tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12770851732105404382024-03-13T09:02:25.607+00:00Botanising in Huntingdonshire, Yorkshire and BeyondI am the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) Vice-County Recorder for Huntingdonshire (VC31) and Mid-West Yorkshire (VC64). I've set-up this botany blog to more readily share news on recent wildflower discoveries made by myself and others, to encourage wider recording, and as a way to challenge myself to take more photographs of the plants I find. See the BSBI website for more information on the work of the society and the diverse range of botany projects currently in progress.David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-16347760512422288542022-09-14T20:35:00.000+01:002022-09-14T20:35:32.306+01:00Henbane - Refound in VC64<p>So this was exciting. The first record of Henbane (<i>Hyoscyamus niger</i>) for VC64 for over 50 years, and only the forth record. It is a species that seems to be in <a href="https://database.bsbi.org/maps/?taxonid=2cd4p9h.fcr">widespread decline nationally</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXkMqvlgvjRT0RmPOveEyuHBH3zQId3kuEw_F1QSmwqAZBP1R4gl-UTxe425FNrTRRa1O7dWssgD5lzyhnkTrRPSJXYr3hHcXx1ONW_e8V_OH7iSe439c0kq6_kxtMpSPeBA5rAcoDzvyhjmnZnIniPqoL5gIvwnj_HMRRBJToQCXGcbVAUsJ2ReMWQ/s2706/Newthorpe_VC64_Sep%2022%20(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="1993" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXkMqvlgvjRT0RmPOveEyuHBH3zQId3kuEw_F1QSmwqAZBP1R4gl-UTxe425FNrTRRa1O7dWssgD5lzyhnkTrRPSJXYr3hHcXx1ONW_e8V_OH7iSe439c0kq6_kxtMpSPeBA5rAcoDzvyhjmnZnIniPqoL5gIvwnj_HMRRBJToQCXGcbVAUsJ2ReMWQ/w472-h640/Newthorpe_VC64_Sep%2022%20(8).JPG" width="472" /></a></div><p>It was doing rather well in a potato crop at Newthorpe, east of Leeds, with over 60 plants distributed between two field corners.</p><p></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-64870598699095471882022-08-15T20:40:00.002+01:002022-08-15T20:43:41.495+01:00Drawdown<p>The silver lining to this year's prolonged dry spell is that it is a great year for looking at the flora of the drawdown zone around Skelton Lake (VC63 and 64). Most years, summer rain raises water levels again before things have had long enough to develop to their full potential.</p><p>Of course, my first port of call was to have the annual check on Grass-poly (<i>Lythrum hyssopifolium</i>). I could only find one, perhaps too dry for germination, but it might have a late flush with a bit of rain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwXEeBvucm5tarhKkO2ctOlyEZTmUrlrj42_bYF3UCrlihPsIklYiRPJPEtssfYXrhjklmPYj3W_SHytTDMbvnUU_HInoALEMjs7mhwrxHteJ560Yd2ojRiyX1n7_kQfA-2xmpXy3dWR0LAWr7RNYmHOYPCZ4ee_g-vfL1sW6jhxyu9L3SN6bN4IFYg/s4032/IMG_8356.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwXEeBvucm5tarhKkO2ctOlyEZTmUrlrj42_bYF3UCrlihPsIklYiRPJPEtssfYXrhjklmPYj3W_SHytTDMbvnUU_HInoALEMjs7mhwrxHteJ560Yd2ojRiyX1n7_kQfA-2xmpXy3dWR0LAWr7RNYmHOYPCZ4ee_g-vfL1sW6jhxyu9L3SN6bN4IFYg/w480-h640/IMG_8356.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grass-poly</div><p>It seems to be a really good year for Golden Dock (<i>Rumex maritimus</i>), and their are carpets of thousands of Mudwort (<i>Limosella aquatica</i>). Both present in the same corner of the lake as the Grass-poly as well as along the eastern shoreline.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmiPDvLuoVWDMsajuxkRzitG67HfPLanpLRp1V2gvka4VZJYCRGzdu7_UlWSigRX0KZIDO9swfV0lvfK_PGYqMsAFoH8NuWDMn79zfSiLK8BX1EokA7hWQE3znKps8uQ8wLZkSVzxEnA20E5sLbm5379qDaH0qfat71LZkO2IJidXhEsd1LRHi5cjjA/s4032/IMG_8350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmiPDvLuoVWDMsajuxkRzitG67HfPLanpLRp1V2gvka4VZJYCRGzdu7_UlWSigRX0KZIDO9swfV0lvfK_PGYqMsAFoH8NuWDMn79zfSiLK8BX1EokA7hWQE3znKps8uQ8wLZkSVzxEnA20E5sLbm5379qDaH0qfat71LZkO2IJidXhEsd1LRHi5cjjA/w480-h640/IMG_8350.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Golden Dock</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV88C_6wqe4z0pR5SlI4elkRjV8h3plR8AcjFrwLvDqV7rHLoUePdEYUqM71kY7bXeaShxFDSDgzEQvJssp-0pBDkkMHb4Lg4Od71nHZ2LPbivI9GQmLD1Nh96JZO7dEhHMHv1_IWAZoUgWIXA-YMWnovgw502mJs1ntbQlZPUhxJSbMRaIGbgds4dGA/s4032/IMG_8357.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV88C_6wqe4z0pR5SlI4elkRjV8h3plR8AcjFrwLvDqV7rHLoUePdEYUqM71kY7bXeaShxFDSDgzEQvJssp-0pBDkkMHb4Lg4Od71nHZ2LPbivI9GQmLD1Nh96JZO7dEhHMHv1_IWAZoUgWIXA-YMWnovgw502mJs1ntbQlZPUhxJSbMRaIGbgds4dGA/w400-h300/IMG_8357.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Carpet of Mudwort</span></div><div><p>Moving on, there was a cobble bar exposed in the river. In the absence of the usual dog walkers and swans it was worth an explore, and proved very rewarding. There were a surprising number of Tomato plants (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>), at least until considering the location downstream of the outfall for the Knostrop sewage works. Also, large numbers of Fig-leaved Goosefoot (<i>Chenopodium ficifolium</i>) growing with Red Goosefoot (<i>Oxybasis rubra</i>) and the best find Striped Goosefoot (<i>Chenopodium strictum </i>agg. - this would key to <i>C. striatum</i> using Sell & Murrell and is the prevailing form locally). Like most goosefoots, the development of the stripes and red coloration on the latter species seems a bit hit and miss in Yorkshire, I suspect we just don't get enough heat for long enough.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11crJXYvpqtNcHB1skNvTtdTcYMkMyy6aBLDZfC2pd4oEtDssZijH9i0C_a1Lk4QONBlca-ZapKPlWNr54nX5MDpKpZL8DlCu0rFjmNV2qPlfMTYldOcKeQeJZzDA7Ef8Dc8_Sn0lZwbfdGVkaCSy7ozr378qPw7a7MVX1M3Vl5nKsKpMq6P0N81JIQ/s4032/IMG_8367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11crJXYvpqtNcHB1skNvTtdTcYMkMyy6aBLDZfC2pd4oEtDssZijH9i0C_a1Lk4QONBlca-ZapKPlWNr54nX5MDpKpZL8DlCu0rFjmNV2qPlfMTYldOcKeQeJZzDA7Ef8Dc8_Sn0lZwbfdGVkaCSy7ozr378qPw7a7MVX1M3Vl5nKsKpMq6P0N81JIQ/w480-h640/IMG_8367.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomato</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZDH3hpLVjaTXLLnjk9KDwzzTP5fGYcOaX5GaX4Srn-pSWZDqrveidUU_S2n83sNpXe_ojOhIZb5fBn1h42Go_tnafI20st2T8uNoe4k_IuL2yZO6WYmZSs1Mp_AFd5hUeQzFlbwK6fbuW40ADMAC1V62mH_QHE2hrJQ_9BUc2RMJLr3thEWLSAhItw/s3605/IMG_8364.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3605" data-original-width="2661" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZDH3hpLVjaTXLLnjk9KDwzzTP5fGYcOaX5GaX4Srn-pSWZDqrveidUU_S2n83sNpXe_ojOhIZb5fBn1h42Go_tnafI20st2T8uNoe4k_IuL2yZO6WYmZSs1Mp_AFd5hUeQzFlbwK6fbuW40ADMAC1V62mH_QHE2hrJQ_9BUc2RMJLr3thEWLSAhItw/w472-h640/IMG_8364.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqES7y3Wd-t9uFhuSQzQ1P9advKGuv7fFrZ0Fi63RuVE_8NQ60qUJuzipijYZshJgN_u6iXbM8qdpCguG04xMkPkQq504LKTIrljEs6BZJ1hxHSNcYrUoPKjpha-lShnXmiB0tkVUnKtyo_MwQNoL6AtBAPWpOOQY1WBbNmRgoDR0yRD7J8xQ9SVQBxw/s3087/IMG_8359%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3087" data-original-width="2269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqES7y3Wd-t9uFhuSQzQ1P9advKGuv7fFrZ0Fi63RuVE_8NQ60qUJuzipijYZshJgN_u6iXbM8qdpCguG04xMkPkQq504LKTIrljEs6BZJ1hxHSNcYrUoPKjpha-lShnXmiB0tkVUnKtyo_MwQNoL6AtBAPWpOOQY1WBbNmRgoDR0yRD7J8xQ9SVQBxw/w470-h640/IMG_8359%20(2).JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Striped Goosefoot</div><p>Another good find in the river was the riparian form of Pale Persicaria (<i>Persicaria lapathifolia</i> subsp. <i>lapathifolia</i>) - easily mistaken for a more exotic species if not aware of how different it looks from the typical arable field form (subsp. <i>pallida</i>). It comes up around Skelton Lake most years and it is always nice to meet this graceful plant again, with its drooping flower heads, spotty stems and 'knobbly knees'. Nearby there was an unusually pale form of Linseed (<i>Linum usitatissimum</i>), also well as a few Marsh Dock (<i>Rumex palustris</i>).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE6zKC_zc0Kll1mh4z9uZAvGEfcdjMHA8FQ6eiWaYSUGr0gPhrFwaAhTX_I10rwOSeuHzRtE2pthc235nsA3ZLyogLvvjMnbjNVRy3y8PDWnmmEyNI4AMlubxlavNx2kiqwy4FZCj1SYfCSfqBe1Vkovm9Rkxi0h6LSp3BGkqBLlQNZQ8uC_YHOSa0g/s4032/IMG_8371.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE6zKC_zc0Kll1mh4z9uZAvGEfcdjMHA8FQ6eiWaYSUGr0gPhrFwaAhTX_I10rwOSeuHzRtE2pthc235nsA3ZLyogLvvjMnbjNVRy3y8PDWnmmEyNI4AMlubxlavNx2kiqwy4FZCj1SYfCSfqBe1Vkovm9Rkxi0h6LSp3BGkqBLlQNZQ8uC_YHOSa0g/w480-h640/IMG_8371.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pale Persicaria</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMMLbbMubpmK12wMlkjP-1MQDQXGxwzVRj1Vq_Ui0e2NZKrKpHiw8t_ulsTV1Negreeel9jYl6-gdMY8DjRwr0KRtVKWOHHA3fVvBSclLcHvgT5v0lpMv5P3zNLOJOZAmohvDjqZ_kC73KzJR9n57x-QurRLo5ZJrBWhQU89eArDpJxWUHblLCovgbQ/s4032/IMG_8375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMMLbbMubpmK12wMlkjP-1MQDQXGxwzVRj1Vq_Ui0e2NZKrKpHiw8t_ulsTV1Negreeel9jYl6-gdMY8DjRwr0KRtVKWOHHA3fVvBSclLcHvgT5v0lpMv5P3zNLOJOZAmohvDjqZ_kC73KzJR9n57x-QurRLo5ZJrBWhQU89eArDpJxWUHblLCovgbQ/w480-h640/IMG_8375.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linseed</div><p>Back over to the lake, there were two final treats. Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) and Grey Fat-hen (<i>Chenopodium pseudoborbasii</i>). The latter is a controversial Sell & Murrell segregate, but I've seen this small species a lot this year and it seems to be widespread, distinct/distinctive (more so than the widely accepted Swedish Fat-hen, <i>Chenopodium suecicum</i>) with its grey colouration and leaf shape, and relatively uniform in morphology. Albeit, in the latter case, its worth noting there are two forms - single stem (f. <i>pseudoborbasii</i>) and branching from the base (f. <i>ramosa</i>). The two forms often occur in isolation, but sometimes they can be found together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xEn4mOqk6hIAhLwgEv5gtIIjP0JcUE63knpDZeTShYGAcM0REXTVgSKRX9epkPPeBxY7KJNzWwJ4KGx95miVGznP4nLYnmMp8NXvsQGuggymtzupiwGI5OEbpRps7S9Z8pHmoWxWQlU3OOV-1RD4H4guiWssqsDHvHpISEKWxMKVgliPIc8jRsmXlA/s4032/IMG_8395.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xEn4mOqk6hIAhLwgEv5gtIIjP0JcUE63knpDZeTShYGAcM0REXTVgSKRX9epkPPeBxY7KJNzWwJ4KGx95miVGznP4nLYnmMp8NXvsQGuggymtzupiwGI5OEbpRps7S9Z8pHmoWxWQlU3OOV-1RD4H4guiWssqsDHvHpISEKWxMKVgliPIc8jRsmXlA/w480-h640/IMG_8395.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunflower</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx7VPor2ppFzlXoKdU6H_ioONSn4ncaFahbnMXm-SmZGkxSWkRXvcIfOygZ_nJBlAp2ugkgMvabPmYSV02kKiUV-RGsCotZHDbCDASaxoo8galJK0QpPadWm8PBV4hv3Jhr5Kn4fg9XBkVjHFQI2OOOqOzqCLUz22FK9I9XQLBdoVH_Ypd_1VvpBoRg/s4032/IMG_8389.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx7VPor2ppFzlXoKdU6H_ioONSn4ncaFahbnMXm-SmZGkxSWkRXvcIfOygZ_nJBlAp2ugkgMvabPmYSV02kKiUV-RGsCotZHDbCDASaxoo8galJK0QpPadWm8PBV4hv3Jhr5Kn4fg9XBkVjHFQI2OOOqOzqCLUz22FK9I9XQLBdoVH_Ypd_1VvpBoRg/w480-h640/IMG_8389.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOAIKopvivHr0RFu_FJnEvdG-gNiZ4paFrZynXt5vT9474I68JFn6sAlylAuzAoU8Sf1GybJUGK0qPKUa89G0Q8OdSv1Gt-XvgjXWZEp76wWmY4nE9wHfXY-s0FEDw7j0Q2jNumeR2dUQAUWI1LCqQ9-3OvcvCJb2Vj9HfcrP07b3fkUKyISQBdpA9Q/s4032/IMG_8390.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOAIKopvivHr0RFu_FJnEvdG-gNiZ4paFrZynXt5vT9474I68JFn6sAlylAuzAoU8Sf1GybJUGK0qPKUa89G0Q8OdSv1Gt-XvgjXWZEp76wWmY4nE9wHfXY-s0FEDw7j0Q2jNumeR2dUQAUWI1LCqQ9-3OvcvCJb2Vj9HfcrP07b3fkUKyISQBdpA9Q/w480-h640/IMG_8390.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grey Fat-hen</div><br /><p><br /></p></div>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-33034813056430676042022-07-19T20:22:00.000+01:002022-07-19T20:22:59.103+01:00Knapweed Novelties<p>Shortly after completion of construction of the A1(M) east of Leeds in 1999, the verges and road junctions in the vicinity of Aberford and Hook Moor (VC64) became briefly notable for unusual flora. Most especially, for the knapweeds that established from the seed mixtures used to 'restore' the affected landscape. Chief amongst these was Panicled Knapweed (<i>Centaurea rhenana</i>), a delicate airy species from mainland Europe. Its had a name change since then and now goes by <i>Centaurea stoebe</i> subsp. <i>stoebe</i>. It only really came onto my radar when Mike Wilcox re-found it in 2019, a remarkable 20 year persistence for a species still not listed in Stace or any other British Flora. </p><p>So finally, I made a conscious decision this weekend to pick an area of promising habitat near the motorway to see if I could find it. And I did. What was even better was that the location I chose to search is a new one. The plot has also recently thickened with Mike advising me that the true identity was likely to be a related subspecies that is widely known as an invasive species in Europe and North America. This is Spotted Knapweed (<i>Centaurea stoebe</i> subsp. <i>micranthos</i>), a species it runs down to nicely in a key I found online.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTQnv_dCm5zUCyP_CUQiUlOjyU4iKcoJub12DPfh9F5tYvTLvLJIKJBDNm0IDoK_5qv0L1zfpgcM-W4-oQBhUBtFWPRbDmn01DpobSZAnz-lxC0IE-pU9i3x0fmRTna-iTiIwrvaXQD24QqX1Iemiuaw7uB8N85YT3myfHing4t-_qfCbH7uNIaalMw/s3655/IMG_7925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3655" data-original-width="2662" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTQnv_dCm5zUCyP_CUQiUlOjyU4iKcoJub12DPfh9F5tYvTLvLJIKJBDNm0IDoK_5qv0L1zfpgcM-W4-oQBhUBtFWPRbDmn01DpobSZAnz-lxC0IE-pU9i3x0fmRTna-iTiIwrvaXQD24QqX1Iemiuaw7uB8N85YT3myfHing4t-_qfCbH7uNIaalMw/w466-h640/IMG_7925.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5dHSovvjct6HSyxRBvR53_FcW1EpmMHYHris2N6W14IPwQ6sSKUGgY2buoeRpMldszuP-OD9Ay-W0_rsU2cHWeev-a2VIuuYfKkGXQDNol-9okHuXHoNstoZdqZOQ5F5a3gQjvYHq0d4dHRPDJP2MtShMqcrvKB0JA4f9eDICZpFHpk5ZBG3hf6LVA/s4032/IMG_7928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5dHSovvjct6HSyxRBvR53_FcW1EpmMHYHris2N6W14IPwQ6sSKUGgY2buoeRpMldszuP-OD9Ay-W0_rsU2cHWeev-a2VIuuYfKkGXQDNol-9okHuXHoNstoZdqZOQ5F5a3gQjvYHq0d4dHRPDJP2MtShMqcrvKB0JA4f9eDICZpFHpk5ZBG3hf6LVA/w480-h640/IMG_7928.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCRPX1VFEdfhfSwcTt_o8uQUlFye82CqwGLRmNzEl2aI6OIt3OwHmNO_TibJj-4Y7LSZL4pvGNzu59s-rn3_MqlhjAbfJWAD2g2GHUHYSSnZiXJ3RaamAPBIjNUKTaJOBg1OpsCEIE3RRqZ-220W4lPXeaHEYp8XHnr6O7RhJKawTTE8kyFDBbtwYZQ/s4032/IMG_7921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCRPX1VFEdfhfSwcTt_o8uQUlFye82CqwGLRmNzEl2aI6OIt3OwHmNO_TibJj-4Y7LSZL4pvGNzu59s-rn3_MqlhjAbfJWAD2g2GHUHYSSnZiXJ3RaamAPBIjNUKTaJOBg1OpsCEIE3RRqZ-220W4lPXeaHEYp8XHnr6O7RhJKawTTE8kyFDBbtwYZQ/w480-h640/IMG_7921.