Leek, Sandwort & Thistle ID

[jhewitt15]

I recently went up in Cumbria and found these:

This leek had long thin lanceolate leaves and was growing on a woodland edge


This sandwort was growing in a peat bog


This thistle was growing on limestone and moist soil. It was growing with its normal pink form and white form.


I was hoping it was welted thistle.

[leifus]

1 Autumn squill - Scilla autumnalis
2 Heath pearlwort - Sagina subulata
3 Slender thistle- Carduus tenuiflorus

I think i'm correct
a. squill is just coming out
h.pearlwort - you need a bit more leaf in the photo to make a proper id

[jhewitt15]

Originally Posted by leifus

h.pearlwort - you need a bit more leaf in the photo to make a proper id

It wasn't really worth photographing the leaf because it was really really thin , a bit like pignut.

[leifus]

yeah sounds like heath pearlwort - still not sure about autumn squill though - were you near the sea?

[jhewitt15]

I dont think we were near the sea. we were more up in the mountains. I think autumn squill is more likely than sand leek that was my initial thoughts on its ID.

[Tiggrx]

Originally Posted by jhewitt15

I dont think we were near the sea. we were more up in the mountains. I think autumn squill is more likely than sand leek that was my initial thoughts on its ID.

You should stick with your first thoughts - it is Sand Leek (Allium scorodoprasum)

[Tiggrx]

...and the thistle looks like a Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)

[JennyS]

2. The habitat sounds wrong and petals look much too long in proportion to the sepals for Heath Pearlwort, but it could be Knotted Pearlwort, Sagina nodosa

[leifus]

Originally Posted by Tiggrx

You should stick with your first thoughts - it is Sand Leek (Allium scorodoprasum)

yeah i was uncertain about that one