WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

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  1. On the Levels

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    @Michael Hewett tried to take photo of the marigold but as the wind came ... so good to see yours.
    Ladys smock....not seen last year and again not as yet.
     
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      Thank you @On the Levels
      Shame you haven't seen the Lady's Smock for a while, it's such a delicate colour and very common around here.
       
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      Saw my first field pansy of the year this week. Lady's smock is appearing everywhere on the rewilded grass verges, also lots of shining cranesbill and greater stitchwort around. 2024-04-18_12-34-48_cropped.jpg 2024-04-18_11-29-33_cropped.jpg 2024-04-18_11-30-51_cropped.jpg 2024-04-18_12-03-25.jpg
       
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        Bogbean.
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          We have bog bean in our pond and we love to see it come back each year. Small plant but lovely flowers.
           
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            More Green Winged and Early Purple Orchids.
            This one with a caterpillar.
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            Early Purple.
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              Some I saw yesterday ...

              Cowslips / Primula veris (there are hundreds of them this year) :-

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              A type of Vetch but I haven't looked up the actual species yet :-

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              Bluebells / Hyacinthoides non-scripta :-
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              Arum maculatum :-

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              Comfrey / Symphytum officinale :-

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              Marsh Marigold / Caltha palustris :-.


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              A small Saxifrage but the flowers have gone now. They are small and green and were there last week ... :-


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                That looks like the S. urbium @Michael Hewett - London Pride is the common name. I use it as ground cover everywhere in the garden as it's very adaptable. Very useful wee plant.
                Mine is just about starting to flower - I think one plant has a couple of flowers on it.

                That vetch is nice too :smile:
                 
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                  It isn't what I usually think of as London Pride @fairygirl, it is much smaller, quite tiny in fact, and the flowers are close to the leaves, not on a stem.
                   
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                  Ah - not sure what that is then @Michael Hewett . There are so many of these little plants, and very similar!
                   
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                    It's called Opposite Leaved Golden Saxifrage - Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. It flowers in that spot every year. I found its name a while ago but couldn't remember it until I looked it up in one of my books.
                     
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                      Gorgeous little thing. I can see now - the flowering parts are quite different, and looking at your pic again - I can see the habit is completely different. I hadn't quite twigged on the size/scale either.

                      I expect we have that round here. I must look out for it when I'm out and about. :smile:
                       
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                        My picture is a closeup, the plant is a tiny creeper and can easily be missed. I hope you find it :smile:
                         
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                        Yes- I hadn't quite realised the little spent flowers in your pic belonged to the 'rosettes'. I had a look at some of the other sites with photos - it almost looks like one of the small spurges too.

                        I'll certainly try and keep my eyes peeled - thanks :smile:
                         
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