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>The verges of the A1(M) between Garforth and Aberford are also a dependable hunting ground for Brown Knapweed (<i>Centaurea jacea</i>), although it is vastly outnumbered by its hybrid with the native Slender Knapweed (<i>Centaurea debeauxii </i>subsp. <i>nemoralis</i>) i.e. <i>Centaurea </i>x <i>monktonii</i>. Based on the situation in West Yorkshire, this hybrid must be widely overlooked elsewhere within the core range of Slender Knapweed. One to look for in modified landscapes where knapweeds have been introduced in the past.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQDqD_CWbjE9Tz8npaPaRDnTWCA3SOo0oYu6B0IpZ0VRLYBSZRPleb5A-NQzwIgMmOUowLiodm4kk9txsfuDL59hR5BcUucbPydI0lo96505t0_IWH06ae6tVj4dr_ylcwasiv2eh5yYLTdCG-dxrV4sy1Y9gxHG7kp8ZwjSc6po1M-5YjxRVYcIhSA/s2475/IMG_7950.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2475" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQDqD_CWbjE9Tz8npaPaRDnTWCA3SOo0oYu6B0IpZ0VRLYBSZRPleb5A-NQzwIgMmOUowLiodm4kk9txsfuDL59hR5BcUucbPydI0lo96505t0_IWH06ae6tVj4dr_ylcwasiv2eh5yYLTdCG-dxrV4sy1Y9gxHG7kp8ZwjSc6po1M-5YjxRVYcIhSA/w640-h370/IMG_7950.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>More unexpected after the above was a robust knapweed well off flowering but with well developed buds with feathery recurved phyllaries. This seems to be <i>Centaurea oxylepis</i>, which will have also derived from the original sowing some over 20 years ago.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXUikuZYNPG-4J5PVxkfsZBo-oBvW9k-YV03f-J9OjrR3F6hWYlWLEOBaWe6uMxqyrCxBwXExzLuK7o1-itA5rUiwhBiVVSs9XC4BgW8BcuaT0xCX1L7S2xthcXCosZ_qZno5wHH-qlAoTOaj-e97l3bchI0NbyawvZxn2tBdHCicTvAzrd_qiGEzuQ/s1466/IMG_7935%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="1466" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXUikuZYNPG-4J5PVxkfsZBo-oBvW9k-YV03f-J9OjrR3F6hWYlWLEOBaWe6uMxqyrCxBwXExzLuK7o1-itA5rUiwhBiVVSs9XC4BgW8BcuaT0xCX1L7S2xthcXCosZ_qZno5wHH-qlAoTOaj-e97l3bchI0NbyawvZxn2tBdHCicTvAzrd_qiGEzuQ/w640-h388/IMG_7935%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>The final good find was two new locations for an alien Greater Knapweed first found by Mike to the north of Aberford in 2021, which we came to the decision (based on limited online sources) was a good match for <i>Centaurea scabiosa</i> subsp. <i>alpestris</i>. This is a striking species with, when compared with the native subsp. <i>scabiosa</i>, very variably dissected yellow-green leaves, and larger capitula with a much more prominent (but variable, even on the same plant) black apex to the phyllaries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBF-5RR5X6aToYkstvligZN6R_343ZDoJzCzrCVm0bU_KS1Zwht53kaQJTiEoxvx8rGIic-UeLyy2JjALWdHolW-EU0jmQXVO3v1s1m-2Okux5w3TWfjweVghfEjhuH5auhaBOE_UU0kgKbN5hmLQXZVzXQwDHFjpPM2il_fTmFtDPNaEWlc1uGCMzQ/s2350/IMG_7957.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="2350" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBF-5RR5X6aToYkstvligZN6R_343ZDoJzCzrCVm0bU_KS1Zwht53kaQJTiEoxvx8rGIic-UeLyy2JjALWdHolW-EU0jmQXVO3v1s1m-2Okux5w3TWfjweVghfEjhuH5auhaBOE_UU0kgKbN5hmLQXZVzXQwDHFjpPM2il_fTmFtDPNaEWlc1uGCMzQ/w640-h418/IMG_7957.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gLFIzGkI1ciKiV3rZaU9FF0a6aUPcphw0YioRFj_QkyR72yZ7U28IiOyidqPsPjl0_Y3QriwvfHBlBY41uk7NSEt3v0zvZjzM02O__VN1wF73VnaTAMc89rZ0SrmeWyHnK67cKuU1zahUwaaJktk9qG-h2QVi2yaPcbt4L5o3IRTXhPyXigtsV-xjQ/s4032/IMG_7953.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gLFIzGkI1ciKiV3rZaU9FF0a6aUPcphw0YioRFj_QkyR72yZ7U28IiOyidqPsPjl0_Y3QriwvfHBlBY41uk7NSEt3v0zvZjzM02O__VN1wF73VnaTAMc89rZ0SrmeWyHnK67cKuU1zahUwaaJktk9qG-h2QVi2yaPcbt4L5o3IRTXhPyXigtsV-xjQ/w640-h480/IMG_7953.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-57714166785365535252022-04-19T19:49:00.001+01:002022-04-19T19:49:42.685+01:00September Highlights<p>A few odds and ends in a post I never got round to finishing last year. Starting with these two unexpected finds by the stables at Royds Green (VC63) - Marrow (<i>Cucurbita pepo</i>) and Pumpkin (<i>Cucurbita maxima</i>).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41bzbHAbgV8tl-ZM1Uwcqijv2AFEWwWsZU-6zDNaosCLU05lFSL-AuXGCKTr41yfMa0AYGBF7yqo-nkmJ87b5vacyansodd5Qvn_Wc4JCuJnJseCJA4vGeQXQedBR4pUMnHjc0qjA9sug/s2048/Royds+Green_VC63_Sep+21+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41bzbHAbgV8tl-ZM1Uwcqijv2AFEWwWsZU-6zDNaosCLU05lFSL-AuXGCKTr41yfMa0AYGBF7yqo-nkmJ87b5vacyansodd5Qvn_Wc4JCuJnJseCJA4vGeQXQedBR4pUMnHjc0qjA9sug/w640-h480/Royds+Green_VC63_Sep+21+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59dau43VThM-yZ0sK3KhObW_N3lPrcgQFF3zuhxsHokN11zaCwAESni5ky9THRNqsnUKGLJN8R6IeFH9GSUYTbBRUuO36_PFZQYbBMb4wEeIgU77jFAI58gPeajdlfug04hg-VXtYcvLo/s2048/Royds+Green_VC63_Sept+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59dau43VThM-yZ0sK3KhObW_N3lPrcgQFF3zuhxsHokN11zaCwAESni5ky9THRNqsnUKGLJN8R6IeFH9GSUYTbBRUuO36_PFZQYbBMb4wEeIgU77jFAI58gPeajdlfug04hg-VXtYcvLo/w640-h480/Royds+Green_VC63_Sept+21+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>On an uncultivated arable field at Aberford (VC64) Niger (<i>Guizotia abyssinica</i>). Also found by Mike Wilcox on river shingle at Apperley Bridge (VC64).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8NWHL8foO6cQ_EVPddre0YDh0hpiReUI59RGnCJ0fe4c8ZfLFlUNScfJXtDx5Ws1VRihhr2KVONs9GV3uFHarVSBFUvVaVhbvaHI8S5nede_wUFOEzpcvdMkmiT-8RbhRWrjDgxeMcse/s2048/Micklefield_VC64_Sep+21+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8NWHL8foO6cQ_EVPddre0YDh0hpiReUI59RGnCJ0fe4c8ZfLFlUNScfJXtDx5Ws1VRihhr2KVONs9GV3uFHarVSBFUvVaVhbvaHI8S5nede_wUFOEzpcvdMkmiT-8RbhRWrjDgxeMcse/w480-h640/Micklefield_VC64_Sep+21+%25283%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also at Aberford, it was great to refind Wild Liquorice (<i>Astragalus glycyphyllos</i>). This is another rarity of the magnesian limestone that has not been reported for many years. Just a shame I missed it in flower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbX6bkgrPARJyADSV_uMm_aLdhreFm807ybjZokGZ5pumWUdBY4GBBoZWksEdaUqq7X8a8UeX6F631OT_fHID1BsXu9lHhOzOOvGFMK9t49XMUkHp9dpME_8fHxe8Dg2_vp34gXFfOJvW-/s2048/Aberford_VC64_Sep+21+%25288%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbX6bkgrPARJyADSV_uMm_aLdhreFm807ybjZokGZ5pumWUdBY4GBBoZWksEdaUqq7X8a8UeX6F631OT_fHID1BsXu9lHhOzOOvGFMK9t49XMUkHp9dpME_8fHxe8Dg2_vp34gXFfOJvW-/w480-h640/Aberford_VC64_Sep+21+%25288%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bringing some 'autumn joy' to the local bee population - <i>Hylotelephium</i> (<i>Sedum</i>) 'Herbstfreude' at Rothwell (VC63).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStFKeLDuM6o988BLbocV1MgZYQpbMh6yp8K0TwLyUx5mTfX08_x25lXA_QorFmKxO0O0ra5FwFTaQux3PpQieL-0zJ__8lEDargnuVOlnsAqZOsveGHAikn8qlK0QB8DdB9nC6yM1JAyw/s2048/Rothwell_VC63_Sep+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStFKeLDuM6o988BLbocV1MgZYQpbMh6yp8K0TwLyUx5mTfX08_x25lXA_QorFmKxO0O0ra5FwFTaQux3PpQieL-0zJ__8lEDargnuVOlnsAqZOsveGHAikn8qlK0QB8DdB9nC6yM1JAyw/w480-h640/Rothwell_VC63_Sep+21+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-5228128098782685822022-04-19T19:47:00.004+01:002022-04-19T19:50:14.352+01:00Arum 'Chameleon'<p>My serious plant hunting got off to a good start this weekend with this stunning Lords-and-Ladies cultivar emerging from a hedge in Ben Rhydding. <i>Arum</i> 'Chameleon' is a relatively new cultivar, so its not one that I would expect to be planted (this plant was emerging out of the church boundary hedge) or to self-seed true to form.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-LUyqdBR29_lgbBRXobB7hwRSryMCsQ2bBo0bhlmGdTkRKfvTuai4AfnVkKaMf0caKaZyRIY_jmuWZOrRFhAtrclWdlPRqOAqJw8RZihXEvd3mq7qOktYrO26A6xMiREbBxUcLtjpEdt-41qNHhvToH4R3_HZphaGBKrjn6mDKnAoW7WFHvF25zE4g/s4032/IMG_6272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-LUyqdBR29_lgbBRXobB7hwRSryMCsQ2bBo0bhlmGdTkRKfvTuai4AfnVkKaMf0caKaZyRIY_jmuWZOrRFhAtrclWdlPRqOAqJw8RZihXEvd3mq7qOktYrO26A6xMiREbBxUcLtjpEdt-41qNHhvToH4R3_HZphaGBKrjn6mDKnAoW7WFHvF25zE4g/w640-h480/IMG_6272.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>The consensus seems to be that this cultivar is likely to be derived from a cross between the native A<i>rum maculatum</i> and the non-native <i>Arum italicum</i> subsp. <i>italicum</i> (increasingly commonly naturalised). However, no one knows for sure.</p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-28356652999662477352021-09-05T21:36:00.001+01:002021-09-05T21:41:27.530+01:00Greater Musk-mallow<p>It was great to find Greater Musk-mallow (<i>Malva alcea</i>) again yesterday, still clinging on in the road verge at Newton (VC64) where I first found it in 2013. This <a href="https://database.bsbi.org/maps/?taxonid=2cd4p9h.ke2">relatively uncommon</a> garden escape looks like it still has another month's worth of flowers yet to come. A welcome sight at a time of year when many other species have gone over.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIvjOQVTt0tD4YwsZJfxC9xwVAU9NHaSU8qjclPASz449NIQqpuCXSaE_cpTaP2qEhE1CP-0B-WsroJ1lwnIO4XdDPnYYviMMg8wgDKCX-uZPUnl95QQ9ntBbCOinh06ZeMrNps4iVrY_/s2048/Newton_VC64_Sep+21+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIvjOQVTt0tD4YwsZJfxC9xwVAU9NHaSU8qjclPASz449NIQqpuCXSaE_cpTaP2qEhE1CP-0B-WsroJ1lwnIO4XdDPnYYviMMg8wgDKCX-uZPUnl95QQ9ntBbCOinh06ZeMrNps4iVrY_/w480-h640/Newton_VC64_Sep+21+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvcn9nR7a0XIvf0OgVocZ59ERFPaQVa3Lm-fchbyqXWXkMgctV_GHOOfRtrMQEOv0B9WhqvTdagArbBl9uhGU_qgT6IJQBKlv6DY0PJteRSPLTAymUUErwvyyS7XHd5v3TkfCJ0KMTV-m/s2048/Newton_VC64_Sep+21+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvcn9nR7a0XIvf0OgVocZ59ERFPaQVa3Lm-fchbyqXWXkMgctV_GHOOfRtrMQEOv0B9WhqvTdagArbBl9uhGU_qgT6IJQBKlv6DY0PJteRSPLTAymUUErwvyyS7XHd5v3TkfCJ0KMTV-m/w480-h640/Newton_VC64_Sep+21+%25284%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-20097475141299082472021-08-26T19:23:00.001+01:002021-08-26T20:59:34.538+01:00Where there's muck,<p>there's goosefoots. Perhaps a bit harsh, but there is a fair chance of finding something interesting if you poke around the fringes of a muck heap. As was the case this week when I was rewarded with a strong colony of Grey Goosefoot (<i>Chenopodium opulifolium</i>) near the stables at Royds Green (VC63). Its one of those species that is relatively distinctive once known but very difficult to identify with confidence using a key. Handily, it is also a species that seems to have been collected widely in the past, so there are lots of good quality herbarium specimens to be found online (photographs on the other hand seem far less reliable).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvov2DZpupT55IWff-4PehLwmTFgphy4uEe32E6hrt4KTpuw0tqvDaeCK9VGejNpvvzZJCrKHUiVJlDmndCV3f6a4MNCSxbwGkjuqz_6ZcdgdyyILxB8qQVgb0HR2Er1QtRlvKKW1ZPB6/s2048/Royds+Green_VC63_Aug+2021+%252831%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvov2DZpupT55IWff-4PehLwmTFgphy4uEe32E6hrt4KTpuw0tqvDaeCK9VGejNpvvzZJCrKHUiVJlDmndCV3f6a4MNCSxbwGkjuqz_6ZcdgdyyILxB8qQVgb0HR2Er1QtRlvKKW1ZPB6/w640-h480/Royds+Green_VC63_Aug+2021+%252831%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Its seems to be a relatively short (to 30cm tall) and well-branched plant with small distinctively shaped leaves (with most about as wide as they are long). It was recorded widely in the past, but there are <a href="https://database.bsbi.org/maps/?taxonid=2cd4p9h.vbw">virtually no contemporary records</a>. Lost or just overlooked?</p><p>A number of the plants had this yellow marbling to the leaves, contrasting with other species nearby. I'm not sure if its viral or a nutritional problem, but not something to otherwise pay too much regard to.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGJ66Yi_vDSBuOUCIQAVPUvpoMEjAxBnYgJ_n8Jjp7ysBdzT9oQ_w3g2rMNCKboGBXfcAuXSk26R5BB2lxMVpj2ufCfKOM7by1iqKWSOUlQboeTnW6rTjLVx9-uyaUpobgnpNI3wpwWeC/s2048/Royds+Green_VC63_Aug+2021+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGJ66Yi_vDSBuOUCIQAVPUvpoMEjAxBnYgJ_n8Jjp7ysBdzT9oQ_w3g2rMNCKboGBXfcAuXSk26R5BB2lxMVpj2ufCfKOM7by1iqKWSOUlQboeTnW6rTjLVx9-uyaUpobgnpNI3wpwWeC/w480-h640/Royds+Green_VC63_Aug+2021+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyNi59pOCOKl3z152UCbCEJbrC3KEdlxnN-Wn6FNSIK1Z2LT3LghJVYWuJ9hC9G7TpC8WvyqssBJsJIohHO6qvYJCQspL7L3-qrMaxm-fL1ARUg4L1LqOnlJVra_SaqUgyqJRtOEn5nHl/s2048/Royds+Green_VC63_Aug+2021+%252835%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyNi59pOCOKl3z152UCbCEJbrC3KEdlxnN-Wn6FNSIK1Z2LT3LghJVYWuJ9hC9G7TpC8WvyqssBJsJIohHO6qvYJCQspL7L3-qrMaxm-fL1ARUg4L1LqOnlJVra_SaqUgyqJRtOEn5nHl/w480-h640/Royds+Green_VC63_Aug+2021+%252835%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxdyyoYt6X1shkQBeZawfXFkt7VwsEgJCoQmhipS_16_XezgmjkMeBhjZYveKxxz6ZqJwMe-ZyzKhkYJswhbrYs22cqujnePBdx3Sok0m-tooo8yY7GU5Q5VMdbDB1-opK9TvLuxcNUP-/s2048/Royds+Green_VC63_Aug+2021+%252825%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="2048" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxdyyoYt6X1shkQBeZawfXFkt7VwsEgJCoQmhipS_16_XezgmjkMeBhjZYveKxxz6ZqJwMe-ZyzKhkYJswhbrYs22cqujnePBdx3Sok0m-tooo8yY7GU5Q5VMdbDB1-opK9TvLuxcNUP-/w640-h554/Royds+Green_VC63_Aug+2021+%252825%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-28098621415935940362021-08-15T20:18:00.002+01:002021-08-21T19:41:58.616+01:00Micklefield Circular (VC64)<p>This Saturday finally promised a day of reliably dry weather, so I decided to make the most of it by exploring the limestone country to the east of Leeds. It is not a well botanised area as first impressions are of an intensively farmed landscape, which it is, but there are also extensive woodlands, relicts of limestone grassland, pretty villages where cottage gardens overspill their boundaries, and the arable fields themselves are not without surprises. Bravely, I ending up deciding on a 16km route from Micklefield to Sherburn in Elmet, South Milford, Lumby, Ledsham and back to Micklefield. But the walking was easy and relatively flat and, while I did not find any really good arable fields, I found lots of interest.</p><p>Things got off to a quick and excellent start in Micklefield when I found Green Nightshade (<i>Solanum nitidibaccatum</i>) next to the path past the new housing development. This species was virtually unknown in the county 5 years ago, but it has been turning up on light soils in the east of the county. I'm not sure if its a new colonist, or if it has just been missed. The plants here probably arrived with the sand used to construct the path. I found this species again later in an arable field in South Milford.