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24-05-2008, 04:59 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cromford, Derbyshire Dales
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| | | Lead tolerant plant id
Any ideas what the purple (ish) flower is, found with Spring sandwort / kidney vetch (and other species) a couple of feet away from lead spoils, can't find it in any of my flower books. Virtually all the plant stems lay horizontally close to the ground.  
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24-05-2008, 05:36 PM
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| | | Re: Lead tolerant plant id
Its a Milkwort, Polygala species.
Heath Milkwort (P.serphyllifolia) is only found on acidic ground, Common Milkwort (P.vulgaris) is less fussy |
24-05-2008, 06:22 PM
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| | | Re: Lead tolerant plant id
Many thanks for the id, I suspect it is a common milkwort as the soil is likely to be more alkaline as it is a limestone area. Great to know what it is.
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24-05-2008, 08:47 PM
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| | | Re: Lead tolerant plant id
I've never noticed milkwort on lead-mine spoil before, but have seen it in the Peak District, on the higher slopes of Mam Tor, near Castleton. At this locality, the soil was acidic.
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25-05-2008, 02:57 PM
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| | | Re: Lead tolerant plant id
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisJB  I've never noticed milkwort on lead-mine spoil before, but have seen it in the Peak District, on the higher slopes of Mam Tor, near Castleton. At this locality, the soil was acidic.
Regards, Chris | Interesting too, I don't remember seeing it last year on the spoil heaps, I go out there regularly to photograph the other plant species, this one is bright purple ish / blue so I am sure I would have seen it.
Shirl |
26-05-2008, 03:04 PM
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| | | Re: Lead tolerant plant id
Yes, it's a once-seen never forgotten plant! Saw some yesterday (hardly any with fully opened flowers) along with sandwort and mountain pansy (also said to be lead-tolerant) at Long Dale on Saturday. Quote:
Originally Posted by shirl Any ideas what the purple (ish) flower is, found with Spring sandwort / kidney vetch (and other species) a couple of feet away from lead spoils, can't find it in any of my flower books. Virtually all the plant stems lay horizontally close to the ground.
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27-05-2008, 01:00 PM
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| | | Re: Lead tolerant plant id
I'm beginning to confuse myself now  Which of the leadworts is this?   | | |
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