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02-08-2006, 07:17 PM
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| |  single plant growing in the pathway
Hi all,
I was walking through an area that has fairly recently become a wildlife reserve. I spotted a single plant growing in the pathway. It is the only one I have seen in the area. anyone have any ideas for a name for it.
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02-08-2006, 07:25 PM
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| | | Re: single plant growing in the pathway
Saw some myself on my plant survey, Common Toadflax............. |
02-08-2006, 07:36 PM
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| | | Re: single plant growing in the pathway
Some of the flowers look as if they have some black on the inside. And the leafs look red and spiky. May go back to it in the morning if its not raining, and have a closer look. Maybe the flowers will have opened up more by then. I would like to get some better shots of it.
Dave |
02-08-2006, 07:44 PM
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| | | Re: single plant growing in the pathway
Thanks Jonny,
The open flowers look the same, but the black colour is intriguing me. |
02-08-2006, 10:56 PM
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| | | Re: single plant growing in the pathway
could the black be bugs or insects? because comparing your pic to the pics of common toadflax in the Gallery they look identical? |
02-08-2006, 10:59 PM
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| | | Re: single plant growing in the pathway
Definately Common toadflax.Could be small bees inside.When I took mine there was a bee emerging backwards out of the flower but the pic I took i managed to blur it. |
03-08-2006, 09:07 AM
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| | | Re: single plant growing in the pathway
I think you are right, Probably insects inside the flower heads.
Regards Dave |
03-08-2006, 09:40 AM
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| | | Re: single plant growing in the pathway
It's pollen beetles Megalithes sp. |
04-08-2006, 07:47 AM
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| | | Re: single plant growing in the pathway
Just noticed you live near Battle, Looking... beautiful little town 
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04-08-2006, 08:30 AM
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| | | Re: single plant growing in the pathway
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It's pollen beetles Megalithes sp.
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Sorry to be pedantic but aren't pollen beetles Meligethes?
Megaliths are big stones (like Stonehenge) - couldn't get many of them in a Toadflax flower!
henrya
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