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHf2DnM9pyhHO4Q1A7gWHw9Qhw8cWy4bv_YO1S7Rs7KzeKnIGrEJ7B-3t5gVhD8CStf57eGf_3nf20pYiQpH9hKcUkNRoOdmNO6BdDbEGnMoKEfFW1CZGTRSzJ_NUA4F48Lyl9wa2bLU2/s2048/Micklefield_VC64_Aug+21+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHf2DnM9pyhHO4Q1A7gWHw9Qhw8cWy4bv_YO1S7Rs7KzeKnIGrEJ7B-3t5gVhD8CStf57eGf_3nf20pYiQpH9hKcUkNRoOdmNO6BdDbEGnMoKEfFW1CZGTRSzJ_NUA4F48Lyl9wa2bLU2/w640-h480/Micklefield_VC64_Aug+21+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Heading away from Micklefield along the footpath towards Huddleston Hall I was surprised to find the wheat crop (an unusual awned form) over-topped by thousands of Rye (<i>Secale cereale</i>) plants. I assume it came in as a crop contaminant rather having been a crop in a previous year. I've never seen it grown at field scale locally, this being premium wheat and potato country.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1LjFftiru8RrrPcxn2HUvH_FiwfIuWeta6tkh-VdH3ByNhVEt1dxh-hZsA5UFSZBr0WA4fb1tXMjfCu2N-Z2rBdLtxJ09-yDXFkKaFUwS5wnxv9ZIoS5BY48b8yFRrPyMHvCdUNp9whl/s2048/IMG_5085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1LjFftiru8RrrPcxn2HUvH_FiwfIuWeta6tkh-VdH3ByNhVEt1dxh-hZsA5UFSZBr0WA4fb1tXMjfCu2N-Z2rBdLtxJ09-yDXFkKaFUwS5wnxv9ZIoS5BY48b8yFRrPyMHvCdUNp9whl/w480-h640/IMG_5085.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Along the boundary of Huddleston Old Wood a bramble caught my eye. On first glance I thought I had found a pink-flowered Soft-haired Bramble (<i>Rubus vestitus</i>) (also, and more usually, available in white), one of the few bramble species that is relatively easy to both recognise and remember. This species has rather distinctive near-circular terminal leaflets with a thick fuzzy texture. However in this case, the leaves turned out to be rather thin and without the expected pubescence. Instead they were bright chalky white underneath. This and the vibrant pink-flowers indicated a hybrid with Elm-leaved Bramble (<i>Rubus ulmifolius</i>), another obligingly straightforward species. Hybrid status was also suggested by the poorly developed fruit, with only a few druplets swelling. A shame, as both parent species produce good fruit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVUWCviD51-fRgI-o4S91_pxMSbxIaoGD4VwNr2-8PVD_QCTKV4JT3yA3uR8VcTX8qEmCUybFxmJS25iiWowbJsrTS9zwt2ELCRzK63Kw6rATiqfg81lP90Ld__504cDcPhFyRq57wvgD/s2048/IMG_5088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVUWCviD51-fRgI-o4S91_pxMSbxIaoGD4VwNr2-8PVD_QCTKV4JT3yA3uR8VcTX8qEmCUybFxmJS25iiWowbJsrTS9zwt2ELCRzK63Kw6rATiqfg81lP90Ld__504cDcPhFyRq57wvgD/w640-h480/IMG_5088.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>My journey down Laith Staid Lane towards Sherburn in Elmet rewarded my with one of my favourite plants, Deadly Nightshade (<i>Atropa belladonna</i>), in two discrete locations. Just a shame that it was past flowering (just one tatty flower left). But there is no mistaking that large foliage. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSV7-CL5a6Y-Uid7G0ei54sbDs6dASDk9dA8EdynuXptc3tLoEycPNmDNiGF6xXmr6UFmXvuoZz511iXuOPg8bMu7xBK5hLUaKr9t-XXtWDnIKtgw5dEt_ubvMS30YnhugX03Goloo26nS/s2048/IMG_5106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSV7-CL5a6Y-Uid7G0ei54sbDs6dASDk9dA8EdynuXptc3tLoEycPNmDNiGF6xXmr6UFmXvuoZz511iXuOPg8bMu7xBK5hLUaKr9t-XXtWDnIKtgw5dEt_ubvMS30YnhugX03Goloo26nS/w640-h480/IMG_5106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Heading further down the lane my eye was drawn to some typical limestone grassland species clinging on in rough grassland on a nutrient enriched bank. Looking more closely I was surprised to see several large plants of Cat-mint (<i>Nepeta cataria</i>), a real rarity and last reported for the county no more recently than the 1990's. As all previous locations and associated details are very vague (somewhere in a 2km grid square in a 20 year period is the best we have), it was good to get a detailed grid reference for this location. Its to be hoped that it still persists elsewhere; maybe someone else will get lucky and find it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAIenTlQPvH2GrRfG_zs9RnCWd2jWznJdljq3zugiQMPd4JzG6VzRtatWhxjyzuNXI9QmAoQVZVKKQu9o2QgmZORLfUKE_MkYbNRlI3r-paVco5e50QdVei77eNeV53FupgEV3yulNBEO/s2048/Sherburn+in+Elmet_VC64_Aug+21+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAIenTlQPvH2GrRfG_zs9RnCWd2jWznJdljq3zugiQMPd4JzG6VzRtatWhxjyzuNXI9QmAoQVZVKKQu9o2QgmZORLfUKE_MkYbNRlI3r-paVco5e50QdVei77eNeV53FupgEV3yulNBEO/w640-h480/Sherburn+in+Elmet_VC64_Aug+21+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>The final interesting find along this lane was this enormous hogweed, easily 2m tall and towering over the adjacent hedgerow. An impressive plant, with the leaf in the bottom right of the photo probably as tall as a normal Hogweed (<i>Heracleum sphondylium</i>) plant. This is the taxon given in Sell & Murrell as <i>Heracleum branca-ursina</i>, but with the comment that it needs further research. It almost certainly does not merit full species status, but for the time being its the only name we have. In reality it is probably just a very distinctive, and likely alien, variety or forma of Hogweed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-mG6w9pwR9wNlcXyY8ucIkZZGf4uqYNOWBX8xxceU3FsrSniyYWRgLFz5bpQg7-Rz0BtXEJLvaMpZDPViP9-sq_KzIogaE2RC21ga4PgkJvBa0gVqnES9Y5kFdn1Jm39nTLIwfm4fG-p/s2048/IMG_5115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-mG6w9pwR9wNlcXyY8ucIkZZGf4uqYNOWBX8xxceU3FsrSniyYWRgLFz5bpQg7-Rz0BtXEJLvaMpZDPViP9-sq_KzIogaE2RC21ga4PgkJvBa0gVqnES9Y5kFdn1Jm39nTLIwfm4fG-p/w480-h640/IMG_5115.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>On the outskirts of South Milford I came across this unusual form of Feverfew (<i>Tanacetum parthenium</i> f. <i>breviradiatum</i>).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtkJ8ksJ4rbFjwiDghDFNnuj12LDJK4mxgrrtvkt1dK0eEhSQ9DNS9IPGODs6tf9DhvOSpXz0wMsZio2xbqN6Kv2WDvik9jGM19AC89Vs3Joyc-tPvpCxFUbKf8pPrOEVtKuGZbycnb5z/s2048/South+Milford_VC64_Aug+21+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtkJ8ksJ4rbFjwiDghDFNnuj12LDJK4mxgrrtvkt1dK0eEhSQ9DNS9IPGODs6tf9DhvOSpXz0wMsZio2xbqN6Kv2WDvik9jGM19AC89Vs3Joyc-tPvpCxFUbKf8pPrOEVtKuGZbycnb5z/w480-h640/South+Milford_VC64_Aug+21+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>And then further into the village in the roadside gutter of Woodside Close was Sea Campion (<i>Silene uniflora</i>). It must have escaped from a garden somewhere nearby.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ5WWISBb6caDsevERnWJujrFI3xqW5nWfhGKZFS2CtmUHFKjp2d3XI-jm_s7P2zVkiHrvpWo7uYYrQPHot5F_TBUMxLVtAtewg-BtU-dVP24vCwxWoMD9B6bVVcQ6jFc4hYIouB3-0Is/s2048/South+Milford_VC64_Aug+21+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ5WWISBb6caDsevERnWJujrFI3xqW5nWfhGKZFS2CtmUHFKjp2d3XI-jm_s7P2zVkiHrvpWo7uYYrQPHot5F_TBUMxLVtAtewg-BtU-dVP24vCwxWoMD9B6bVVcQ6jFc4hYIouB3-0Is/w480-h640/South+Milford_VC64_Aug+21+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>But the best was yet to come, with an area of block paving on the High Street yielding a colony of American Cudweed (<i>Gamochaeta purpurea</i>). This seems to be the first record for Yorkshire.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5anCg7Hrw9VahZ9QUdOMPLQFgkuuZlRgdsrmpZDZeiM8ROS4Qn_14Kv7d3CYP1NmvKTnbuc2yVYTuwyjx08Jptl_vgnh8jCap1MuOD55LFlTTU87Ta7L5CrlYGlIcZV92QIKzwrVvwIWC/s2048/South+Milford_VC64_Aug+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5anCg7Hrw9VahZ9QUdOMPLQFgkuuZlRgdsrmpZDZeiM8ROS4Qn_14Kv7d3CYP1NmvKTnbuc2yVYTuwyjx08Jptl_vgnh8jCap1MuOD55LFlTTU87Ta7L5CrlYGlIcZV92QIKzwrVvwIWC/w480-h640/South+Milford_VC64_Aug+21+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Further unexpected aliens turned up at the end of Redhill Lane, Lumby where presumably the landowner dumps their garden waste. A search amongst the ruderals resulted in, in sequence, Thorn-apple (<i>Datura stramonium</i>), unfortunately not yet flowering, Common Millet (<i>Panicum miliaceum</i>), False Virginia-creeper (<i>Parthenocissus inserta</i>), and oddest of all a variegated Hosta (<i>Hosta</i> 'Undulata Albomarginata').<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEJHYpL7Axr9CJrPG0A8fpiQhjIlL_wqZ25IFNVVCXlmRJZMX8ji1H5KwaM2V9HHtZtRk9V9BtzF4MWHt07j_ROvJ4hgxTnyLFZF7IvBTrBB1jV0voYzbGuvpDTPX7TuJlM9yFkS2BAx4/s2048/IMG_5135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEJHYpL7Axr9CJrPG0A8fpiQhjIlL_wqZ25IFNVVCXlmRJZMX8ji1H5KwaM2V9HHtZtRk9V9BtzF4MWHt07j_ROvJ4hgxTnyLFZF7IvBTrBB1jV0voYzbGuvpDTPX7TuJlM9yFkS2BAx4/w480-h640/IMG_5135.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RypX7NRCaO7jgsVB1OhTjcFByEH1amCMU9gONLtHXIEFSOz2oNhJz9gkZw3xiYyXDvN1pmvoQZXB6VZljx_APlHijjmXgxSxCgjwph4Z1UI0oOSK2XuMlvqm0UMfmp0gDMd3NzWXHCM9/s2048/IMG_5134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RypX7NRCaO7jgsVB1OhTjcFByEH1amCMU9gONLtHXIEFSOz2oNhJz9gkZw3xiYyXDvN1pmvoQZXB6VZljx_APlHijjmXgxSxCgjwph4Z1UI0oOSK2XuMlvqm0UMfmp0gDMd3NzWXHCM9/w480-h640/IMG_5134.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu06H1YoODFV9IL8cKYJLGeCWjTHSa08lXN4yPlUbaA2gE28g_uhDYkgynlTEbkd3zxLhpsAJrdn52bzpv650ZgiCXyMhCf09WibUdWcF81beXMyc4ZJr2NaRktbE6fuax6aAW00cLOHHA/s2048/IMG_5150.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu06H1YoODFV9IL8cKYJLGeCWjTHSa08lXN4yPlUbaA2gE28g_uhDYkgynlTEbkd3zxLhpsAJrdn52bzpv650ZgiCXyMhCf09WibUdWcF81beXMyc4ZJr2NaRktbE6fuax6aAW00cLOHHA/w480-h640/IMG_5150.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Jgu7sZ_iYxT9Xm5vUbDX9xa1JjB-wljjHY0ytwFSCd6V0zHwqGne0Hh2pe2lK_KNbVIxttxEp_82cHRvVEcMGLo3m6xmNoXbfqoR7SEhY3kW4aTk5ygJiOa4Y1qVgNc1yJd3-0HriOLo/s2048/IMG_5149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Jgu7sZ_iYxT9Xm5vUbDX9xa1JjB-wljjHY0ytwFSCd6V0zHwqGne0Hh2pe2lK_KNbVIxttxEp_82cHRvVEcMGLo3m6xmNoXbfqoR7SEhY3kW4aTk5ygJiOa4Y1qVgNc1yJd3-0HriOLo/w480-h640/IMG_5149.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div>Crossing under the motorway to Selby Fork I was back to interesting native species, with a good stand of <i>Juncus</i> x<i> diffusu</i>s, the hybrid between Soft Rush (<i>Juncus effusus</i>) and Hard Rush (<i>Juncus inflexus</i>).<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPzJT3s_9uqjLR0OSEiof3jnGP3WHPqh6a5yu6hmaY7VKVNIiwZrHYoPF81YgimAWvUZRt2gWV6Du7cPP1BVZx4vhYyaVP6ztGWjet6RP2MAWZCSkDIg3DWr-pWnaWdBgv0WL2HtxPtty/s2048/IMG_5152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPzJT3s_9uqjLR0OSEiof3jnGP3WHPqh6a5yu6hmaY7VKVNIiwZrHYoPF81YgimAWvUZRt2gWV6Du7cPP1BVZx4vhYyaVP6ztGWjet6RP2MAWZCSkDIg3DWr-pWnaWdBgv0WL2HtxPtty/w480-h640/IMG_5152.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>By now I was starting to flag, but with Ledsham the next stop the end was almost in sight. Passing through the village a flash of colour in a ditch proved to be an attractive cultivar of Russian Comfrey (<i>Symphytum </i>x <i>uplandicum</i> 'Variegatum').</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NqDT3BFueKpSWQ8nguWQ8OLkJxLX6b3n_w-5qB08V7NX9hR_UJBISPOYNcZqXGyAk8Uv3nzXQAmP6M29S5XczVZ7p6JsYhoABWeCrk97TOmOxOMGMEd1ArQOJPnhlTRURZQqHlswAoqx/s2048/IMG_5162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NqDT3BFueKpSWQ8nguWQ8OLkJxLX6b3n_w-5qB08V7NX9hR_UJBISPOYNcZqXGyAk8Uv3nzXQAmP6M29S5XczVZ7p6JsYhoABWeCrk97TOmOxOMGMEd1ArQOJPnhlTRURZQqHlswAoqx/w480-h640/IMG_5162.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>And then in Ledston Park, another nice native that is quite rare in the county. I suspect in this instance this Dark Mullein (<i>Verbascum nigrum</i>) may be a garden escape. It was not in typical habitat and was growing near Balm (<i>Melissa officinalis</i>).</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRcDJ7-kwpHqTfjFGzhdN8E85rkVr5dIN2y5k7A-a1vw7VQzRUs7huUHtNYQKQiyqr7y7ir9HwTCNuRESxCmUn0YXuymG3_Znf325kI2JFlGoVjmLIV7wcQEzf8bEoxHgGNs5IIWKm_gO/s1951/IMG_5166+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1951" data-original-width="1367" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRcDJ7-kwpHqTfjFGzhdN8E85rkVr5dIN2y5k7A-a1vw7VQzRUs7huUHtNYQKQiyqr7y7ir9HwTCNuRESxCmUn0YXuymG3_Znf325kI2JFlGoVjmLIV7wcQEzf8bEoxHgGNs5IIWKm_gO/w448-h640/IMG_5166+%25282%2529.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><p>All in all not a bad haul for the day. Definitely worth the leg work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br />David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-76011616800611415892021-08-08T18:03:00.001+01:002021-08-08T18:03:58.948+01:00Odds and Ends<p>A few interesting plants that never made it into a specific post over the last few months...</p><p>Hairy-fruited broom (<i>Cystisus striatus</i>) found naturalised at a new site near Cridling Stubbs (VC63).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOx8dgpxN4y-p5KMTonAvDgffTHDr_cTmPyrfXYcBhQZnqxndkrqvp_88nzn7xEeV_tRHrb4mxxbLSTT-1terWdiF5EH6zGocfuRPlfnLRYn_cjtcqMzt-0Alk2pP_oETehwzF76r9JvR/s2048/Gale+Common_VC63_Jun+21+%25289%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1348" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOx8dgpxN4y-p5KMTonAvDgffTHDr_cTmPyrfXYcBhQZnqxndkrqvp_88nzn7xEeV_tRHrb4mxxbLSTT-1terWdiF5EH6zGocfuRPlfnLRYn_cjtcqMzt-0Alk2pP_oETehwzF76r9JvR/w422-h640/Gale+Common_VC63_Jun+21+%25289%2529.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIZhH-Nq9cHMYTJD5mWzinxjVALnhevbldRWP7q-Ml9LiM0v7bYUtO6p28xfM6e8yhcCrF0cE5Y2KYiIiZtDSjkOueIFqC-FPHXjq-HLl12aVpQX4sYVvNfQ94iKuPVHzBmYWGf-dXrje/s2048/Gale+Common_VC63_Jun+21+%252811%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIZhH-Nq9cHMYTJD5mWzinxjVALnhevbldRWP7q-Ml9LiM0v7bYUtO6p28xfM6e8yhcCrF0cE5Y2KYiIiZtDSjkOueIFqC-FPHXjq-HLl12aVpQX4sYVvNfQ94iKuPVHzBmYWGf-dXrje/w480-h640/Gale+Common_VC63_Jun+21+%252811%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>It was nice to find good numbers of truly Wild Pansy (<i>Viola tricolor</i> subsp. <i>tricolor</i>) near Rossington (VC63). Not a common sight on arable margins these days, and interesting to see so much variation in flower colour and form.