone - Anemone apennina

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Common Stork's-bill - Erodium cicutarium

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Common Chickweed - Stellaria media

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Field Pansy - Viola arvensis

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Marsh Marigold or Kingcup - Caltha palustris

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American Skunk Cabbage - Lysichiton americanus

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Giant Rhubarb - Gunnera tinctoria

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Spring Squill - Scilla verna

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Post 3

Rue-leaved Saxifrage - Saxifraga tridactylites

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Common Cornsalad - Varianella locusta

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Pyramidal Bugle - Ajuga pyramidalis

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Field Madder - Sherardia arvensis

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Ivy-leaved Speedwell - Veronica hederifolia

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Wood Forget-me-not - Myosotis sylvatica

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Lady's Mantle - Alchemilla vulgaris agg.

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Londonpride - Saxifraga x urbium this is a garden escape that I've seen growing in the same place for around 10 years now.

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Chickweed Wintergreen - Trientalis europaea

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Bugle - Ajuga reptans

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Shining Crane's-bill - Geranium lucidum

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Mountain Everlasting - Antennaria dioica, this is the female flower, male flowers are white.

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White Campion - Silene latifolia

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Common Butetrwort - Pinguicula vulgaris

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Pale Butterwort - Pinguicula lusitanica, unfortunately not quite in flower, but interesting to see the difference in leaves between this and the previous species.

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Wood Crane's-bill - Geranium sylvaaticum

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Globeflower - Trollius europaeus

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Alpine Lady's Mantle - Alchemilla alpina

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Starry Saxifrage - Saxifraga stellaria

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Blinks - Montia fontana

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Common Rockrose - Helianthemum nummularium

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Oxeye Daisy - Leucanthemum vulgare

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Wild Thyme - Thymus polytrichus

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That's all the flowers for now!
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I've had a look and apologies if I'm missing the obvious, but does this include grasses, ferns, horsetails and clubmosses? If it does, I've got 4 of them I could upload as well.
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What a fabulous set of photos Audrey!! as far as i can see they are all great to add.

Can i get back to you on your query?
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Thanks Dave, I'll wait to hear re the Ferns etc.
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Ok Audrey, i'll get back to you soon.
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Is this okay to add Dave- Ragwort

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Great to add Jan.
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:thankyou2: Dave
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Flixweed, is this OK?

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Great to add Pam.
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Found a few more -Pink Purslane?

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Sanicle

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Fringe Cups

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Yellow Pimpernel?

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Fiddledock?

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3 Cornered Leek

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All look great to add Pam but i can't find any images for Fiddledock with yellow flowers. It might be worth submitting that one on the id thread Pam....only because i'm not particularly good with flowers and someone else might be able to confirm.
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