Scottish Botanists’ Conference 2023
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Date: 4/11/2023 We hold the Scottish Botanists’ Conference in conjunction with the BSBI each year in November. Other conferences are held from... Read More
Acer monspessulanum – 2nd October 2023 –Montpellier Maple
A Mediterranean tree that lives in the wilds of Edinburgh’s first public park.
Triglochin maritima – 25th September 2023 – Sea Arrow Grass
A native salt-marsh species that occurs all around our coast.
Polypogon monspeliensis – 18th September 2023 – Annual Beard-grass
A scarce native species, near its northern limit.
Artemisia vulgaris – 11th September 2023 – Mugwort
The name mugwort comes from the Old English mucgwyrt, mucg meaning ‘midge,’ referring to its use in repelling flying insects including midges.
Reminder about the Urban Biodiversity Conference 21/22 September
There are still places left on our Urban Biodiversity Conference. The programme of talks is now complete. The topics are wide-ranging and... Read More
Geranium sanguineum – 4th September 2023 – Bloody Crane’s-bill
Richard Mabey, in his Flora Britannica, says it is “one of the great signature plants of the northern limestone, especially the Yorkshire and Derbyshire Dales....”.
Hordeum murinum – 28th August 2023 – Wall Barley
It grows around lamp-posts and on sea walls, but seldom in the West of Scotland or Ireland.
Aethusa cynapium – 21st August 2023 – Fool’s Parsley
This plant is said to be highly toxic but the European Food Safety Authority thinks not.
