A few for ID/confirmation please;-)

sunnydale · #1 (**permalink**) 25-08-2009, 04:48 PM

Hi all,

I'm not 100% sure - but is this Tormentil?...

1.

This pretty plant was growing amongst the Heather....

2.

Sorry the flower head is a bit blurred. It was breezy!

And what is the fern called that's growing around it?...

3.

Is this Yellow Woundwort or Wood Sage?...or maybe it's neither!...

4.

Thanks,

Tracey

treecreeper · #2 (**permalink**) 25-08-2009, 04:53 PM

1. tormentil
2. Cross-leaved heath
3. Betony
4. Wood sage

...and the fern looks like bracken

sunnydale · #3 (**permalink**) 25-08-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by treecreeper

...and the fern looks like bracken

Yes, it does TC....but the bracken is way above my head ATM! I've been fighting my way through it on my last few walks!

I thought it was a bit too small for bracken...but looking more closely, I think you're right!!!

Thanks for your help with ID's,

Tracey

leifus · #4 (**permalink**) 25-08-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by treecreeper

1. tormentil
2. Cross-leaved heath
3. Betony
4. Wood sage

...and the fern looks like bracken

seconded

earthdragon64 · #5 (**permalink**) 27-08-2009, 12:53 PM

I think the fern is Hard fern - Blechnum spicant. It looks far too small for Bracken at this time of year, assuming it's a recent photo.

There are some pictures of Hard Fern in the Gallery, Message - Wildlife Photography

ceterach · #6 (**permalink**) 29-08-2009, 07:35 PM

Hi

No the fern is Bracken, it is very variable. Hard Fern leaves are pinnate.

All the best

earthdragon64 · #7 (**permalink**) 29-08-2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ceterach

Hi

No the fern is Bracken, it is very variable. Hard Fern leaves are pinnate.

All the best

I'm looking at the 3rd picture down, not the 2nd down. I'd agree that the fern in the 2nd picture down is Bracken, but I still think that it's Hard Fern in the 3rd picture down, and that's the one that the Fern ID is being asked for.

Tiggrx · #8 (**permalink**) 29-08-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by earthdragon64

I'm looking at the 3rd picture down, not the 2nd down. I'd agree that the fern in the 2nd picture down is Bracken, but I still think that it's Hard Fern in the 3rd picture down, and that's the one that the Fern ID is being asked for.

The fern in the 3rd picture is Bracken. I think it looks a bit odd as it has fallen over.

ceterach · #9 (**permalink**) 29-08-2009, 08:36 PM

To follow Tiggrx, if you look carefully you can see that the leaves are tripinnate, the main leaf stem of one of them is running down the picture on the left.

earthdragon64 · #10 (**permalink**) 30-08-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ceterach

To follow Tiggrx, if you look carefully you can see that the leaves are tripinnate, the main leaf stem of one of them is running down the picture on the left.

.........and when I took my glasses off (distance vision) and looked at the photo again, lo and behold I could actually see the main stem you're referring to, it's Bracken.

I think I need to stop being lazy and remove my glasses for looking at close things, it's amazing how different they look.