More plant queries from the forestry track...

[JennyS]

I took a walk up the nearby forestry track to see what had showed up in the last few weeks.....

1. Slender Thistle (Carduus tenuiflorus) ?





2. Wintercress, but which one?





3. The hairiest buttercup I have ever seen!





4. (Early August) Noticed this one as it was an very orangey-yellow (just a colour variation?)

[aeshna5]

Thistle looks like Welted Thistle, Carduus crispus to me.
Could the buttercup be Creeping, Ranunculus repens, which can be pretty hairy + leaf-shape looks ok, but can't see if there are any runners?

[Gill Catton]

yes agreed welted thistle, slender thistle seems to have all gone well over by now, but is quite distinctive when alive, its a much paler grey green colour with pale pink flowers that are quite wimpy and small in comparison with the others,

the second I don't stand a chance at (I will tackle this group next year!)

The third I'm not sure on either do you remember what was going on with the sepals? That might help quite a bit

[JennyS]

Thanks to you both for your help,

1.The trouble with Welted Thistle, Carduus crispus is that I can't find any records for it in this part of Ireland. It seems to only be in the East of Ireland.

3. Wasn't flowering

4. Normal sepals, not down-turned.

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by JennyS

Thanks to you both for your help,

1.The trouble with Welted Thistle, Carduus crispus is that I can't find any records for it in this part of Ireland. It seems to only be in the East of Ireland.

3. Wasn't flowering

4. Normal sepals, not down-turned.

If there are no records for your part of Ireland I'd send the photos to your local recorder. Even in south-east of england where there are many recorders it's not that difficult to find new records (admittingly many are aliens!). I can't see what else this plant could be, though it's always trickier identifying plants from photos than seeing them in the field.

[JennyS]

Thanks aeshna5 - I will send some photos on to the recorder... and try and find out where the gravel for that track was sourced from!