Wildflower ID

Scarlet Pimpernel · #1 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 10:34 AM

Cheers Jacob

Gill Catton · #2 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 10:38 AM

The second is creeping thistle Cirsium arvense with attendant red soldier beetles

Scarlet Pimpernel · #3 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 10:40 AM

Thanks Gill, is that a good way of determining Creeping thistle by in Soldier mates?

Cheers Jacob

Gill Catton · #4 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Scarlet Pimpernel

Thanks Gill, is that a good way of determining Creeping thistle by in Soldier mates?

Cheers Jacob

Sadly...not particularly! They also seem to favour umbellifers (hogweed etc)

creeping thistle is just this pale pink flower while being really prickly on the leaves but with and 'unwinged' stem and quite glossy - This is the main way I got this one into my head anyway

. Most other thistles have a much richer pink/purple flower

Scarlet Pimpernel · #5 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 10:48 AM

Thanks Gill....Thistle and Little yellow jobs ie hawkweeds etc I struggle to identify! This has taught me at least how to id Creeping Thistle.

Thanks once again
Jacob

Tiggrx · #6 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 06:01 PM

The first one might be Eastern Rocket (Sisymbrium orientale)

Scarlet Pimpernel · #7 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 09:03 PM

Just had a look in Fitter does look like a good match to me....what's anyone else think? I have never seen Eastern Rocket before so I have no experience with the species.

Cheers Jacob

Gill Catton · #8 (**permalink**) 02-10-2007, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Scarlet Pimpernel

Just had a look in Fitter does look like a good match to me....what's anyone else think? I have never seen Eastern Rocket before so I have no experience with the species.

Cheers Jacob

I think agree with Tiggrx and you won't go far wrong (or in fact wrong at all)