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24-06-2008, 11:25 PM
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| | | Walk on the Downs
We went for a walk on our local downs on Sunday.
I was mainly on the lookout for skylarks but I was amazed to see a huge amount of Greater Yellow Rattle - Rhinanthus angustifolius. 
There were acres of it but I thought it was quite rare! 
(If anyone knows what the tall elegant red flower is in that pic I would be very grateful!  )
We also saw quite a few Pyramidal Orchids which are really beautiful. 
And another tall elegant unknown flower - white this time, with a fernlike leaf low down on the ground.  |
24-06-2008, 11:27 PM
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| | | Re: Walk on the Downs
good photos. The last one is meadow sweet.
Barbara |
24-06-2008, 11:31 PM
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| | | Re: Walk on the Downs
The last one looks like Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. |
25-06-2008, 06:08 AM
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| |  Re: Walk on the Downs
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Originally Posted by Deer Stalker  The last one looks like Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. | It would certainly be this species on chalk downland! |
25-06-2008, 08:22 AM
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| | | Re: Walk on the Downs
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Originally Posted by Deer Stalker The last one looks like Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. | Thanks for that Deer stalker and Aeshna5 - much appreciated.
It's amazing how the more I look and learn, the less I seem to know! |
25-06-2008, 08:41 AM
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| | | Re: Walk on the Downs
true for me also! I seem to be getting more wrong these days! 
Barbara |
25-06-2008, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Bub-les true for me also! I seem to be getting more wrong these days!
Barbara | Oh dear, surely not!
At least you knew it was of the Filipendula genus - I was totally clueless |
25-06-2008, 10:38 AM
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