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31-03-2009, 08:52 AM
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31-03-2009, 06:12 PM
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| | | Re: Flower of the day
Got Mikes Purple toothwort  
(I bet Leif is jealous  )
Creeping comfrey 
Mike's Oxlip 
And another primula nearby which is most likely the false oxlip because the leaves didn't abruptly end at the base.  |
31-03-2009, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad  Had a good day out today, with a couple of interesting finds: -
...Oxlips? - Or are they Cowslips?.........
Mike. | Hard one: my guess False Oxlip. True Oxlip quite distinct geographical range. eg chalky boulder clay in East Anglia etc
False oxlip: V common hybrid wherever cowslip & primrose grow together. Basically habit is like a cowslip, flowers more like primrose: longer petals and more pale buttery colour, without the intensity of colour in cowslip. |
01-04-2009, 03:57 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Still stuck in Reading!
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Saw my first bluebells of the year today while walking the dogs in the local urban park/local nature reserve. There's a carpet of green which promises a brilliant show of bluebells in the coming weeks 
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01-04-2009, 09:21 PM
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 Found my first Wood Sorrel of the year.  A nicely proportioned Butterbur.  Keenteen's American Skunk Cabbage (Close-up of spadix).  And Marsh Marigold.
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01-04-2009, 09:33 PM
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Was the wood sorrel in flower in Cuerden? Looks like I need a visit |
01-04-2009, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by KeenTeen17 Was the wood sorrel in flower in Cuerden? Looks like I need a visit | Yes, but trying to describe where I found it would be nigh on impossible.  Best I can give you is: - From the B5256 Sheephill Lane car park, cross the stream by the stepping stones, keep the stream on your right until just before you get to the next set of stepping stones, and it's on your left near to a very boggy area.
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01-04-2009, 10:30 PM
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Greater Celandine for me today!
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01-04-2009, 10:53 PM
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I saw a nice patch of wood sorrel in Oxleas Wood last Saturday but I was already late leaving so just grabbed a quick shot as I ran past... 
I might pay a return visit this weekend to try for some decent shots.
Dave P.
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01-04-2009, 11:02 PM
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Nice shot Dave. Looks like the plants are more advanced in Kent than they are in Lancashire. I only saw maybe a hundred or so in flower today, well scattered though, not in a nice group.
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