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08-07-2009, 06:22 AM
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| | | Grass for ID, please
Can anyone identify this flowering grass, please? I found just this single clump in a local disused limestone quarry.   |
08-07-2009, 06:30 AM
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| | | Re: Grass for ID, please
It is Hoary Plantain (Plantago media) - not actually a grass |
08-07-2009, 02:50 PM
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| | | Re: Grass for ID, please
agreed, and it smells lovely  |
08-07-2009, 06:38 PM
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| | | Re: Grass for ID, please
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Originally Posted by Tiggrx  It is Hoary Plantain (Plantago media) - not actually a grass | Agreed with this. It is common on limestone |
08-07-2009, 07:12 PM
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| | | Re: Grass for ID, please
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Originally Posted by KeenTeen17 It is common on limestone | Not here it isn't! I found some near Prestatyn a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was a good find. It's got a nice fragrance, by the way.
...edit...just spotted Metalfish has already commented on the niff |
08-07-2009, 09:27 PM
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| | | Re: Grass for ID, please
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Originally Posted by treecreeper Not here it isn't! I found some near Prestatyn a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was a good find. It's got a nice fragrance, by the way.
...edit...just spotted Metalfish has already commented on the niff | I usually find it on limestone heaths in Cumbria |
09-07-2009, 06:58 AM
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| | | Re: Grass for ID, please
Thanks for the quick responses - I thought it looked like a plantain, but couldn't find the usual fan of leaves at the base. | | |
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