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6EuiqQuI7aHT5rrVyvVQPbfEkGNgQ2xtpO66inDUQBqK0wIbKHd2P787udnkbtiZUmmAkGiq2D40pvA6ekaUHwcWNsMNWXhXo-EPElfcptgsALhJYIJ9PLhE3ind3LJtjgIKYZvEixao/s2048/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6EuiqQuI7aHT5rrVyvVQPbfEkGNgQ2xtpO66inDUQBqK0wIbKHd2P787udnkbtiZUmmAkGiq2D40pvA6ekaUHwcWNsMNWXhXo-EPElfcptgsALhJYIJ9PLhE3ind3LJtjgIKYZvEixao/w640-h480/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25284%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZ5xD1AkASjAjkDmngVZHnPxQCWtn27M4bKMJr0PDKefpuB-b2cI_D_xfqSBwoPlpoT-l86zzBloY9qoDH_4yPrjmZfPkJV6IADAgzaGGk23zxXhVY2qYr70tsZDVq0yMOze9f9XV-OXY/s2048/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZ5xD1AkASjAjkDmngVZHnPxQCWtn27M4bKMJr0PDKefpuB-b2cI_D_xfqSBwoPlpoT-l86zzBloY9qoDH_4yPrjmZfPkJV6IADAgzaGGk23zxXhVY2qYr70tsZDVq0yMOze9f9XV-OXY/w480-h640/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25286%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Y-XoiCSrJAv5vJzY03RrwjtNhq1yywUDUylHO-5WI-GrD7pULC5rF6LgKksMeUu2DjcahRzg94a-_xKPvfrAvDa_Y6NFIzqyAlOUMrEsy4FtcUf948fpaX39xc1CUHCGiX9wPZWqfquh/s2048/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%252811%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Y-XoiCSrJAv5vJzY03RrwjtNhq1yywUDUylHO-5WI-GrD7pULC5rF6LgKksMeUu2DjcahRzg94a-_xKPvfrAvDa_Y6NFIzqyAlOUMrEsy4FtcUf948fpaX39xc1CUHCGiX9wPZWqfquh/w480-h640/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%252811%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>At the same location I was also surprised to find a thriving population of Yellow Bartsia (<i>Parentucellia viscosa</i>)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55EmBU0sRwCn8ko541VeehepZBVbBpBG5jvnS3x_AQCoVy_ZmW6p27Eq6jThWxVltYSidADQ6YvimeqJN1v3PoKXmFA6O4VjiLEqQ0PhClXyteNf-4CbTwaBVCh4Xmkjly0QBTrg8af_l/s2048/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25289%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55EmBU0sRwCn8ko541VeehepZBVbBpBG5jvnS3x_AQCoVy_ZmW6p27Eq6jThWxVltYSidADQ6YvimeqJN1v3PoKXmFA6O4VjiLEqQ0PhClXyteNf-4CbTwaBVCh4Xmkjly0QBTrg8af_l/w480-h640/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25289%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnFX6o9x3fgmhqoCwky2pJPKoOHLExlojn_wM51H2cLufKhwrTesaUgOud37TxE9e6Up-yd2wyC90BtWExynQjISQ6zeD5y5kaiZI4l9fZZRySziqQzVfu0HdBxdt9xoZwvSiAPN2DJ1w/s2048/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25288%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnFX6o9x3fgmhqoCwky2pJPKoOHLExlojn_wM51H2cLufKhwrTesaUgOud37TxE9e6Up-yd2wyC90BtWExynQjISQ6zeD5y5kaiZI4l9fZZRySziqQzVfu0HdBxdt9xoZwvSiAPN2DJ1w/w480-h640/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25288%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Siberian Wallflower (<i>Erysimum </i>x <i>marshallii</i>) popped up again in its usual spot in Woodlesford (VC63) where it was first sown several years back. Its one of those plants I was aware of but did not appreciate how different it was. Lots of years needlessly pondering any vaguely orange Wallflower (<i>Erysimum cheiri</i>) just in case!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XkYzPmYPrFznKphboXyP400XbFWeqzd4SzD0MwFW41R6sFCmrawKtxN2DrE3ZA5aT0qieQH08VOOoLumFuFKxsiSkwSQOJSxwHF0Pn1MTHEh4AZkHVFBge2OVrhkmobPQkdDH6cyqU_i/s2048/Woodlesford_VC63_Jun+21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XkYzPmYPrFznKphboXyP400XbFWeqzd4SzD0MwFW41R6sFCmrawKtxN2DrE3ZA5aT0qieQH08VOOoLumFuFKxsiSkwSQOJSxwHF0Pn1MTHEh4AZkHVFBge2OVrhkmobPQkdDH6cyqU_i/w480-h640/Woodlesford_VC63_Jun+21.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>A flash of gold(ish) in Little Preston (VC64) turned out to be Bowle's Golden Grass a cultivar of Wild Millet (<i>Milium effusum</i> 'Aureum'). Unfortunately, I never did get to see it flower, as the strimmers got there first. I'm surprised this grass is not more frequent, as it breeds true and self sows around my garden.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvWWa5LrCEjU-KB6dxm9AZ9pnh28kl2W8lYlcN6cmd6nwwT87PYgcnlGX93ynAfLUqoTSLDq5JczgGtPbsnxIgC28N2J3VSwgRI0JEVUW-CcBIM_9cZyL5DZWKKObVEFHfwp_wFuYOMB0/s2048/Little+Preston_VC64_Apri+21+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvWWa5LrCEjU-KB6dxm9AZ9pnh28kl2W8lYlcN6cmd6nwwT87PYgcnlGX93ynAfLUqoTSLDq5JczgGtPbsnxIgC28N2J3VSwgRI0JEVUW-CcBIM_9cZyL5DZWKKObVEFHfwp_wFuYOMB0/w640-h480/Little+Preston_VC64_Apri+21+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>While on the edge of a farm ditch near Swillington, this stunning and unexpected Crown-Imperial Fritillary (<i>Fritillaria imperiali</i>s 'Rubra Maxima') with other garden throwouts.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxLNeUcvaiYILDwzjL16gr7BxHA6i_Opv-ENZatapKfPgbspF3LIfsMjnVBXztmqjSVbpPWTc1DgAXd6VTtR4QUmTpcmLHTrvMzCL7z-33dvYM4Rtuuyh0br1cEJvFPssqEDEmE2ayHyE/s2048/Swillington%252C+Brecks+Farm_VC64_Apr+21+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxLNeUcvaiYILDwzjL16gr7BxHA6i_Opv-ENZatapKfPgbspF3LIfsMjnVBXztmqjSVbpPWTc1DgAXd6VTtR4QUmTpcmLHTrvMzCL7z-33dvYM4Rtuuyh0br1cEJvFPssqEDEmE2ayHyE/w480-h640/Swillington%252C+Brecks+Farm_VC64_Apr+21+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-20435717043378218572021-08-01T15:41:00.002+01:002021-08-01T18:27:38.436+01:00Rumex crispus subsp. robustus<p>Working near Rossington, Doncaster (VC63) a couple of weeks back my eye was drawn to a large Curled Dock (<i>Rumex crispus</i>) growing on the hedgebank. It looked unusually tall (>1.3m) and robust, with broad leaves, a huge inflorescence, large tepals and an usual deep green coloration. Then I saw another and then another. So I collected some hoping it might be the poorly known, and presumed non-native, subspecies <i>robustus</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqr2OKTsQ3cdkvU1QHrYd2CTyAjfsJH543n-wX3bljV58ryUY2dVBe3KiXb5iNPRz4aVPtj7tuToXdjdX2dy73zaGIoDa5zKRHL0Q3o8XnAzsoMIBE61N_RM7VNL4kQ6LvhjhmtfjbJZr/s2048/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqr2OKTsQ3cdkvU1QHrYd2CTyAjfsJH543n-wX3bljV58ryUY2dVBe3KiXb5iNPRz4aVPtj7tuToXdjdX2dy73zaGIoDa5zKRHL0Q3o8XnAzsoMIBE61N_RM7VNL4kQ6LvhjhmtfjbJZr/w480-h640/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Further research confirmed these initial thoughts, with the tepals clearly in the size range for this subspecies (being 5-6mm wide). To be on the safe side I pressed it and sent a sample to Geoffrey Kitchener, the BSBI referee for the genus. Thanks to Geoffrey for confirming my identification.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6SYzgBn-Cj10PKhWpCD0p-NEVDc6kbk-zErELkU-_tZrFa-8RH1JdTc1SYSZCdqxHTyyiApMBYhvnVSpKHjpKjxymHyTqTb1rbP4qGklpgTkKXxAm2elA5MxELMHpjw83UN1tCjeiyf1/s2048/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25285%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6SYzgBn-Cj10PKhWpCD0p-NEVDc6kbk-zErELkU-_tZrFa-8RH1JdTc1SYSZCdqxHTyyiApMBYhvnVSpKHjpKjxymHyTqTb1rbP4qGklpgTkKXxAm2elA5MxELMHpjw83UN1tCjeiyf1/w480-h640/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25285%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XqaFGOPDI7rh17CzYQQqNFFvB9zvGiFbSvDpLhUdFPFdSKWI-2VOnK2iEnRWV4nMB9S8_i0vpW4ZH_82wtjSC3BBQdUm9ITnrwJRJ55WiBgwsssMY_LK4-IgOhk5qXjVUiQxbKBPMpdA/s2048/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XqaFGOPDI7rh17CzYQQqNFFvB9zvGiFbSvDpLhUdFPFdSKWI-2VOnK2iEnRWV4nMB9S8_i0vpW4ZH_82wtjSC3BBQdUm9ITnrwJRJ55WiBgwsssMY_LK4-IgOhk5qXjVUiQxbKBPMpdA/w480-h640/Rossington_VC63_Jul+21+%25283%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The ever invaluable <a href="http://alienplantsbelgium.be/content/rumex-crispus-subsp-robustus">Alien Plants of Belgium</a> website provides a little more detail on this subspecies, including a useful key as follows:<div><br /></div><div><div><i>1a. Valves ca. 5-5.5 mm wide, slightly cordate at base, ca. as wide as long, with a single inconspicuous tubercle, ca. 1.5 mm long. Lateral inflorescence branches slightly spreading, not tightly appressed to the main axis. Leaves lanceolate to broadly so, with weakly undulate margins. Plant tall, much exceeding 100 cm === subsp. robustus</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>1b. Valves ca. 3.5-5 mm wide (longer than wide), truncate at base, with 1-3 tubercles, the larger ca. 2 mm long. Lateral inflorescence branches often tightly appressed to the main axis. Leaves narrower and more distinctly undulate at margin. Plant smaller, rarely exceeding 100 cm (native) === subsp. crispus</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>The presence/absence of a well developed tubercle seems unreliable for ID purposes, with some disagreement in this in other references. Even on one plant this seems relatively variable. Geoffrey also advises that there can be a zone of overlap in tepal width, so my main advice would be to consider the plant as a whole. Does it otherwise look like typical subspecies <i>crispus</i> (likely to be somewhere nearby as a point of comparison)? If not, chances are its the real deal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-43364390833468285612021-07-18T19:35:00.005+01:002021-08-01T15:56:19.613+01:00Mad Dogs ...<p> ... and botanists go out in the mid-day sun on the hottest day of the year so far. Crazy, but I'm not one for wasting sunshine (I live in Leeds after all), especially after a spring lost to covid and excessive rainfall. So, I took one of my lazy weekend routes out along the shade of the river corridor towards Mickletown (VC63) and then back via St Aidan's (VC64).</p><p>Over the winter the Canal and River Trust had cleared a path through the woodland on the river bank near Lemonroyd Marina (VC63). This new route gave me the first good find of the day - several bushes of the irredeemably pungent Stinking Tutsan (<i>Hypericum hircinum</i> subsp. <i>majus</i>). A new species for my home patch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYC9Wiu0VmdHqOo2VypUopcYfPWaQaqrIDS9x7deQXGHUgQxSxPhqnxczKfB-0B3zcQg75WYZiqyU4JGin_GpJ4V-pcC-epW249SauWpmnzPBMqP0AlNcT1usyv_PeM9GdUPpPiDPQJmHq/s2048/Wood+Row_VC63_Jul+21+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYC9Wiu0VmdHqOo2VypUopcYfPWaQaqrIDS9x7deQXGHUgQxSxPhqnxczKfB-0B3zcQg75WYZiqyU4JGin_GpJ4V-pcC-epW249SauWpmnzPBMqP0AlNcT1usyv_PeM9GdUPpPiDPQJmHq/w480-h640/Wood+Row_VC63_Jul+21+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Further on was a bush of hazel yet to be stripped of its nuts by voracious grey squirrels. This is one of the hybrids between the native Hazel (<i>Corylus avellana</i>) and the Filbert (<i>Corylus maxima</i>). This form could be easily mistaken for the latter but the involucre is not fully closed over the nut and consequently the nut is visible. This would key*, given the nuts are obviously longer than wide, to the form Peter Sell distinguished as <i>Corylus avellana </i>f. <i>schizochlamys. </i>However, the length of the involucre and the pronounced pinching over the nut means it is not a good match. It looks to have much more of an influence from <i>Corylus maxima</i> than is typical for this form.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdylQCVl8XiRgIoNEO9Wjlnccm4EBBXL_v35vAuqpWWDE0FLnTQU-slb5XbwPFSaTibpVgMu4ZAcNNhFEPDziIVNOIdIipp8UYKNokee_absTx6uIGoCjN9sd0xFsRSKbYtwBwrUkWPRU/s2048/IMG_4584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdylQCVl8XiRgIoNEO9Wjlnccm4EBBXL_v35vAuqpWWDE0FLnTQU-slb5XbwPFSaTibpVgMu4ZAcNNhFEPDziIVNOIdIipp8UYKNokee_absTx6uIGoCjN9sd0xFsRSKbYtwBwrUkWPRU/w480-h640/IMG_4584.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRm5hfyVV1ozcNkIpihXRFxFqkOZipTL7SNJu3Losg4hetNSHJVUFF_FImSoELYKwNGt3mMIjWuDRj3vmg3s0tZHhkCsNO_pYDFd8-BhoQZBzGiG9tgsKTtVTZ2DgMy4EmKe1BWUeKZL8/s2048/IMG_4588.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRm5hfyVV1ozcNkIpihXRFxFqkOZipTL7SNJu3Losg4hetNSHJVUFF_FImSoELYKwNGt3mMIjWuDRj3vmg3s0tZHhkCsNO_pYDFd8-BhoQZBzGiG9tgsKTtVTZ2DgMy4EmKe1BWUeKZL8/w480-h640/IMG_4588.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Further on, and handy for comparison purposes, I found another bush likely to be part of this hybrid spectrum. Its a common form with very large nuts that are about as long as wide. Under Peter Sell's classification it can be called <i>Corylus avellana</i> f. <i>grandis</i>. Again the involucre exceeds the nut, which is a trait potentially derived from Filbert.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF_gkJke65Xq5A-b5tH0FZBJcqBdncE-PlOrqQKv6QY099jBew81_x6Apq-tyXuLA-T54uX1OWQJ0cLcWTz7yCASXZKq2BpGKZqpuyPsOz1lCKbsPe6nHFOQ480yGF9VipnLn9LBADRjb/s2048/IMG_4611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF_gkJke65Xq5A-b5tH0FZBJcqBdncE-PlOrqQKv6QY099jBew81_x6Apq-tyXuLA-T54uX1OWQJ0cLcWTz7yCASXZKq2BpGKZqpuyPsOz1lCKbsPe6nHFOQ480yGF9VipnLn9LBADRjb/w480-h640/IMG_4611.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_VV9SEuOMuUBMrioL9JDCclwn21wNnUHRokBbEF6L0grTJUW-r5MGaYCOywps0tbFUyDFFSo6OKcTemS7W6XJ24oXlhMEt6eXk0UQz_tvgCjtcnLdZSok4H5NfV0083uRGDKuM7ZBgxj/s2048/IMG_4613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_VV9SEuOMuUBMrioL9JDCclwn21wNnUHRokBbEF6L0grTJUW-r5MGaYCOywps0tbFUyDFFSo6OKcTemS7W6XJ24oXlhMEt6eXk0UQz_tvgCjtcnLdZSok4H5NfV0083uRGDKuM7ZBgxj/w480-h640/IMG_4613.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Out in the sun near Mickletown (VC63) there was an impressive mixed stand of Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea (<i>Lathyrus latifolius</i>), a garden escape. The pale-flowered plants seems a good match for the cultivar 'Rosa Perle', while the darker ones seem to be 'Red Pearl'.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRlzU7MhiWp7XunSWbU3qXieEPf88yutTvajHP0Vk73hyphenhyphenrlmMGSB8bMa06OkPow-EO6bOi8KbFdGJQNeGiLSSdi6tMH4nKXotEQIvhqJw1wboBzggikQ_8qpeMp9IdT9zjnfHE_Zii05q/s2048/IMG_4603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRlzU7MhiWp7XunSWbU3qXieEPf88yutTvajHP0Vk73hyphenhyphenrlmMGSB8bMa06OkPow-EO6bOi8KbFdGJQNeGiLSSdi6tMH4nKXotEQIvhqJw1wboBzggikQ_8qpeMp9IdT9zjnfHE_Zii05q/w640-h480/IMG_4603.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2pF_xNe33bix5REpxR2-kc77RgVBM040gXXSTOp_OsXr1wO6ldksdpy7eG3iko1v4RnqlnrFeNSbF2TMpM3-N-HSZrYKVakd9ceNJQ-ACQOhsQQfQHkIEwNHAamA3CVQBmIMRG6GXxkb/s2048/IMG_4608.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2pF_xNe33bix5REpxR2-kc77RgVBM040gXXSTOp_OsXr1wO6ldksdpy7eG3iko1v4RnqlnrFeNSbF2TMpM3-N-HSZrYKVakd9ceNJQ-ACQOhsQQfQHkIEwNHAamA3CVQBmIMRG6GXxkb/w480-h640/IMG_4608.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqfdVO-3SDJtjyPrUd6GQaqXq-dGl3GVbi8feYhMw1vpsnbZT-JZlXoP9dTdHcvQxNb2PWDQcBf1b92g_SSBMk3fOCsNDMBYJ-swX8Eo7stCfXr2IYwazDiTHpNMFTd9-klmWk7zatvj-/s2048/IMG_4606.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqfdVO-3SDJtjyPrUd6GQaqXq-dGl3GVbi8feYhMw1vpsnbZT-JZlXoP9dTdHcvQxNb2PWDQcBf1b92g_SSBMk3fOCsNDMBYJ-swX8Eo7stCfXr2IYwazDiTHpNMFTd9-klmWk7zatvj-/w480-h640/IMG_4606.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Next to the pea was a distinctive bramble. This being, Slender-spined Bramble (<i>Rubus elegantispinosus</i>), a species that I learnt under lockdown last year. Baby steps with this genus. I remain ever hopeful for a regional handbook with photos.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IJVMUHe61E2qfHjrOrZQQCYQWopHFNLKZOz_6OgC7tN-7qh0fEQuY4j2d9Sn7H7weqCJnio_gxleGvRhHqPm8yzPKz1PdMvDdKTvG9x3xbCvhkNADk5e5ikjTqGOpANg5rf6EgUno4fv/s2048/IMG_4597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IJVMUHe61E2qfHjrOrZQQCYQWopHFNLKZOz_6OgC7tN-7qh0fEQuY4j2d9Sn7H7weqCJnio_gxleGvRhHqPm8yzPKz1PdMvDdKTvG9x3xbCvhkNADk5e5ikjTqGOpANg5rf6EgUno4fv/w480-h640/IMG_4597.