Sedum acre – June 10th 2024 – (Biting Stonecrop)
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All three native Sedums are in decline, but two of them are still quite common.
Armoracia rusticana – June 3rd 2024- (Horse-radish)
Introduced to British gardens hundreds of years ago, and escaped to the wild by the 16th Century. Makes a lovely hot sauce.
Fraxinus excelsior – May 27th 2024- (Ash)
A much-cherished tree, now threatened with disease.
Aesculus hippocastanum – May 20th 2024- (Horse Chestnut)
A wonderful sight in Spring and a source of ‘conkers’ in Autumn.
Anacamptis morio – May 13th 2024- (Green-winged Orchid)
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Lunaria annua – May 6th 2024- (Honesty)
An alien species, introduced to Britain as an ornamental in 1571. It may be useful as an oil crop.
Allium paradoxum – April 29th 2024 – Few-flowered Garlic
This invasive species has ‘taken over’ the springtime flora in many of our woodlands. Maria Chamberlain encountered it many years ago when it was less common, and she relates the tale.
Oxalis acetosella – April 22nd 2024- (Wood Sorrel)
Flowering now in woodlands and many other habitats too. The leaflets have ‘sleep movements’, folding down at night.
Cardamine hirsuta and C. flexuosa – April 15th 2024 – (Bittercress)
Two familiar ‘weeds’ that can be hard to tell apart.
Mertensia maritima – 8th April 2024- (Oyster Plant)
This species no longer occurs in England and Wales. In Scotland it survives and does best in the North-east.
