1 Yellow; 1 White and 1 Purple Wildflowers for ID

[jdoherty]

All of these photos were taken in a grassy, wasteland area of the Belfast Harbour Estate, N.Ireland on May 8th 2009. IDs would be appreciated.

Thanks, John.

[Tiggrx]

1. Black Medick (Medicago lupulina)
2. Changing Forget-me-not (Myosotis discolor)
3. Sticky Mouse-ear (Cerastium glomeratum)

[jdoherty]

Many thanks Tiggrx for your help with these IDs.

John

[leifus]

Originally Posted by Tiggrx

1. Black Medick (Medicago lupulina)
2. Changing Forget-me-not (Myosotis discolor)
3. Sticky Mouse-ear (Cerastium glomeratum)

i agree with these but how do you distinguish between early and changing f-m-ns?

[Tiggrx]

Originally Posted by leifus

i agree with these but how do you distinguish between early and changing f-m-ns?

Changing Forget-me-not flowers have a very distinctive colour-change from white or pale yellow to blue as they mature. This is much less pronounced in other forget-me-nots, though many do undergo a slighter colour-change

[leifus]

Originally Posted by Tiggrx

Changing Forget-me-not flowers have a very distinctive colour-change from white or pale yellow to blue as they mature. This is much less pronounced in other forget-me-nots, though many do undergo a slighter colour-change

ahhh i see thanks

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by Tiggrx

Changing Forget-me-not flowers have a very distinctive colour-change from white or pale yellow to blue as they mature. This is much less pronounced in other forget-me-nots, though many do undergo a slighter colour-change

And the coour variation is often seen on the same stem at the same time.

[jdoherty]

Thanks everyone for the extra information.

John

[leifus]

hang on isn't 1 lesser trefoil? or is it just zoomed in a lot...

[Tiggrx]

Originally Posted by leifus

hang on isn't 1 lesser trefoil? or is it just zoomed in a lot...

No, the small point at the tip of leaf means that it is a medick and not a trefoil