Galinsoga quadriradiata – 24th October 2022 – Shaggy Soldier
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A daisy from Peru that’s popping up here and there in Scotland, also a close relative that we rarely see here.
Koenigia polystachya – 17th October 2022 – Himalayan Knotweed
We went to Ayrshire looking for the Giant Knotweed but what we found instead was a large population of the Himalayan Knotweed.
Xanthoria parietina – 10th October 2022 – (Maritime sunburst lichen)
Xanthoria parietina is a common and brightly-coloured lichen found in a wide range of habitats. It is one of the easier lichens to identify.
Tripleurospermum maritimum – 3rd October 2022 – Sea Mayweed
A seaside plant with a country cousin
Reynoutria japonica – 26th Sept. 2022 – Japanese Knotweed
An alien invasive species that people love to hate. But its remarkable growth rate could be of service to humankind.
Lycopus europaeus – 19th Sept. 2022 – Gypsywort or Water Horehound
In view of the nation-wide reduction in wetlands and the trend towards ‘tidy’ water-edges, I thought that this native plant might be on the decline in the British Isles.
Chamaenerion angustifolium – 12th Sept. 2022 – Rosebay Willow-herb
"On the breeze my fluff is blown; so my airy seeds are sown. Where the earth is burnt and sad, I will come to make it glad”. Part of a poem by Cicely Mary Barker.
Buddleja davidii – 5th September 2022 – Butterfly Bush
Is it a welcome contribution to biodiversity, or should we brand it as a ‘noxious weed’ as some other countries have done?
Calystegia soldanella – 29th August 2022 – Sea Bindweed
A coastal plant, rather rare in Scotland, with a strange distribution in the world.
Sonchus arvensis – 22nd August 2022 – Perennial Sow-thistle
Look for clumps of large golden-yellow flowers by the roadside in July and August, especially if you are near the coast.
