PLANT VARIATION AND CITIZEN SCIENCE
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Citizen science – the public participation in scientific research – has a long tradition in the study of plants in Britain and... Read More
Heracleum mantegazzianum – June 22nd, 2020 – Giant Hogweed
Heracleum mantegazzianum, the Giant Hogweed by John Grace, The University of Edinburgh The Giant Hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum, is one of the most... Read More
Sagina procumbens – June 15th, 2020 – Procumbent Pearlwort
Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort by Cameron Diekonigin A check on the distribution of this plant and one thing is very clear, it... Read More
Woodland regeneration in Glen Feshie – online exhibition – last chance to see!
One of our members, Patricia Macdonald, specialises in imaging vegetation from her aircraft. We thought you might like to see some of... Read More
Arabidopsis thaliana – June 8th, 2020 – Thale Cress
Thale Cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) by Maria Chamberlain For plant biologists Arabidopsis thaliana is an iconic species – it’s the Drosophila of the... Read More
50 Walls in Dundee
Brian Ballinger Stone walls are a feature of many of our towns and cities and provide a unique and demanding habitat for... Read More
SEX and SILENE
Red and White campion (Silene dioica and S. latifolia) light up our roadsides in May and June with splashes of magenta and... Read More
Counting species on Edinburgh’s streets
This year our pavements and roadsides are greener than usual. Some of them are very green indeed – under COVID-19 lockdown the... Read More
Cardamine pratensis – 1st June 2020 – Cuckooflower
Cardamine pratensis is an herbaceous perennial with clusters of 4-petalled flowers that appear between April and June. They are pink, white or... Read More
Hybrid Swarms of Geum
Coming together but keeping apart: Genetic distancing in Geum Walk along many country roads in May and June and you might chance... Read More