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>The final treat of the day was the swathes of Hare's-foot Clover (<i>Trifolium arvense</i>) lining the track through St Aidan's (VC64). This species has exploded in numbers in recent years and is always a welcome sight.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-EflJ4bl-biZuNiFpcY9ndJmmqYleEReCNqhLTcxpfQ34KZMoNbfVibmslDV92U97nrIOVEp1DmFLlSKRaQg-SOT2ohECZnLWwic6MTJJypViF0Jk_NQllFlHkWfzWcfv9Fgq7gw6Aaa/s2048/IMG_4623.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-EflJ4bl-biZuNiFpcY9ndJmmqYleEReCNqhLTcxpfQ34KZMoNbfVibmslDV92U97nrIOVEp1DmFLlSKRaQg-SOT2ohECZnLWwic6MTJJypViF0Jk_NQllFlHkWfzWcfv9Fgq7gw6Aaa/w640-h480/IMG_4623.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6kub7ha8DJLK45QQl_gVDj9TFEXWFb7V6wI2K7mN8Rcr-VwBDWIbPyNknDFjigKWu52ugeqoKSdM4u0qUAMpL0Zrh4CCD1OtSN7Oot03Km06PMZj_MIirwxrjewFqQytNA3SSkOFBxnt/s2048/IMG_4626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6kub7ha8DJLK45QQl_gVDj9TFEXWFb7V6wI2K7mN8Rcr-VwBDWIbPyNknDFjigKWu52ugeqoKSdM4u0qUAMpL0Zrh4CCD1OtSN7Oot03Km06PMZj_MIirwxrjewFqQytNA3SSkOFBxnt/w640-h480/IMG_4626.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>* Update: I would modify this to accords with the pictures in Sell & Murrell. The descriptions seem back to front with the pictures. While it would be tempting to rely on the descriptions, I am also swayed by the description of var. <i>grandis </i>(the "big round nut" as originally defined in its latin diagnosis) in this <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323455876_The_nutty_world_of_hazel_names_-_a_critical_taxonomic_checklist_of_the_genus_Corylus_Betulaceae">account</a> (European Journal of Taxonomy 409(409):1–45). This also seems to indicate that f. <i>schizochlamys</i> is not correctly applied in Sell & Murrell. All this is possibly academic given the more you look, the more variation can be found. It seems likely that these named forms only represent a tiny proportion of the true variation of this long cultivated tree, and at best are only loose groupings. I am increasingly inclined to take the stance of Alan Leslie in his excellent <a href="https://www.summerfieldbooks.com/product/flora-of-cambridgeshire/">Flora of Cambridgeshire</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-54234668038036002682021-06-30T19:49:00.002+01:002021-06-30T19:51:57.512+01:00Lapsana communis subsp. intermedia<p>So the excitement this week, while out on a work survey at South Hetton (VC66) with aspiring ecologist Harriet Duffield*, was this non-native form of Nipplewort (<i>Lapsana communis</i> subsp. <i>intermedia</i>). I don't know who was more excited, me or Harriet**. The <a href="https://database.bsbi.org/maps/?taxonid=2cd4p9h.nt8">BSBI database</a> shows that it has been recorded from the county previously, but this is a new hectad.</p><p>It stands out with its large bright golden flowers (I was expecting it to be a hawkweed), but it also has very distinct foliage. I see that Stace 4 has dropped mention of the lateral lobes on the leaves being nearly as wide as the terminal lobe, which is mentioned in other sources. Even so, when compared with subsp. <i>communis, </i>the leaves are very distinct. I was also interested to see that some plants are completely glabrous, while others have either hairy stems and leaves, or just hairy leaves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZce-rf_-HekJFiJYgeu6EZIOh-EwQUE3hbJecjRlF0AoDC8iseq0KtfuHWlyVKsbVrXH5K1732dnEWh7Wh06N7wbDUksLuP3JM61t82VaQ8tdDUv1-BIhpjyhxiIybXwU56G4sC_DQ05/s2048/South+Hetton_VC66_Jun+21+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZce-rf_-HekJFiJYgeu6EZIOh-EwQUE3hbJecjRlF0AoDC8iseq0KtfuHWlyVKsbVrXH5K1732dnEWh7Wh06N7wbDUksLuP3JM61t82VaQ8tdDUv1-BIhpjyhxiIybXwU56G4sC_DQ05/w640-h480/South+Hetton_VC66_Jun+21+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqE166i9HiKjwGOCI0fcOE7_Ug24fkFhuo-KgkgViOlAgKjEFKNR5vrHXR-VXxugwSwgEOnFzDD6hnpaFH0Fyy3b0bDg1ZsYyMffOjA1U5jOs9DHCJhjJOTbbCd1d07S9uyHgSpVn5gqZk/s2048/South+Hetton_VC66_Jun+21+%252814%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqE166i9HiKjwGOCI0fcOE7_Ug24fkFhuo-KgkgViOlAgKjEFKNR5vrHXR-VXxugwSwgEOnFzDD6hnpaFH0Fyy3b0bDg1ZsYyMffOjA1U5jOs9DHCJhjJOTbbCd1d07S9uyHgSpVn5gqZk/w480-h640/South+Hetton_VC66_Jun+21+%252814%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLuIj_VV-GbqVMxF1LM1p5zvpljK0h8AL1r9lYDaUOCk8qkl1Aff28AogLYjl9ZEF-RhydNz7ntsEVuUeyAHbmpUcj6ylAq0Mq-07-_JcIydFn4nXeBaz31e8kjlZHjF88jZADPAo_YY3/s2048/South+Hetton_VC66_Jun+21+%252815%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLuIj_VV-GbqVMxF1LM1p5zvpljK0h8AL1r9lYDaUOCk8qkl1Aff28AogLYjl9ZEF-RhydNz7ntsEVuUeyAHbmpUcj6ylAq0Mq-07-_JcIydFn4nXeBaz31e8kjlZHjF88jZADPAo_YY3/w480-h640/South+Hetton_VC66_Jun+21+%252815%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvVu2ITIHEXckDJNN8re-VBQ1w9r7qZvFTQM_n7SIsrEOLdz-nbGXPlbn4lLmV3HW9UgxYPzsnfuEJ9RdGgEfzlef6LoDREPn0Quuqh6zGklus53dm_PlUXDywS_ZCZsWc-Hk0P_VTQwY/s2048/South+Hetton_VC66_Jun+21+%252823%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvVu2ITIHEXckDJNN8re-VBQ1w9r7qZvFTQM_n7SIsrEOLdz-nbGXPlbn4lLmV3HW9UgxYPzsnfuEJ9RdGgEfzlef6LoDREPn0Quuqh6zGklus53dm_PlUXDywS_ZCZsWc-Hk0P_VTQwY/w480-h640/South+Hetton_VC66_Jun+21+%252823%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLnNSdW88MAdlPSw0_Xx9xADouLGjPYnS_o5kZYTHCk6bFZVWeHChPf7utea_6ak7OUB5p-PO2geg8NeJWCB7ltSN5vjCtxOYCl_CUqQ8Vo2M-yWTQ56MNzJMmFqxbro0GogNl3mKtW8x/s2048/South+Hetton_VC66_Jun+21+%252827%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1453" data-original-width="2048" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLnNSdW88MAdlPSw0_Xx9xADouLGjPYnS_o5kZYTHCk6bFZVWeHChPf7utea_6ak7OUB5p-PO2geg8NeJWCB7ltSN5vjCtxOYCl_CUqQ8Vo2M-yWTQ56MNzJMmFqxbro0GogNl3mKtW8x/w640-h454/South+Hetton_VC66_Jun+21+%252827%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">subsp. <i>intermedia</i> on the left, subsp. <i>communis</i> on the right</div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>* That's for saying that you would never get a mention on my blog! And yes I do know that's not how you spell inspiring.</p><p>** Ok I do.</p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-11408712969541755682021-06-23T21:18:00.001+01:002021-06-23T21:18:37.054+01:00American Blue-eyed-grass<p>American Blue-eyed-grass (<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Sisyrinchium montanum</i>) </span>was a very surprising find yesterday in flower-rich secondary grassland developing in a former brick pit at Walsall (VC39). Stunning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXOEoHUUCuSKDtaP9rnWF2WyjoyqCs9lgJY1HYQuokMyK29YKuztVXNmfQ1NeP_QfwcOYEMhsxX4YEvf_6DczuxbwzxykcDQYfdBXSyut_9kugzg5_obdJrwWq9b76l9H8AediYRV0XgI/s2048/IMG_3881+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1290" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXOEoHUUCuSKDtaP9rnWF2WyjoyqCs9lgJY1HYQuokMyK29YKuztVXNmfQ1NeP_QfwcOYEMhsxX4YEvf_6DczuxbwzxykcDQYfdBXSyut_9kugzg5_obdJrwWq9b76l9H8AediYRV0XgI/w404-h640/IMG_3881+%25282%2529.JPG" width="404" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-GqzRMjWpnM-E3_BQ1zqby2V5FBW90WrYQMPcAgZpUQsgM15Me9OKq0Rr_H0JXnn4YQbWDM73fh5qIGHztD0UG9qh0geatxOKBdSahrF0DQVCV95f5tPDSHckUboN24WYX9_479wVdw6/s2048/IMG_3892+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1388" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-GqzRMjWpnM-E3_BQ1zqby2V5FBW90WrYQMPcAgZpUQsgM15Me9OKq0Rr_H0JXnn4YQbWDM73fh5qIGHztD0UG9qh0geatxOKBdSahrF0DQVCV95f5tPDSHckUboN24WYX9_479wVdw6/w434-h640/IMG_3892+%25282%2529.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-70467464344173431462021-06-13T19:43:00.003+01:002021-06-13T19:43:38.222+01:00Chickweed-Wintergreen and Tree Heather<p>I popped over to Ilkley Moor this weekend to check out the large stand of Chickweed-wintergreen (<i>Trientalis europaea</i>) after hearing from Peter Kerr that it was looking good this year. It is a plant I last saw on an undergraduate trip to Scotland (shockingly that was nearly 30 years ago now), so long overdue a reacquaintance. It really was looking good, but more on that in a moment.</p><p>On the way to the Chickweed-wintergreen, I climbed up the Cow and Calf onto the ridge above to get my bearings. I could of course just tracked straight to my target using a GPS, but where is the fun in that? Half the pleasure is in the exploring and seeing what you find on route, and in my view it is always more satisfying to find the right spot the old fashioned way with a map and (hopefully) a good sense of direction.</p><p>So, up on the ridge a flash of gold caught my eye. This turned out to be, rather surprisingly, the golden cultivar of Tree Heather (<i>Erica arborea</i> 'Estrella Gold'). I can't believe that it has seeded itself all the way up here, so I assume it was planted by someone at some point in the past. Perhaps as a memorial to a loved one. It seems well established now though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvb121IWEEzt4-GZtjJTYQJACur9Im9_AK_x2eKEu2_WMs1dl193dm1IJtGAmGsRBibZOKm28w8E_FRvFjr-KYWgGihPqMjuClfpfPSi_-2blnacviOWFUgDGWaGa-u-4h9G78fcFy3BB7/s2048/IMG_3759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvb121IWEEzt4-GZtjJTYQJACur9Im9_AK_x2eKEu2_WMs1dl193dm1IJtGAmGsRBibZOKm28w8E_FRvFjr-KYWgGihPqMjuClfpfPSi_-2blnacviOWFUgDGWaGa-u-4h9G78fcFy3BB7/w640-h480/IMG_3759.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cow and Calf</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJAarCegw72ITIJftPyj7GqP9nIqmJ1lVwNJGRZYyfIV-nSGlMgb1x_Yfe4uXYK8SuXi8c-gatK9PiUjwBrUqOUEM78XQw9RymIVZ_H3vnNswu6DRBUajCsPizVfkCyPQXTVfITOzAAlF/s2048/IMG_3760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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In Britain it is mainly confined to East Anglia (Breckland), limestones around Morecambe Bay and the ‘upland’ limestones of Westmorland and Teesdale (<a href="https://bsbi.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/Carex_ericetorum_species_account.pdf">Walker and Stroh, 2015</a>).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B2_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83_%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83_%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%81%D1%96.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="427" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B2_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83_%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83_%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%81%D1%96.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><span style="text-align: left;">Photo by Anna Kuzemko (<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B2_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83_%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83_%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%81%D1%96.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a>)</span></div><p>There are a scatter of records for this species from relicts of species-rich grassland along the ridge of magnesian limestone that passes through Yorkshire to the east of Leeds. Many of these records are old and even the more recent ones have relatively poor grid references (quite hopeless really for informing searches for this little species). So it has been great that Kevin Walker has been working his way around many of these sites over the last 10 years or so, doing much to improve the records in the BSBI database. His latest find, made last year but only just reported, is from Hetchell Wood Nature Reserve where it was last seen in 1959. Kevin has searched here several times before, underlying the challenge in finding this plant when you don't know exactly where to look.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdyTLDZPn4b5WXXy1lUHMSnll83dcX3l0LHVA2D2ZtAj1YkIgKlCjHOUuWbjpkiou-uXSwaYWu5CmJvDfS0WvgmB5mTiDWTtY5eHHUOfoWIhOOmBvA6mg232pD1MAH64ihuxr5ngEQGVp/s1490/carex+eric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1490" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdyTLDZPn4b5WXXy1lUHMSnll83dcX3l0LHVA2D2ZtAj1YkIgKlCjHOUuWbjpkiou-uXSwaYWu5CmJvDfS0WvgmB5mTiDWTtY5eHHUOfoWIhOOmBvA6mg232pD1MAH64ihuxr5ngEQGVp/w640-h326/carex+eric.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Breaking News - and adding to the above Kevin and Kay McDowell found 130 plants of 5th May at Ledsham Banks. A great count.</p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-54496014341083569522021-05-03T19:49:00.002+01:002021-05-05T20:13:12.397+01:00Daffodils<p>This is becoming an annual spring obsession now but its amazing how many you can clock up over the period March to May (none are in flower in February in Leeds, not even 'February Gold'). I only concern myself with those found in woods, on river banks, areas of waste ground, unmanaged churchyards and similar situations, deliberately steering clear of urban road verge plantings. Accordingly, I tend to find mainly the old tried and true cultivars that are tough as old boots, so largely pre-1940's or exceptionally pre-1970's. 'Oxford Gold' with a registration date of 2007 was a complete surprise this year, popping up in an obscure part of the churchyard after last years clearance of brambles.