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[Pete W]

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[Tiggrx]

1. Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
2. Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum)
3. Lords-and-ladies (Arum maculatum)

[JennyS]

The second is Great Willowherb and the third is Lord and ladies, also known as Arum

[Pete W]

Thanks, knew it would be easy for you guys and girls

I'm on a steep learning curve

[JennyS]

So am I!

[oceanroc]

Nice photos ! Ch.red up my Sunday morning. THanks

[kshotton45]

I'm sure we used to call the 'Lords and Ladies' - 'Cuckoo Pint' , has anyone else heard this name?

I hadn't seen any for years, then last weekend at the National Birds of Prey centre there was a small wood full of it.


Keith.

[mrs fish]

Yes "cuckoo pint" is another old name it has also been called "adam and eve"

[Pete Collins]

Yes, as other people have said Cuckoo-pint is another name for Lords-and-Ladies. But according to the Collins (no relation!) Gem Guide to Wildflowers, it has more folk names than any other plant. It doesn't give any other names, though.

MrsFish has given us 'Adam-and-Eve' - does anybody know any other names for it?

I've seen it quite a lot recently, near Totternhoe and near Ampthill, both in Beds. The berries (or whatever the correct technical term is!) were still green though, rather than red.

[Tiggrx]

It does have a lot of names - alledgedly over a hundred. They include:

Adder's Meat
Dead Man's Fingers
Flycatcher
Jack-in-the-box
Jack-in-the-green
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
Mandrake
Poison Fingers
Wake Robin

I'm not sure how many of these names are still in general use.

Originally Posted by Pete Collins

Yes, as other people have said Cuckoo-pint is another name for Lords-and-Ladies. But according to the Collins (no relation!) Gem Guide to Wildflowers, it has more folk names than any other plant. It doesn't give any other names, though.

MrsFish has given us 'Adam-and-Eve' - does anybody know any other names for it?

I've seen it quite a lot recently, near Totternhoe and near Ampthill, both in Beds. The berries (or whatever the correct technical term is!) were still green though, rather than red.