Cortaderia richardii – 15th August 2022 – Early Pampas Grass
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A recently introduced grass from New Zealand, now thriving in Scotland.
Arctium minus – 8th August 2022 – Lesser Burdock
Here is a common and very useful native plant which has just started flowering (July). It is highly rated by the website ‘Plants for the Future’.
Galeopsis speciosa – 1st August 2022 – Large-flowered Hemp-nettle
This plant has declined sharply in recent decades. Formerly it was a common weed of cornfields.
Senecio inaequidens – 25th July 2022 – Narrow-leaved Ragwort
Here is a plant that is rapidly expanding its range, aided (some say) by the Channel Tunnel.
Deschampsia cespitosa – 18th July 2022 – Tufted Hair-grass
A beautiful grass, but its leaves can saw through your skin.
Armeria maritima – 11th July 2022 – Thrift
A coastal plant capable of growing on toxic waste and perhaps useful in design of ‘green roof systems’.
Menyanthes trifoliata – 4th July 2022 -Bogbean
This week's contribution is from the newest member of our group, a student at Edinburgh University.
Crassula tillaea – 27th June 2022 – Mossy Stonecrop
Another tiny plant, rare, easily overlooked, and much-trampled upon. It has an unusual distribution.
Saxifraga tridactylites – 20th June 2022 – Rue-leaved Saxifrage
This saxifrage is rapidly extending its range in Ireland and Scotland.
Coincya monensis ssp. monensis – 13th June 2022 – Isle of Man Cabbage
The Isle of Man Cabbage is a rare endemic plant in risk of extinction.
