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24-06-2011, 04:34 PM
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| | | Mawddach Estuary flower for id please
We found this clump of flowers (only one clump over a 3 mile stretch)alongside the Mawddach Estuary, Wales. It looked as though the flowers were growing out of wild roses, they were on a narrow bank above some re-inforcement leading to marshy areas (sea campion and thrift were here) before meeting the mud shore /water. I have no idea what they are, each one seemed to have leaves growing out of the middle of the flower head, really weird. Any ideas?
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24-06-2011, 04:40 PM
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| | | Re: Mawddach Estuary flower for id please
Its a gall on a rose plant I think, robin's pincushion I think the gall is called. Hope this helps 
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24-06-2011, 04:43 PM
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| | | Re: Mawddach Estuary flower for id please
This effect is caused by a gall wasp, and commonly known as a Robin's pincushion! The wasp is Diplolepsis rosea, and the eggs are laid inside the stem. Sometimes green and mossy looking.
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24-06-2011, 04:51 PM
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| | | Re: Mawddach Estuary flower for id please
No wonder I couldn't find it, thanks for the id, really interesting.
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27-06-2011, 08:35 AM
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| | | Re: Mawddach Estuary flower for id please
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Originally Posted by shirl  No wonder I couldn't find it, thanks for the id, really interesting.
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