</p><p>Highlights from this years haul (with date of registration) include:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjH4inXiu9yEFrebQxfBz-8vO1Zxb248_2Pn9xgInoPSDvCaqq0QR1dO-9FRUoRaQ9iE1Gif-3I3qTlJ5v3xqpQBoHxDmsMpKb3Vz5XmYjufuwOhIwFtIo7ytIABodGWAVCym0r0WU66Nz/s2048/Methley_VC63_Apr+21+%25283%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjH4inXiu9yEFrebQxfBz-8vO1Zxb248_2Pn9xgInoPSDvCaqq0QR1dO-9FRUoRaQ9iE1Gif-3I3qTlJ5v3xqpQBoHxDmsMpKb3Vz5XmYjufuwOhIwFtIo7ytIABodGWAVCym0r0WU66Nz/s320/Methley_VC63_Apr+21+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuqxvfQzF9GHlLVFFqc_nPAF17GeG_ajje4r2lHl0gsdWTHEtrkE1AdNKv9aEK6cpCYkLYML3aY9djkEAKmcXCCGgGTJ22vB5LUyW-wJnw4aspU4uaZdl_JrI6HM79bNmnJ_oZRKLIGGi/s2048/Bottom+Boat_VC63_Apr+21+%25284%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuqxvfQzF9GHlLVFFqc_nPAF17GeG_ajje4r2lHl0gsdWTHEtrkE1AdNKv9aEK6cpCYkLYML3aY9djkEAKmcXCCGgGTJ22vB5LUyW-wJnw4aspU4uaZdl_JrI6HM79bNmnJ_oZRKLIGGi/s320/Bottom+Boat_VC63_Apr+21+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a></p><p>Actaea (<1919)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Aranjuez (1932)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAJ9VoXNlPA748Rf9W9yoHe6Z5CQhBSvRTMDIJbMAXGdEAZAJI1JCiNeTzcKIKOvsmQ2t7ueVtQAC8OKO3LejT8WnrsxVSZIvCEpQYY7vfJpmz2q5Rd7jqu-5cRNFTD2Hfg1sbh98G4oJ/s2048/Rothwell%252C+Springhead+Park_VC63_Mar+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAJ9VoXNlPA748Rf9W9yoHe6Z5CQhBSvRTMDIJbMAXGdEAZAJI1JCiNeTzcKIKOvsmQ2t7ueVtQAC8OKO3LejT8WnrsxVSZIvCEpQYY7vfJpmz2q5Rd7jqu-5cRNFTD2Hfg1sbh98G4oJ/s320/Rothwell%252C+Springhead+Park_VC63_Mar+21+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UDtTND_iM9zAvWpnx-2CvlpbWEuLldyGF1wKdNgvi2UJIZj41RPTADgUPQQeNR8NzlBbp2d3Z0gTftiqhDU6zHDoEibOrKnIMo07sPaqT-hpD7xzxkgdpcZ50gd2_8Zby_Fk7KZZE8aN/s2048/Leventhorpe_VC64_Apr+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UDtTND_iM9zAvWpnx-2CvlpbWEuLldyGF1wKdNgvi2UJIZj41RPTADgUPQQeNR8NzlBbp2d3Z0gTftiqhDU6zHDoEibOrKnIMo07sPaqT-hpD7xzxkgdpcZ50gd2_8Zby_Fk7KZZE8aN/s320/Leventhorpe_VC64_Apr+21+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a><div> Barrett Browning (1945) <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Bath's Flame (1913)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD37XfdjnTOflCHMW58XF_UEVqBuKgGEJgtUhRjcgFPQGbY_kvNsT3_1hanSuYsQAxP9_nFcp9yZdjJRF20h_GddzHRj-RUjCA4ZQ2weYDw4d-BYf_lZHxrdthjM0RqotaJX795JNme6Sl/s2048/Rothwell%252C+Springhead+Park_VC63_Mar+21+%25283%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD37XfdjnTOflCHMW58XF_UEVqBuKgGEJgtUhRjcgFPQGbY_kvNsT3_1hanSuYsQAxP9_nFcp9yZdjJRF20h_GddzHRj-RUjCA4ZQ2weYDw4d-BYf_lZHxrdthjM0RqotaJX795JNme6Sl/s320/Rothwell%252C+Springhead+Park_VC63_Mar+21+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky4wfZywJKDbNrIv3FXgnswSNbpeF_aySQr5cXKi-TgjyLuoMFtMiEU3omFtn3jbICGqoFbMHullsOJN21K8_y-bGdcfES4ZI-vxbMagk59jGA8imKp4w1yi0S3husU3FlK7TrmPiWlaE/s2048/Royds+Green_VC63_Apr+21+%25286%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky4wfZywJKDbNrIv3FXgnswSNbpeF_aySQr5cXKi-TgjyLuoMFtMiEU3omFtn3jbICGqoFbMHullsOJN21K8_y-bGdcfES4ZI-vxbMagk59jGA8imKp4w1yi0S3husU3FlK7TrmPiWlaE/s320/Royds+Green_VC63_Apr+21+%25286%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Beersheba (1923)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Dick Wilden (1962)</span><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBT1_ifUnhMXHSdZIX1gF_INycwC7YS5D3nLDk4dx-4pE8UA7amUmNWMsLE6qzFW_7BJX4K-A2z1TNdZ4a-JgR65JRjtOJBVT1y017rpDrDmc8AtnFCcvCEbD53KLuG_zNXHBgMry5odQj/s2048/Rothwell%252C+Springhead+Park_VC63_March+21+%252812%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; 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text-align: left;">Carlton (1927)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Conspicuus (1869)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbqDPg4tgZFsOPXOrm3MWDT2o2xqetdSNTr9qzgS_MEwewaLctDrNl_gcZL2Xeu4D39qZGTfbIuT0NLdoERhP5HALrMlm7FNLk6rYk9tE8DatRhumqK9Vgm8CcC9v8QSW-8QH08rya3HO/s2048/Swillington_VC64_Apr+21+%25284%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbqDPg4tgZFsOPXOrm3MWDT2o2xqetdSNTr9qzgS_MEwewaLctDrNl_gcZL2Xeu4D39qZGTfbIuT0NLdoERhP5HALrMlm7FNLk6rYk9tE8DatRhumqK9Vgm8CcC9v8QSW-8QH08rya3HO/s320/Swillington_VC64_Apr+21+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qRGO39kn5Ex80MBT4Wkrl_-c_PNb7V7Aj1sasNsJOQJewMu6JMOob235P-Y8elXrxAcivxWvcwNE8E10DPd-PT1k31XfmOgE2qKBiH1vzZVs5e4Ea0HUkJxMSJxVG3berx-G4EdTFx_x/s2048/Swillington%252C+Brecks+Farm_VC64_Apr+21+%25286%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Dutch Master (1948)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Emperor (1869)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3lfMxpo4sv9GJH0m85Ie-luSNcEYu98b04bYaMZo16BjhDC3cHDTC3wsC74_zB3tkte9zkwNWIr_SRpBXV8m1jjtCcbuLF7P8gYPUt7QZrO1A21b6Otq7vlgTeT9mVyRiQl19818O5pv/s2048/Oulton+church_VC63_March+21+%25284%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3lfMxpo4sv9GJH0m85Ie-luSNcEYu98b04bYaMZo16BjhDC3cHDTC3wsC74_zB3tkte9zkwNWIr_SRpBXV8m1jjtCcbuLF7P8gYPUt7QZrO1A21b6Otq7vlgTeT9mVyRiQl19818O5pv/s320/Oulton+church_VC63_March+21+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabAHF8VdwiReuZntNwntkaDIDPLcIFn0FnyNp3_Cp_Kv4U0Ftj3OSTl2BJDbHenSdkoNGpsCj9086KFi_LaClKLNVDDvjWXyPSwNkAU1rxZJY-ue_BHlJ9w7Abh16MT-VNohv1nHaB2DS/s2048/Swillington+Brickworks_VC64_Apr+21+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Flower Drift (1966)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Flower Record (1943)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRSRz7TyzMgI3n0tdbuQJ9xv1k5Exxp9iKAL4FiIyMYHB5f5RyZlL9QBpRD1i4UbB0_3IyiQmlM78IWmulQIGGf2IIWUWqlVtmI16Ln47dY0amexzMKQeQb1DJHTagGxFHCoHxD2lneBt/s2048/Great+Preston_VC64_Apr+21+%25283%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRSRz7TyzMgI3n0tdbuQJ9xv1k5Exxp9iKAL4FiIyMYHB5f5RyZlL9QBpRD1i4UbB0_3IyiQmlM78IWmulQIGGf2IIWUWqlVtmI16Ln47dY0amexzMKQeQb1DJHTagGxFHCoHxD2lneBt/s320/Great+Preston_VC64_Apr+21+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHmkvVTb_Hdsre7fqKGZz-5ebdfbbw-Ssb36kg-klSAf67PVBo9RewoUp2aFB0Rty01w4myztTlyNwk0x09E5MHhDK9h9dCS7_jvavHyCcf2WjHeZZU_ZhL10IK3MMMFQrkB29SZ93K1j/s2048/Oulton_VC63_Mar+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Golden Harvest (1920)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Gulliver (1927)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvkxmkNrTeKU2FzFvQDbQqrq7tWuetpt3ai5EmN6uUpwPbDKb-MI3u3OHSTFEhCz0bUjpeHPcdI0Fl_iDq4czIXkpxNExoOanOyDCUykm5Bq9WrDlNJYmLtTmzbvHCYAVVOL-aJSdI4SY/s2048/Rothwell%252C+Springhead+Park_VC63_Mar+21+%25281%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvkxmkNrTeKU2FzFvQDbQqrq7tWuetpt3ai5EmN6uUpwPbDKb-MI3u3OHSTFEhCz0bUjpeHPcdI0Fl_iDq4czIXkpxNExoOanOyDCUykm5Bq9WrDlNJYmLtTmzbvHCYAVVOL-aJSdI4SY/s320/Rothwell%252C+Springhead+Park_VC63_Mar+21+%25281%2529.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM3IUrEDpHu2FZt0gKsl0Z16Rq-EBUGgwxENGHO4yNOrLJ-nZ4jwDVZK_cWCxbw10f4jfeDvMl-xhx1_k8LrIZIDtD9GLeGD7l8KKvH1qQ8mzpNnDxV5Zc-haCHyMz7uOb2hLu6qBag6l/s2048/Oulton_VC63_Mar+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM3IUrEDpHu2FZt0gKsl0Z16Rq-EBUGgwxENGHO4yNOrLJ-nZ4jwDVZK_cWCxbw10f4jfeDvMl-xhx1_k8LrIZIDtD9GLeGD7l8KKvH1qQ8mzpNnDxV5Zc-haCHyMz7uOb2hLu6qBag6l/s320/Oulton_VC63_Mar+21+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ice Follies (1953)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Itzim (1982)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEQqa7LhG9pNY1pwUd4QIs_4C1KhPa1IWWDAy2Z7dKzZKyHZaORdoU2DX-ebZ57wfloKPtEvlQ3_eQcqmdt7Hdrn8tNhCx19xj12i8qKDgYA6QuVzsAVMkKr5BzAOpx8CbEDwGGIaoj4c/s2048/Colton_VC64_Apr+21+%25283%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; 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text-align: left;">Jenny (1943)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Jetfire (1966)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TOZa4ORGywsKHKBPs5dsdURykAu4JAzG3dQplCjPvZmEVlzd0wiISM-fgvrUcZt4O4S73oKlOFramX_WCtwiExhXl8zr206pXCwcW8xOoZ6NGROMORSeuckymAlxNfavzYlaoISgfI9S/s2048/Colton_VC64_Apr+21+%25283%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TOZa4ORGywsKHKBPs5dsdURykAu4JAzG3dQplCjPvZmEVlzd0wiISM-fgvrUcZt4O4S73oKlOFramX_WCtwiExhXl8zr206pXCwcW8xOoZ6NGROMORSeuckymAlxNfavzYlaoISgfI9S/s320/Colton_VC64_Apr+21+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5FxG6XvG1xOMh4iLN1ET8A1Jgj_nD65yDTmJnpNJWFCcEBurPB7QqDQIfWiJ00_73P03r4a7C2qY8hDDUF8OXbce_5xXP6saOty-9NOffHmvaLJeGr_Cd0z6Sxao6Yc0BcwaHOSJGJFU/s2048/Oulton+Church_VC63_Mar+20+%25284%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5FxG6XvG1xOMh4iLN1ET8A1Jgj_nD65yDTmJnpNJWFCcEBurPB7QqDQIfWiJ00_73P03r4a7C2qY8hDDUF8OXbce_5xXP6saOty-9NOffHmvaLJeGr_Cd0z6Sxao6Yc0BcwaHOSJGJFU/s320/Oulton+Church_VC63_Mar+20+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Magnet (1931)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Maximus (1576)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKauVvDRRSrQ46d6FHzdWDJ2W8Tl0jf4T78oOCV_eKZJ4h7bfAS96atF2n-Q7Mb9fY75JEuWcY0RN3TubpCyCVlmB16PbTd19DS5dSk0kt4Guuq3TgTCuU6MsOP5g48qNASAKEtGXALSFH/s2048/Swillington+Park_VC64_May+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKauVvDRRSrQ46d6FHzdWDJ2W8Tl0jf4T78oOCV_eKZJ4h7bfAS96atF2n-Q7Mb9fY75JEuWcY0RN3TubpCyCVlmB16PbTd19DS5dSk0kt4Guuq3TgTCuU6MsOP5g48qNASAKEtGXALSFH/s320/Swillington+Park_VC64_May+21+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCclnhXGqpewzLam9IW_kEz9GMd0OlgUHwJYfxe6lC7ZUa6YA9fyMqcJxUYYtgQjL10HsDjCQSRzpMag1b0qXeNFKikZHZfePnjaKC9WBhVnpNH8Hc7GVffC3A-_4RQLAEhKWbIPKE7UWB/s2048/Oulton+church_VC63_Apr+21+%25288%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCclnhXGqpewzLam9IW_kEz9GMd0OlgUHwJYfxe6lC7ZUa6YA9fyMqcJxUYYtgQjL10HsDjCQSRzpMag1b0qXeNFKikZHZfePnjaKC9WBhVnpNH8Hc7GVffC3A-_4RQLAEhKWbIPKE7UWB/s320/Oulton+church_VC63_Apr+21+%25288%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Mount Hood (1938)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Oxford Gold (2007)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXQCHay04L0X0vUT52hKDT45slF3Bz4uAhQ3th4OGr6Ct8sIezMf4G_0_lGO5C97yxRJYbkBT21qoIRjKOphPmpKlWckSMDrE19YYwQ1z5FCXYaQRs7hsNJg5j6TqCY9YEiTOAJnQ95h7/s2048/Swillington_VC64_Apr+21+%25284%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXQCHay04L0X0vUT52hKDT45slF3Bz4uAhQ3th4OGr6Ct8sIezMf4G_0_lGO5C97yxRJYbkBT21qoIRjKOphPmpKlWckSMDrE19YYwQ1z5FCXYaQRs7hsNJg5j6TqCY9YEiTOAJnQ95h7/s320/Swillington_VC64_Apr+21+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpq3f-n94Qn0Qgb95cTfq-e9LcL9wu4kElNvbt1TC0YzAxiDBSBuGUw80behbxyohR0tAoJUdU4PjOn1A6BsgE7xeRuODNKNU73A0kUBf9ne7LC9EU3Q7UfC-nrWqn1vyPdmizQS8UcJ3/s2048/Newsam+Green_VC64_Mar+21+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpq3f-n94Qn0Qgb95cTfq-e9LcL9wu4kElNvbt1TC0YzAxiDBSBuGUw80behbxyohR0tAoJUdU4PjOn1A6BsgE7xeRuODNKNU73A0kUBf9ne7LC9EU3Q7UfC-nrWqn1vyPdmizQS8UcJ3/s320/Newsam+Green_VC64_Mar+21+%25281%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Pomona (1930)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Princeps (<1830)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaLbX2TVTjdawa9dqatcVGIwT18BR_ohBp-gtdxXgObwVyM-lv7y5-KYjYvY0FyaKqMo8n6u8ZiTWoAvYXE04bl4swsO8xLHyUiMQCASEdbzF22DD8XJ8wlRbCQlh4qVe6kACJmuD3fgy/s2048/Rothwell%252C+Springhead+Park_VC63_Mar+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWmsK3a-X5WEYLPmiL3DnHmi-a-s6RobVRq5CXzkvClcoXLJN1sUy3gd2jfni6WjPoR-_r0keIuJzjA9pXA8jKRVwyxLOs7MP5vN_J67svboD2sDeCvZh3YG1CZQtFvihLKxSA0tXnREE/s320/Swillington+Park_VC64_Apr+21+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Sir Watkin (<1868)<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Spellbinder (1944)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPMlgHCXlCN-ikl0WgU3gVmXDRTuGV_iRod8ZgXMX7SJ_karf9U9zv4Wjd0F2C_UQREg9Fki1FFmLR35_z_MCRH4vlurGCsTvmUPQHY2uNvTJyLR72cMO12wo_wXeZMYqSG0V7ZQcwEkv/s2048/Methley+Junction%252C+Watergate_VC63_Apr+21+%25282%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-80867723239918855682021-04-18T20:36:00.001+01:002021-04-18T20:36:36.780+01:00Alpine Cotula Expands its Range<p>Bruce Brown has been busy over the last few months processing an exceptional number of records collected by the Wharfedale Naturalist's in 2020, a very large number of which are directly attributable to Bruce and Carmen Horner. I have only just started to look in detail at what they found, but one record that immediately jumped out as interesting was a new location for Alpine Cotula (<i>Cotula alpina</i>).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.assyntwildlife.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/4.-P1070253-1400x852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="800" height="390" src="https://www.assyntwildlife.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/4.-P1070253-1400x852.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Photo by G. Richards, Assynt Field Club <a href="https://www.assyntwildlife.org.uk/2020/10/cotula-alpina-aussie-invader-reaches-assynt/">website</a></i></div><p>Alpine Cotula is a native of Australia and was added to the British List as recently as 2009. It shows a strong affinity with grouse moors and is widely established in the North York Moors, and the moors of Nidderdale to the north of Pateley Bridge. Linda Robinson provides an account of the discovery of this species <a href="https://bsbi.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/Cotula_alpina_in_VC65.pdf">here</a>, and further images can be found <a href="http://www.british-wild-flowers.co.uk/A-Flowers/Alpine%20Cotula.htm">here</a>.</p><p>Bruce and Carmen have now <a href="https://database.bsbi.org/maps/?taxonid=2cd4p9h.aqkmgr">extended this species distribution</a> to the grouse moors of Wharfedale, having found it August 2020 on Burley Moor (VC64). Time will tell how established it is in that area, one to look out for as it is probably more widely established.</p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-20239593506486562302021-04-05T11:11:00.001+01:002021-04-05T11:11:09.449+01:00Hedera algeriensis 'Ravensholst'<p>A trip over to Temple Newsam (VC64) yesterday for a bit of daffodil spotting (beats dandelions for me at this time of year!) gave an opportunity to check back in with this ivy in North Plantation, where a large stand has established across the woodland floor and climbing trees.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qSi3tJdfGcjklMH4id_Sk3LEx7Zcps-MKyGMMDTu5DILStX6qV3_YFy4KsEc0Cp2yVbwURbroFZjaJ5DUK2KzAPRCTA1RfmhiXPTDHj3MQtgHhV_jso-SjtIQ5CVA_JU7Wo_HpiOt02V/s2048/Temple+Newsam_VC64_Apr+21+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qSi3tJdfGcjklMH4id_Sk3LEx7Zcps-MKyGMMDTu5DILStX6qV3_YFy4KsEc0Cp2yVbwURbroFZjaJ5DUK2KzAPRCTA1RfmhiXPTDHj3MQtgHhV_jso-SjtIQ5CVA_JU7Wo_HpiOt02V/w480-h640/Temple+Newsam_VC64_Apr+21+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZfw_LPE2rL_BiL3ewAMI1UeuyrZJSbMI1pD37FCfEi40Vp_TSQtPTxsDX66PZ0YtDNmhLUiBG3mxj38t5iONEMPPdZXRQzAr5I4C20ve78jsEDYy2Gzymo95s4N_I6iQDlPyI1XNZpwY/s2048/Temple+Newsam_VC64_Apr+21+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZfw_LPE2rL_BiL3ewAMI1UeuyrZJSbMI1pD37FCfEi40Vp_TSQtPTxsDX66PZ0YtDNmhLUiBG3mxj38t5iONEMPPdZXRQzAr5I4C20ve78jsEDYy2Gzymo95s4N_I6iQDlPyI1XNZpwY/w640-h480/Temple+Newsam_VC64_Apr+21+%25286%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p>This has to be the most impressive of the naturalised ivies, the leaves are absolutely enormous. But this does leave it a little vulnerable to our up and down climate. The last time I saw it a couple of years back it had been badly hit by a late frost. But this year it was in perfect condition.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx4FeECNHYtAueT15o8Oa71x1eBLNbv2CHAd8A8boovKYfsIFG4_l8Kla685vvCsHaEsNn91IP1Sm0s3-8Hq3TcPt5dqpO9Be5porGOj7aAOV6cybhyC1n372vKDfEA9AnMOBHFIIQuzo/s2048/Temple+Newsam_VC64_Apr+21+%252815%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx4FeECNHYtAueT15o8Oa71x1eBLNbv2CHAd8A8boovKYfsIFG4_l8Kla685vvCsHaEsNn91IP1Sm0s3-8Hq3TcPt5dqpO9Be5porGOj7aAOV6cybhyC1n372vKDfEA9AnMOBHFIIQuzo/w480-h640/Temple+Newsam_VC64_Apr+21+%252815%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Algerian Ivy (<i>Hedera algeriensis</i>), usually in its smaller leaved forms, is <a href="https://database.bsbi.org/maps/?taxonid=2cd4p9h.wxt">not uncommon </a>as a garden escape but possibly remains overlooked. Perhaps in some cases it is passed over as 'Irish Ivy' (<i>Hedera hibernica</i> 'Hibernica'). The variegated 'Gloire de Marengo' is particularly frequent. </p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-83509380775004526742021-03-27T20:00:00.003+00:002021-03-27T20:00:48.626+00:00Muscari botryoides<p>Compact Grape-hyacinth (<i>Muscari botryoides</i>) looking fab in Oulton churchyard (VC63) today. One of the less common grape-hyacinth species. Note the distinctive broad leaves. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEStGfiNSfKv7tx7998WDJbl9E4UfpPXOCZeES_BOcnVbXlrTVtoWP-Mni0vf_AR72rjc8V2Q7MAD5ylTZmRV8YAk9JkzZCfase-ehMBhQkDujrm-M_XudKhPMtH073IGoKPJtQV2wTUo-/s2048/Oulton+church_VC63_Mar+21+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEStGfiNSfKv7tx7998WDJbl9E4UfpPXOCZeES_BOcnVbXlrTVtoWP-Mni0vf_AR72rjc8V2Q7MAD5ylTZmRV8YAk9JkzZCfase-ehMBhQkDujrm-M_XudKhPMtH073IGoKPJtQV2wTUo-/w480-h640/Oulton+church_VC63_Mar+21+%25283%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-37030740749895923502021-03-21T17:46:00.001+00:002021-03-21T17:46:53.836+00:00Bleurgh<p>It had to happen sooner or later, but today was the day that I found a split corona daffodil (<i>Narcissus</i> agg.) in a wild setting. My feigned disgust is a little tongue in cheek as on its own merits its a brightly coloured and quirky flower, but lets be honest its not really what anyone wants from a daffodil.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLERWHHh2IY_oNAXahYYHUXruVscQihqgvGv_pGePWr6LCicoezE0_-6dxFpxcF6XCpypO_rhOzPmM2fyGDHbM32o_Oq1avFEyc4KZmZycAUkgROcJ5vIzdWiXkoDclQ-TO8mrJWuhnIt/s2048/Colton_VC64_Mar+21+%25281%2529+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLERWHHh2IY_oNAXahYYHUXruVscQihqgvGv_pGePWr6LCicoezE0_-6dxFpxcF6XCpypO_rhOzPmM2fyGDHbM32o_Oq1avFEyc4KZmZycAUkgROcJ5vIzdWiXkoDclQ-TO8mrJWuhnIt/w480-h640/Colton_VC64_Mar+21+%25281%2529+-+Copy.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMtb5qxWF8cwQCtZKLhtJYYFJ9HQG4cgQ9V8ihmIg3b_WJ0wDD0WtLHC5ZM8ArpotQCTeDLk9KGd7GWSFrtOs9-Cm5ezxq6AHtNGYJszKgCnOzvE-oOOtBS3U0F7emqV6ljq21KfLJwiW/s2048/Colton_VC64_Mar+21+%25284%2529+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMtb5qxWF8cwQCtZKLhtJYYFJ9HQG4cgQ9V8ihmIg3b_WJ0wDD0WtLHC5ZM8ArpotQCTeDLk9KGd7GWSFrtOs9-Cm5ezxq6AHtNGYJszKgCnOzvE-oOOtBS3U0F7emqV6ljq21KfLJwiW/w480-h640/Colton_VC64_Mar+21+%25284%2529+-+Copy.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>This cultivar seems to be 'Cassata' which starts off bright yellow and then fades. I had always assumed this type of daffodil was a recent development. But the invaluable <a href="https://daffseek.org/">DaffSeek</a> website states that it is a relatively old cultivar that was registered in 1963.</p><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-54904716617444145642021-02-07T16:47:00.001+00:002021-02-14T18:51:03.196+00:00More Ivies<p>The peak of the snowdrops is perhaps still two weeks off in my part of Yorkshire, meaning there is still not much of interest in local woods and hedge banks as we hit 'mud month' (that really is an old and very apt name for February). Thankfully, there is a little colour around here and there in the form of escaped cultivars of Common Ivy (<i>Hedera helix</i>).</p><p>Two golden forms caught my eye today as I slopped around Woodlesford (VC63).</p><p>'Goldchild' is a distinctive form with moderately large (for <i>H. helix</i>) thin leaves. It is a relatively modern cultivar coming into cultivation from the 1970's,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VQkVYmBmNWgCIsrLQ9YGJ3cW2tgFvsNji58N3LppLxKnXk-kPIRj7N9PEVDRlBCh0Dg7JjmTPPI0VwuqkMY7mPwygMPvYA7UOeYfakfW55v4fCbiYITzL2y0UgNMY5ffhV5ze_XnchcP/s2048/Temple+Newsam_VC64_Apr+19+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VQkVYmBmNWgCIsrLQ9YGJ3cW2tgFvsNji58N3LppLxKnXk-kPIRj7N9PEVDRlBCh0Dg7JjmTPPI0VwuqkMY7mPwygMPvYA7UOeYfakfW55v4fCbiYITzL2y0UgNMY5ffhV5ze_XnchcP/w480-h640/Temple+Newsam_VC64_Apr+19+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lnyRWenjV-zeb_5aYGQvAcxWKgrnsF7sF9JSVOY3wJS5qaZ657c1vseboiEzOe4CUnlAoVa5A6szyONE-lS9RIr3UPNIMFzCTQlxhT7CLtGIJI4-nwweBIa6-ngCDkFOkXBsxs5B33TE/s2048/Woodlesford_VC63_Feb+21+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lnyRWenjV-zeb_5aYGQvAcxWKgrnsF7sF9JSVOY3wJS5qaZ657c1vseboiEzOe4CUnlAoVa5A6szyONE-lS9RIr3UPNIMFzCTQlxhT7CLtGIJI4-nwweBIa6-ngCDkFOkXBsxs5B33TE/w640-h480/Woodlesford_VC63_Feb+21+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGSoPq4WEe75W-LNNryrBOgOTM2gjvqGVxM5KWjZcLf2_C7CkkMfoVyp_QLsJnudut59ZpZiROf5rN2cyeNTDAMTWX29sDvX58tAmWL9IyzVPfXkMdevbPOCgbrtnuqoe0JUSFclbdWqw/s2048/Woodlesford_VC63_Feb+21+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGSoPq4WEe75W-LNNryrBOgOTM2gjvqGVxM5KWjZcLf2_C7CkkMfoVyp_QLsJnudut59ZpZiROf5rN2cyeNTDAMTWX29sDvX58tAmWL9IyzVPfXkMdevbPOCgbrtnuqoe0JUSFclbdWqw/w480-h640/Woodlesford_VC63_Feb+21+%25284%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Not too far away was this smaller, glossier and more leathery leaved form. In comparison with the above, the gold patterning is much less extensive than the patches of green and grey-green. This seems to be 'Tricolor' which is a very old cultivar that originates before 1865. I can see why it has remained popular for so long. It is meant to develop a pink edge to the leaf in autumn but this is not apparent here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBZ-UMu4lKJXZilWds80SaA-virfKLXUuwj1FM1f04QA_JgCXTqxs78w40sWl-y6VbBRL0K8I16rKsmPVQXfYwOyMxSOyqHhqyuJMMhH_h7X0ZgKC2Khm0sibfr9iKrrCgB0nb543CBSZ/s2048/Woodlesford_VC63_Feb+21+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBZ-UMu4lKJXZilWds80SaA-virfKLXUuwj1FM1f04QA_JgCXTqxs78w40sWl-y6VbBRL0K8I16rKsmPVQXfYwOyMxSOyqHhqyuJMMhH_h7X0ZgKC2Khm0sibfr9iKrrCgB0nb543CBSZ/w480-h640/Woodlesford_VC63_Feb+21+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb18H-KOGmxClDX5aTT5jfMAzcIDVi5BuRPJrReApIg9Kzuxcon-0Uo6p03VWawfJoo7lJEsdQ6LsNr4JztY5cSV3DAiUqmEQNPVYaXlXG3MgeJO-aPCYo4SfORRABdRXbuAy-YyRphyphenhyphen7/s2048/Woodlesford_VC63_Feb+21+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb18H-KOGmxClDX5aTT5jfMAzcIDVi5BuRPJrReApIg9Kzuxcon-0Uo6p03VWawfJoo7lJEsdQ6LsNr4JztY5cSV3DAiUqmEQNPVYaXlXG3MgeJO-aPCYo4SfORRABdRXbuAy-YyRphyphenhyphen7/w480-h640/Woodlesford_VC63_Feb+21+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-18788321775180745452021-01-01T20:06:00.007+00:002021-02-14T18:51:39.324+00:00Various-leaved Hawthorn (Crataegus heterophylla)<p>Various-leaved Hawthorn (<i>Crataegus heterophylla</i>) is one of those frustratingly elusive species, you know its out there but can never seem to find it. To the extent that it starts to feel a little mythical. This is not helped by the lack of any more than a handful of images for this obscure species, which is only known in cultivation and as an introduction. Pretty much every image that there is to be found is on <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Crataegus_heterophylla_-_botanical_illustrations">Wikimedia Commons</a>. The best of which is this one:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Edwards'_botanical_register%2C_or%2C_Ornamental_flower-garden_and_shrubbery_.._(1829-1847)_(21163111462).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="477" height="640" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Edwards'_botanical_register%2C_or%2C_Ornamental_flower-garden_and_shrubbery_.._(1829-1847)_(21163111462).jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I did find a bush a few years back in the Dales that I thought could be this species, but I lost confidence in the ID and decided that it might just be very atypical Common Hawthorn (<i>C. monogyna</i>). Similarly, there have been other bushes in hedgerows around Woodlesford (VC63) that seemed close to this species, but with leaves that were too deeply lobed. <br /><p>So it was a milestone moment this year, while scrutinising a hedgerow on the edge of arable fields at Lowther Lake (VC64) that I had not previously looked at closely, that I found amongst an array of other taxa a bush that could only be this species. It is of planted origin, but is now well established and is fruiting well.</p><p>It is important to look at the flowering shoots, which have leaves of variable shape but with lobes in no greater than the upper two fifths of the leaf blade, a distinctive narrowly elongate outline, and a markedly cuneate base. The leaves on non-fertile shoots are very different and contrast strongly with the leaves on fertile shoots. The fruits also seem slightly smaller (less plump) than those of Common Hawthorn, with reflexed narrow (longer than wide) sepals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopteO-yHrZt_Wq6LmJSjn4AAfztLMdi6RNB-4rwSe1PGGd9Uf7zaLdJRNuyea87DwE5JbOKTolcpISm9gdE8Fm2b7AMBOs2ik8OS-yhZXG1ZMU5gN5oyVaOZBHxEsQTlL6HEKRJbwIPmZ/s2048/Great+Preston_VC64_Jul+20+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopteO-yHrZt_Wq6LmJSjn4AAfztLMdi6RNB-4rwSe1PGGd9Uf7zaLdJRNuyea87DwE5JbOKTolcpISm9gdE8Fm2b7AMBOs2ik8OS-yhZXG1ZMU5gN5oyVaOZBHxEsQTlL6HEKRJbwIPmZ/w480-h640/Great+Preston_VC64_Jul+20+%25283%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQjslOmXrYSyCn3Lu10NrrI2_NHGowR-aTttBN7QNipdXVk4vT7R0rWZ2TUNfW1MdmiT5LkrPh1Mz1bIelYA-ltlXoFHhhhj36W37VBY1ddPb7P6V09fvTREGmCqJZTg3xai3Hvuj718g/s2048/Great+Preston_VC64_Jul+20+%25286%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQjslOmXrYSyCn3Lu10NrrI2_NHGowR-aTttBN7QNipdXVk4vT7R0rWZ2TUNfW1MdmiT5LkrPh1Mz1bIelYA-ltlXoFHhhhj36W37VBY1ddPb7P6V09fvTREGmCqJZTg3xai3Hvuj718g/w640-h480/Great+Preston_VC64_Jul+20+%25286%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTSIt-hBmxSZ3LjPPzwH1TI0SJnbIrE8J2bPh1vik5uXirE4Q63LGx4fEn1Gx-tdx4BA9uJAPw-XQ0IQojh76nmkAlWTimwIEpl9yOZjjftER7N0QtRO0NMt7O1hTe25xlFe0MazdsI5_/s2048/Great+Preston_VC64_May+20+%25289%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTSIt-hBmxSZ3LjPPzwH1TI0SJnbIrE8J2bPh1vik5uXirE4Q63LGx4fEn1Gx-tdx4BA9uJAPw-XQ0IQojh76nmkAlWTimwIEpl9yOZjjftER7N0QtRO0NMt7O1hTe25xlFe0MazdsI5_/w480-h640/Great+Preston_VC64_May+20+%25289%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>This discovery also provided a frame of reference for other local hawthorn bushes that have been bugging me for several years. These have the distinctive lobing and narrow leaf shape of this species, but are too deeply incised. I now think these are hybrids between Various-leaved Hawthorn and Common Hawthorn (<i>Crataegus </i>x <i>subheterophylla</i>). They seem more frequently planted than Various-leaved Hawthorn, matching observations of other hybrid hawthorn taxa and other 'look-alikes' and 'false natives'. Growers seem incapable of keeping their stocks pure, and hybrid swarms seem to be increasingly propagated and distributed for planting in wild settings, for ecological mitigation and for nature conservation. Eastern Hawthorn (<i>Crataegus </i>x<i> subsphaerica</i>) is another example of this, and one that I have flagged previously as being widely over-looked and under-recorded. We may not like it, but increasingly I think we will need to recognise that hawthorns are (at least in many lowland settings) best determined in fruit. The species and hybrids are so variable in foliage, and the hybrids generally occupy a complete spectrum between both parents. </p><p>A few examples of what I consider to be good candidates for Various-leaved x Common Hawthorn below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rzc_RAhQ3yu6yvIc7JwLO3n47T-XJKOrsiZaoK1kDa46m0sqmfaJ_S3GLcYRIql6OUElxOz61XlT18jMWjdiqG2w0YYQoAqxaUIUPEx7V2zS-IpFXUj40HI8rsmptPDFct2wL9D9XmTm/s2048/IMG_6212.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rzc_RAhQ3yu6yvIc7JwLO3n47T-XJKOrsiZaoK1kDa46m0sqmfaJ_S3GLcYRIql6OUElxOz61XlT18jMWjdiqG2w0YYQoAqxaUIUPEx7V2zS-IpFXUj40HI8rsmptPDFct2wL9D9XmTm/w480-h640/IMG_6212.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqGd4XwZtBiLGrA-erBX0cFIxZvTJ6nOWNYiDhUoCW1quj2GBwwHQHcV1EhkbXOZQWXdDVWhrL5ezGXuPV7gRpbqQC2YU2ql9jtSanQJIFUopjOiVLB4wNwygI5su4URyV-RSMO9NgyVK/s2048/IMG_6215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqGd4XwZtBiLGrA-erBX0cFIxZvTJ6nOWNYiDhUoCW1quj2GBwwHQHcV1EhkbXOZQWXdDVWhrL5ezGXuPV7gRpbqQC2YU2ql9jtSanQJIFUopjOiVLB4wNwygI5su4URyV-RSMO9NgyVK/w640-h480/IMG_6215.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qWdYIDYf1cYw-AGX70ifA4rR4YCu0NUpyHwGQiSbFdGgwRn2ldfQ_ucKkSd4WKKU7xHpGiuc7k3Z3cbYF3-L0C5JjxYyQ38DDFrGApdX8aFHgvD25ZMXPGVoNEUztlxFISv2vZ23w7iE/s2048/Oulton_VC63_Aug+20+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qWdYIDYf1cYw-AGX70ifA4rR4YCu0NUpyHwGQiSbFdGgwRn2ldfQ_ucKkSd4WKKU7xHpGiuc7k3Z3cbYF3-L0C5JjxYyQ38DDFrGApdX8aFHgvD25ZMXPGVoNEUztlxFISv2vZ23w7iE/w480-h640/Oulton_VC63_Aug+20+%25283%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTo2eMB4CWvDQp98WxwBqEB9XtF9MbPqAkCJ1GkSs0FdbIPquZySupvCMmJex9KBewIUhowh67pdK6Lntu0yMWBeOh7RV3JwaE488HMIM5023U8jbJhF-nOm18JNA1at4joSxjKoeVqb8Z/s2048/Oulton_VC63_Aug+20_bush+2+%25288%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTo2eMB4CWvDQp98WxwBqEB9XtF9MbPqAkCJ1GkSs0FdbIPquZySupvCMmJex9KBewIUhowh67pdK6Lntu0yMWBeOh7RV3JwaE488HMIM5023U8jbJhF-nOm18JNA1at4joSxjKoeVqb8Z/w480-h640/Oulton_VC63_Aug+20_bush+2+%25288%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Postscript to the above:</p><p>Having found my 2017 photos from Stainforth in the Yorkshire Dales (VC64) and looked at them again, I think this hawthorn also can only be Various-leaved Hawthorn. If anything its an even better candidate than the above. How it got onto Goat Lane would seem the bigger mystery. I can only assume it has bird sown from either an amenity planting somewhere lower down the valley.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4ICvFwA13VWOmapfSAGek9u8wpGXN3hyphenhyphenhQA1IQeeUfQ_tMDGITCykjLsbEhJ7-UXflsCFq2YIZZY_ms062nn113LQoP0XC9dfMaoJZx7NP-oVn0ZisOoVnUUALOYMYeEI3qlCq8IyfBP/s2048/WP_20170603_036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4ICvFwA13VWOmapfSAGek9u8wpGXN3hyphenhyphenhQA1IQeeUfQ_tMDGITCykjLsbEhJ7-UXflsCFq2YIZZY_ms062nn113LQoP0XC9dfMaoJZx7NP-oVn0ZisOoVnUUALOYMYeEI3qlCq8IyfBP/w360-h640/WP_20170603_036.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-6042903806516540982020-11-26T20:26:00.001+00:002020-11-26T20:26:43.034+00:00Three Hogweeds<p>For no other reason than they caught my eye and interest across the year.