British wildflower g.c.survey

I really would like to learn to identify our native British Wildflowers and I have found that the G.C.Bird Survey has really helped me learn new birds, so I thought it may be good for us to start a British wildflower survey too.

To include all wild flowers and plants but I thought that fungi would be fun too!

I thought it may be a good idea to state where the plant is located and what month the photo was taken so we can learn what is in flower and when etc....

Much easier photo opportunities too folks!

I do consider British Wildflowers as wildlife so I hope this thread is ok in the wildlife section of the forum, rather than getting lost in the main gardening bit.

Can I start us off.....



I saw this growing in a marshy section of Stover Country Park, Devon, (in flower April 2009) - I think it is Marsh Marigold but can someone in the know check if this is correct ??

Thanks folks



WILDFLOWER SURVEY LIST FROM G.C.MEMBERS

All these ID's are tentative and if anyone thinks an error has been made then we are very open to debate !!!! :D

* Bluebell (English) (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) (Page 1 #3, #12
* Charlock (sinapsis arvensis) ? (Page 1 Picture 2 #16
* Common Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) (Page 1 #3
* Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) (Page 1 #3
* Corn Poppy(Papaver Rhoeas) also called Field Poppy and Flanders Poppy (Page 2 #25
* Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale) (Page 2 #28
* Fungus ID unknown (Page 1 #2
* Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) (page 1 #16
* Geranium species?? (Page 1 Picture 5 #16
* Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) (Page 1 #3
* Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) (Page 1 Picture 1 #16
* Honesty (Lunaria annua) (Page 1 #6
* Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) (Page 1 #6
* Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) (Page 1 #1
* Old Mans Beard (Travellers Joy)-Clematis Vitalba (Page 1 #16
* Narrow-Leaved Vetch (Vicia angustifolia) ? (Page 1 Picture 3 #16
* Primrose (Primula vulgaris) (Page 1 #10
* Red dead-nettle (Page 2 Picture 2 #31
* Silver Weed(Potentilla anserina) (Page 2 #26
* Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (Page 1 #6
* Sweet woodruff (Page 2 Picture 1 #31
* Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria) (Page 1 #3
* Uncertain I.D. (Page 1 #14
* Wood Anemone - Anemone nemorosa (Page 2 #32

 

Yep that does appear to be a marsh marigold (Caltha palustris):gnthb:

Here's a few of the wild flowers which I have photo's of all from my local vicinity:thmb:

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Greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea)
Flo. April-June
Shanklin, Isle of Wight

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Common birds-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Flo. June-Aug although there are some early ones out...
Shanklin, Isle of Wight

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Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Flo. May-June
Shanklin, Isle of Wight

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English bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) or close hybrid
Flo. April-June
Shanklin, Isle of Wight

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Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria)
Flo. March-May
Bloodstone Copse, Isle of Wight

 

Thanks WOO and Aesc for getting the thread in motion. :thmb:

WOO - I have looked through the Fungus section in my book and typically nothing looks quite the same as your picture, enough to identify it. I am always very wary of identification of these, as a mistake can quite literally prove fatal! Any Fungus experts out there ? - they are fascinating

Aesc - lovely photos and the toothwort is new to me. It was your posting the picture of the Stitchwort on your walk thread that inspired me to start this thread in the first place!

Thanks both

Kath xx

 

Yes the Toothwort I should probably mention is less then common there's a bit more info in one of my other threads:

 

Well woo the purple one is Honesty (Lunaria annua) and then the yellow one is Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) I'm not sure on the other one but I'll check back when I've had a look through some books =]

 

Ok I'm not sure on the white one but I think I've singled it down to the bulb, Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum):gnthb:

 

So glad to have piqued your interest here WOO!

Here is a lovely clump of Devon Primroses I saw today.

 

there white????

EDIT*
Just had a look at photos online and it occured to me that digital cameras aren't very good with light yellows =]

I've always thought that our native primroses are much nicer looking than those garish rogues that florists sell:hehe:

 

Aesc - yep - in reality they were a very delicate pale yellow. Our grassy banks and woods are full of them at the moment.

WOO - duplicates are very welcome and your bluebells are lovely. I have yet to have the pleasure of walking through a bluebell wood in spring.

 

Talking of bluebells - I saw this little solitary plant on my walk yesterday and it looks like a relative of the bluebell, but I'm not sure exactly what it is.



Any ideas???

 

Strange one that could be a Spanish bluebell hybrid although the flowers are upwardly pointing:cnfs: my guess though would be Scilla liliohyacinthus a relatively rare garden escape and a native of the south of france:gnthb: