Salicornia quinqueflora – 15th January 2024 – (glasswort, samphire)
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Comparing Australian Salicornia with our own Salicornia europaea.
Eucalyptus obliqua – 8th January 2024 – (Stringybark)
We are in Tasmania. This tree is the first eucalyptus ever to be named Eucalyptus.
Ipomoea indica – 1st January 2024 – (Blue Morning Glory)
Happy New Year to all readers. This week, an alien in Australia but how did it get there?
Banksia serrata – 25th December 2023 – (Old Man Banksia)
For the Festive Season, an iconic species from eastern Australia. Happy Yuletide and New Year to all our readers.
Citrullus colocynthis – 18th December 2023 – (a desert gourd)
Our blogger is in Australia for Christmas and this is the first in a series of botanical blogs from ‘down under’.
Crataegus x subsphaerica – 11th December 2023 – (a hybrid Hawthorn)
The Vice-County Recorder for Midlothian writes about her recent discovery of a hybrid Hawthorn in Scotland.
Gnaphalium luteoalbum – 4th December 2023 – (Jersey Cudweed)
This rare cudweed has been seen a lot recently - will it become common?
Zostera – 27th November 2023 – (Eelgrass or Seagrass)
Two declining species. Will they recover?
Dianthus deltoides – 13th November 2023 – (Maiden Pink)
A native species in steep decline but it can be seen at several locations in eastern Scotland
Potentilla anserina – 6th November 2023 – (Silverweed)
Native across the entire northern hemisphere, a food source and a traditional medicinal plant.