</p><p>First up in July, this curious mutant of Hogweed (<i>Heracleum sphondylium</i> subsp. <i>sphondylium</i>) with foliaceus bracteoles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzqwF8Vs6iUsTdpjkjIWcwgR8PpBSlni9k9rTQmJ-wcWCeYd6G8_6c8VjaMDs42pFvYKIz_5hIDtfJnLbcqb-Tb2GmqOx8dIm3VcSEgROMNCrEKsq8x7L8Pf2rpaxq5NjPRnotVSx2G4J/s2048/Woodlesford_Vc63_Jul+20+%25285%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzqwF8Vs6iUsTdpjkjIWcwgR8PpBSlni9k9rTQmJ-wcWCeYd6G8_6c8VjaMDs42pFvYKIz_5hIDtfJnLbcqb-Tb2GmqOx8dIm3VcSEgROMNCrEKsq8x7L8Pf2rpaxq5NjPRnotVSx2G4J/w640-h400/Woodlesford_Vc63_Jul+20+%25285%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>In October, just as we had our first frosts, I found this attractive pink flowered plant. I have never seen a pink form in this location before, so I wonder if temperature influences flower colour. Even if it does, some pink forms definitely have a genetic basis, and one is currently being marketed as 'Pink Cloud'. Does the colour elevate it to garden worthy? I'm in two minds, one part of me is curious to grow it, the other is shouting don't be stupid why on earth would you want hogweed in the border.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2dwby2w0wzwXVuDrxcWLoneCZ9NsJQixrFEgvm7X_4whHxn6JMhMRc6BxIgp55o1lnzSYnkovI4ezg-yuY3mlShGTAw8l5G383BNE6avTMqaqgxxqMUZgnXlmtY7gZVTdaVjN5sSIzLy/s2048/Oulton+Park_VC63_Oct+20+%25285%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2dwby2w0wzwXVuDrxcWLoneCZ9NsJQixrFEgvm7X_4whHxn6JMhMRc6BxIgp55o1lnzSYnkovI4ezg-yuY3mlShGTAw8l5G383BNE6avTMqaqgxxqMUZgnXlmtY7gZVTdaVjN5sSIzLy/w480-h640/Oulton+Park_VC63_Oct+20+%25285%2529.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Finally, in November I found this plant pushing up to flower. It was a little too robust to be Hogweed, and the intermediacy in stature, foliage and pubescence indicates a cross with Giant Hogweed (<i>Heracelum mantegazzianum</i> agg.).<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqucTY5e1xiHkIIiV7kafW81oD9VZnY5KPAB9_dofzRudB33xAULtBkmx0xe5u7zjzJQd-TyYBXiF47suXNrns_4ra6I7a8rnjJTjXv_BMDTv1_NWDRc1auMv6D8QBpD7LHFziYK3ewIW4/s2048/Knostrop_VC64_Nov+20+%25285%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqucTY5e1xiHkIIiV7kafW81oD9VZnY5KPAB9_dofzRudB33xAULtBkmx0xe5u7zjzJQd-TyYBXiF47suXNrns_4ra6I7a8rnjJTjXv_BMDTv1_NWDRc1auMv6D8QBpD7LHFziYK3ewIW4/w480-h640/Knostrop_VC64_Nov+20+%25285%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_sj-9prjdUP6YYH5O_1e59HU9zS80wVnjZZaJZV_WokuEUECs978IH5cpfTJKxchJHfS-JIOoyAcgX33MH_cylxX76W3Q1VZJ-65LlUCgVfAOgRKLIjfZG8SsB1hMyH7l6pJROB3lDiX/s2048/Knostrop_VC64_Nov+20+%25284%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_sj-9prjdUP6YYH5O_1e59HU9zS80wVnjZZaJZV_WokuEUECs978IH5cpfTJKxchJHfS-JIOoyAcgX33MH_cylxX76W3Q1VZJ-65LlUCgVfAOgRKLIjfZG8SsB1hMyH7l6pJROB3lDiX/w480-h640/Knostrop_VC64_Nov+20+%25284%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lxN-Mdq90I2sMGkAdYDyzsXvrNuLkW4Dcj7CoTn4k8Oiro0O1ba05cbpS28_vyz2DqivZbJyZSKIcS-7vsaPiefuB02aliB_DNCwye9sQ9W-8m5ylOJ7cImN_ANZyepUo5EJnU9JQes2/s2048/Knostrop_VC64_Nov+20+%25286%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lxN-Mdq90I2sMGkAdYDyzsXvrNuLkW4Dcj7CoTn4k8Oiro0O1ba05cbpS28_vyz2DqivZbJyZSKIcS-7vsaPiefuB02aliB_DNCwye9sQ9W-8m5ylOJ7cImN_ANZyepUo5EJnU9JQes2/w480-h640/Knostrop_VC64_Nov+20+%25286%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-26043829110472880792020-11-14T17:59:00.004+00:002020-11-21T17:09:07.255+00:00Unusual Arums<p>Back in late winter (just before the year took a strange turn) I found a large stand of an unusual looking <i>Arum</i> under trees along an old track near Mickletown (VC63). It was in full leaf and yet there were no others around either here or locally, which struck me as odd. It seemed far too early for Lords-and-Ladies (<i>Arum maculatum</i>) to be both up and so far advanced. My gut feeling was it had to be the unmarked form of Italian Lords-and-Ladies (<i>Arum italicum </i>subsp. <i>neglectum</i>) but I wanted to see it in flower to be sure, something I was not able to achieve despite regular trips over spring and early summer (frustratingly, come October I realised it must have flowered as there was one fruiting stem). The leaves looked a good match to some images online but not enough for me to be certain. Perhaps relevant to this, I later found out that early season foliage differs in shape from late season foliage. The following photos were taken in April 2020 once Lords-and-Ladies had emerged, the pale veins of the Italian Lords-and-Ladies were quite obvious when compared against the former.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPFWNQ187JYpbmyln0IswSNHlOkuZioll0i8BkQzbCpqP9u0vVozQmMW__JI4gGpuOIl-VEviq_cmp5LBlFj7HTriUSseFwt2wezuGsoB0nWNJSlfDtA_Kr-_TeSQeNc7UwwV6SOKTreQ/s2048/IMG_5509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPFWNQ187JYpbmyln0IswSNHlOkuZioll0i8BkQzbCpqP9u0vVozQmMW__JI4gGpuOIl-VEviq_cmp5LBlFj7HTriUSseFwt2wezuGsoB0nWNJSlfDtA_Kr-_TeSQeNc7UwwV6SOKTreQ/w480-h640/IMG_5509.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYO0eHmRTExlpHzcE2EX8Y8OAyMM91JmlNbExniQFXs2qqEBEXnq1XrqgkIvlTiVE6E7a9Ma8hGkTJNWF0ItMPsuFdjfZYqhcRCnvD4dy2kHYE-4uq9C7NrIThiVmK8ylkr7uSl1rIYao/s2048/IMG_5516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYO0eHmRTExlpHzcE2EX8Y8OAyMM91JmlNbExniQFXs2qqEBEXnq1XrqgkIvlTiVE6E7a9Ma8hGkTJNWF0ItMPsuFdjfZYqhcRCnvD4dy2kHYE-4uq9C7NrIThiVmK8ylkr7uSl1rIYao/w480-h640/IMG_5516.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>With that in mind, the next thing to do was go and look for it this autumn, as this would clinch the identification. So in October with the marked form of Italian Lords-and-Ladies (<i>Arum italicum</i> subsp. <i>italicum</i>) popping up all over the place I went for a look. Annoyingly there was no trace, but all was not lost as subsp. <i>neglectum</i> is reputed to emerge later than subsp. <i>italicum</i>. By the time of my second trip in early November it was just emerging. A good result, case closed. </p><p>The only remaining question is how did it get there? Yorkshire is far outside its native range. While it could be an escape from cultivation it is a relatively obscure one, even in a county with more than its fair share of unusual escapes - if it can be grown in Yorkshire you can be certain someone is somewhere! I can't think why anyone would specifically choose this species, short of there being an Aroid fanatic living in Mickletown. There is perhaps a slim possibility that it came in with daffodil bulbs originating from a grower in South-West England, as the margins of this track support a diverse mixture of old fashioned cultivars in the spring. Certainly the size of the clump indicates it has been there for a number of years, perhaps decades.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvfKwWeTR0z4y0wf2BP-KW_6AJ9aMJoeGQMGkqU6jNN3UXjH7Pk1hwL91AHZu8k1BqPMIaAnYV_3Q_q0Xw3wZdONu4N2TslXjTJ0Ou2_hzbBJaXe8bcxCzqPiNk6yt1wyh90MKrHRjVx4/s2048/IMG_5512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvfKwWeTR0z4y0wf2BP-KW_6AJ9aMJoeGQMGkqU6jNN3UXjH7Pk1hwL91AHZu8k1BqPMIaAnYV_3Q_q0Xw3wZdONu4N2TslXjTJ0Ou2_hzbBJaXe8bcxCzqPiNk6yt1wyh90MKrHRjVx4/w480-h640/IMG_5512.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4ve65wBnVVtiS1FAyZyKa_YUKr1kVXfpoFfXusKx0Y9LBYIInVol4-uTzs4WrLof5PH1PcyZ9ahW9J1hi3pnfHbKgBN02_pjVCy3IvR1ll_4YrpjgOwCzsER0Px-11l46ArrJp0SJTPI/s2048/IMG_5520.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4ve65wBnVVtiS1FAyZyKa_YUKr1kVXfpoFfXusKx0Y9LBYIInVol4-uTzs4WrLof5PH1PcyZ9ahW9J1hi3pnfHbKgBN02_pjVCy3IvR1ll_4YrpjgOwCzsER0Px-11l46ArrJp0SJTPI/w640-h480/IMG_5520.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1kwhyvgxiMk6bWyDw5R6K7x1H61ytdIn4NlHxPJDX3PrnYG-AwG3u11SatpFrlA2g1y1SO_K150y21F3Db_Ahkefd6rdzJ5mNOXWhNXnApCGOaBwuO5q036S7GQKeLnkbHao9edFezyd/s2048/Mickletown_VC63_Nov+2020+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2048" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1kwhyvgxiMk6bWyDw5R6K7x1H61ytdIn4NlHxPJDX3PrnYG-AwG3u11SatpFrlA2g1y1SO_K150y21F3Db_Ahkefd6rdzJ5mNOXWhNXnApCGOaBwuO5q036S7GQKeLnkbHao9edFezyd/w640-h444/Mickletown_VC63_Nov+2020+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last photo taken November 2020</div><p>I had to wait until September 2020 for my next unusual Arum, when this clump was well advanced at Ouzlewell Green (VC63). Clearly it has a relationship to the marked form of Italian Lords-and-Ladies, but the leaf shape is not typical, nor is the yellow-tinged venation. I'm going to keep an eye on this, and again try to see in flower, but at present I think it can only be a hybrid will Lords-and-Ladies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lHxzCUqKmJYb7J2n-q0yQKgnCAgZekQdAbxAOtp-3KvRAS5hrZp_aQcx_NvkHddEaWg9SINEMVCbmQrd7ZcXPohD55J2XRwGfBDufgfHXHVQOF15w2tDSDsg0NFAD9BNANclyGUIuZOJ/s2048/Ouzelwell+Green_VC63_Sept+20+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lHxzCUqKmJYb7J2n-q0yQKgnCAgZekQdAbxAOtp-3KvRAS5hrZp_aQcx_NvkHddEaWg9SINEMVCbmQrd7ZcXPohD55J2XRwGfBDufgfHXHVQOF15w2tDSDsg0NFAD9BNANclyGUIuZOJ/w640-h480/Ouzelwell+Green_VC63_Sept+20+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcvKQMI1_kGRaywn9LqJIS7b9P58UmwlBZBgLoQjbiQ3hyphenhyphenlciPnK5YQavFlm8q84ojGu_yjknaHjzFmaUg6l4GdKTxjoku5rDyKG_LLe0QeyhGhBZWp4jSCTNZtDPRgdMFB-4X0aoHpOT/s2048/Ouzelwell+Green_VC63_Sept+20+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcvKQMI1_kGRaywn9LqJIS7b9P58UmwlBZBgLoQjbiQ3hyphenhyphenlciPnK5YQavFlm8q84ojGu_yjknaHjzFmaUg6l4GdKTxjoku5rDyKG_LLe0QeyhGhBZWp4jSCTNZtDPRgdMFB-4X0aoHpOT/w640-h480/Ouzelwell+Green_VC63_Sept+20+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvJi6vIqVZPXiKdDXbh_sVTChF8Y08XLf8joFyvGDOfP66Cz9lQ9r2hXEeh_1rD2Wu3VdcafjP9N-tUANveQfb3Em0UF8mzBc5WKfLzF3kIJMGa6S2H86mr-lhRJzoLcOmGXm1ReHfNky/s2048/Ouzelwell+Green_VC63_Sept+20+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvJi6vIqVZPXiKdDXbh_sVTChF8Y08XLf8joFyvGDOfP66Cz9lQ9r2hXEeh_1rD2Wu3VdcafjP9N-tUANveQfb3Em0UF8mzBc5WKfLzF3kIJMGa6S2H86mr-lhRJzoLcOmGXm1ReHfNky/w640-h480/Ouzelwell+Green_VC63_Sept+20+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277085173210540438.post-43777172286933655332020-11-08T17:15:00.002+00:002020-11-08T17:18:20.887+00:00Asian Dogwood (Cornus koenigii)<p>Its been just over 10 years now since Peter Sell first brought attention to the fact that that Dogwood (<i>Cornus sanguinea</i>), as understood by British botanists, included two non-native taxa i.e. Southern Dogwood (<i>Cornus australis</i> or <i>sanguinea</i> subsp. <i>australis </i>depending on preference) and Asian Dogwood (<i>Cornus koenigii</i>). Both of which were subsequently picked up from Stace 3 onwards.</p><p>Southern Dogwood is very widely planted, indeed many if not most 'native' plantings will be this and on this basis I think dogwood should be avoided in native planting mixes. Clearly growers are making no effort to distinguish native from non-native. As well as planted occurrences, it is also rapidly and aggressively spreading by seed from plantings. For example, it is increasingly being found in semi-natural habitats in Eastern England and West Yorkshire. In my opinion, it is still <a href="https://database.bsbi.org/maps/?taxonid=2cd4p9h.3hkhd6">under-recorded in lowland England</a>, and until more recorders split them (which is quite easy, only requiring a check of the hairs on the underside of the leaf) we won't truly understand how far it has established. Once known it can usually be told at a glance, although the hairs should always be checked.</p><p>In comparison, Asian Dogwood is much less commonly seen and of more <a href="https://database.bsbi.org/maps/?taxonid=2cd4p9h.aqkmg6">patchy occurrence</a>. I usually only see it planted into the wild and it seems less inclined to self-sow. So it was interesting to find a bush locally that is clearly of bird sown origin (there are mass-plantings within a few 100m as the berry-eating bird flies).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IpAN-5iLeaSZVMmIZ1E2xJpvqyGSHecPyIMCV1Rl2YLsji7hyZfOxEx_dvu5BgdCnjN7PS6gkGpn0xlGdergOw0miiiLZzejqXja9l3Vl5ULIVoyT467Iwjw-blg9fhwi16pCBfQ8uUu/s2048/IMG_0982.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IpAN-5iLeaSZVMmIZ1E2xJpvqyGSHecPyIMCV1Rl2YLsji7hyZfOxEx_dvu5BgdCnjN7PS6gkGpn0xlGdergOw0miiiLZzejqXja9l3Vl5ULIVoyT467Iwjw-blg9fhwi16pCBfQ8uUu/w480-h640/IMG_0982.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6yqkEeChoX9sxwPChS4UugF3Nciul2G0w7U29QwZYwd62oWbavoVclFaYZwkOSh2ctb-rrRHgVNjrfB_5GabOYr-9LQmuxdeVsy99KHlN_CyXHQYE_2rZ5hJ2MvQS78K0NgM0hdnqLjn/s2048/IMG_0983.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6yqkEeChoX9sxwPChS4UugF3Nciul2G0w7U29QwZYwd62oWbavoVclFaYZwkOSh2ctb-rrRHgVNjrfB_5GabOYr-9LQmuxdeVsy99KHlN_CyXHQYE_2rZ5hJ2MvQS78K0NgM0hdnqLjn/w480-h640/IMG_0983.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Asian Dogwood also has a very distinct jizz and can usually be told at a glance. As with Southern Dogwood it can form a large robust bush, but is generally less densely branched and in foliage, and the leaves have hairs like Dogwood. The leaves are typically large (much larger than Dogwood except where this is shade grown, and usually but not reliably larger than Southern Dogwood), clearly longer than wide (some forms of Southern Dogwood can have quite a rounded leaf outline in comparison), and have a markedly acute apex. The petioles are also very long relative to the other two species.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkS1SN72lkmp7cWV_dN0vQnhaxgVCEUaycpUFhERITWJordopO8FbczU2rPxcHYiB_4Pfa9sl9SXLVWecF-7KLgskLJl-6Cch-Dgj6JhGDhGNUXeNr8h3xoFVo1v7MY8GfMBaPtqeTzB2/s2048/IMG_0984.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkS1SN72lkmp7cWV_dN0vQnhaxgVCEUaycpUFhERITWJordopO8FbczU2rPxcHYiB_4Pfa9sl9SXLVWecF-7KLgskLJl-6Cch-Dgj6JhGDhGNUXeNr8h3xoFVo1v7MY8GfMBaPtqeTzB2/w480-h640/IMG_0984.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvn-ekkXSB6TcA2rUDOTvsUJTsmlLoZiiLbhwKF3iLxFIxfCb1NGxv_eAb1UM6d0hvKCkE2CfJ-0CJjOlGuWeeDrWixsE7O9nV1TWHdW_M5h1r_MGT4hE5_DB9uKMPXYuWT67udC5vhpd/s2048/Mickletown_VC63_Oct+20.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1404" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvn-ekkXSB6TcA2rUDOTvsUJTsmlLoZiiLbhwKF3iLxFIxfCb1NGxv_eAb1UM6d0hvKCkE2CfJ-0CJjOlGuWeeDrWixsE7O9nV1TWHdW_M5h1r_MGT4hE5_DB9uKMPXYuWT67udC5vhpd/w438-h640/Mickletown_VC63_Oct+20.jpeg" width="438" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>David Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952111784195659685noreply@blogger.com0