a couple of chalk downland plants for ID please?

[sidewalkdoctor]

Taken on cattle grazed chalk downs, south faced slope.





Same as above.

[leifus]

the first two photos are of Spring Sedge (Carex caryophyllea)

the second two are Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba sp. I think, but can't remember that one off the top of my head )

both are flowering

[sidewalkdoctor]

Thanks, leifus...wrong section again!!! DOH! As some one said once.


Wasn't 100% on either, cheersagain.

Ben

[AlanS]

The first two photographs are actually Glaucous Sedge (Carex flacca). When young, the rather long female heads are held erect, but as the thin stalk develops, they will begin to hang down ("floppy flacca"). It is common in chalk grassland.

The glaucous leaves are very distinct from the rather rigid, shining, bright green leaves of Carex caryophyllea.

Yes, the second pair of photographs are Sanguisorba minor (= Poterium sanguisorba in older books).

Alan

[sidewalkdoctor]

many thanks Alan.

Ben

[Tiggrx]

Originally Posted by AlanS

(= Poterium sanguisorba in older books).

and in the new edition of Stace