Ragged by name

 

 

Flowers, Ragged Robin, June 2015

 

Ragged Robin – its common name is probably simply due to it being a red flowered plant with deeply divided ‘ragged’ petals, suggests Stevens. (more…)

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Hedge Nettle or Hedge Woundwort

 

 

Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June 2015

 

Stachys sylvatica. (more…)

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Tree bumblebee

 

 

Insect, Tree bumblebee, June 2015

 

Bombus hypnorum on Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2015

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Nymph protection

 

 

Insect, Froghopper, June 2015

 

First June visit and while the rides are dominated by Common Spotted Orchid, Creeping Buttercup and Ragged Robin it’s Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre, many more than 2m tall, that rule the clearing. (more…)

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Marsh Thistle

 

 

Flowers, Marsh Thistle, provisional identification, May 2015

 

Cirsium palustre. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Pignut or Earthnut

 

 

Flowers, Pignut, May 2015

 

Conopodium majus. (more…)

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Germander Speedwell

 
 

Flowers, Germander Speedwell, May 2015

 

Veronica chamaedrys. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid starts to flower

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, May 2015

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Last of the Early Purple Orchids

 

 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, May 2015

 

Couldn’t see any more Orchis mascula except this declining example. (more…)

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Yellow Pimpernel

 

 

Flowers, Yellow Pimpernel, provisional identification, May 2015

 

Lysimachia nemorum, provisional identification. Could be Lysimachia nummularia – Creeping Jenny. (more…)

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A test for butter lovers

 

 

Flowers, Creeping Buttercup, May 2015

 

If a yellow reflection appears when Creeping Buttercup is held up to the chin, it is a sign that the person likes butter. (more…)

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