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10-06-2007, 11:03 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bishops Stortford
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| | | Coastal plants ID
Just spent fantastic week in the west country and South Wales, but have two plants that I can't identify. Many thanks
The first was growing on sand dunes on the Pembrokeshire coast near Milford Haven and the other on the cliff top at Gower Head   |
10-06-2007, 11:40 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London
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| | | Re: Coastal plants ID
The first is Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) and the second is a species of Peppercress (Lepidium) - either Field Peppercress (L. campestre) or Smith's Cress (L. heterophyllum) |
10-06-2007, 11:52 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SW Ireland
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| | | Re: Coastal plants ID
Yes, looks like L. heterophyllum - also known as Smith's Pepperwort |
10-06-2007, 04:52 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bishops Stortford
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| | | Re: Coastal plants ID
Thanks for that. I thought I knew kidney vetch and thought it was yellow.This little "strawberries and cream" plant had me beat. Pepperwort is a new one for me |
10-06-2007, 06:41 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London
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| | | Re: Coastal plants ID
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Originally Posted by Hornbeam  I thought I knew kidney vetch and thought it was yellow.This little "strawberries and cream" plant had me beat. | There are several forms of Kidney Vetch in Britain - the common inland form is usually yellow, but coastal forms are often reddish or white/pinkish |
10-06-2007, 06:44 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SW Ireland
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| | | Re: Coastal plants ID
Kidney Vetch has quite a wide colour range - white, yellow, pink and reddish - the ones I've been coming across in SW Ireland are mainly pink, I've only occasionally seen yellow ones here. | | |
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