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Originally Posted by Tiggrx This is an Erythronium of some sort, I'll see if I can come up with anything more exact later |
Thanks, Tiggrx; of your two suggestions, I reckon it's
Erythronium californicum, California Fawn-lily
It's not listed as a naturalised or introduced species in Clement & Foster's
Alien Plants of the British Isles, so I'm pretty pleased with that one
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Originally Posted by Tiggrx |
Cardamine impatiens hadn't even occurred to me, but this is a known site for Narrow-leaved Bittercress later in the year (though it's a big area and I've no idea exactly
where it's supposed to grow). And, an online search turned up this picture
here of a young
C. impatiens plant which looks to be a perfect match
I was in two minds whether to bother to photograph this one - glad I did now
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Originally Posted by Tiggrx I can't see any hairs at the base of the sepals so it ought to be Anemone blanda - I saw some out today so it is not too late. |
Thanks; I guess
A. blanda must have taken over as the commonest blue
Anemone species in the wild now, then? It certainly seems to be a favourite in gardens; the last time I went to a garden centre, they were on sale in numbers. The books I've got still list it as a rare introduction with only a couple of sites, but that's obviously now out of date.
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Originally Posted by Tiggrx This looks like it could be really Spanish Bluebell to me - very close if not  |
I'm glad it's not just me who thinks that
I suppose you can't ever rule out it having some hybrid genes within it, but the Avon Gorge ought to be a perfect location for
H. hispanica to have clung on (this plant was nowhere near anywhere rubbish could be thrown out, that's for sure

) and, in the absence of DNA testing, I'm going to count this one as my first "definite" Spanish Bluebell
Thanks again, Tiggrx, for all your help and input