Galium sp. – March 17th 2025 – beautiful bedstraws
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An overview of common and rare bedstraws
Fritillaria meleagris – March 10th 2025 – Snake’s head fritillary
Is it a native or an introduced species?
Parentucellia viscosa – March 3rd 2025 – Yellow Bartsia
A sticky plant that parasitises others
Cymbalaria muralis – February 24th 2025 – Ivy-leaved toadflax
After fertilization the stalks re-align and face the wall, thus poking the precious cargo of seeds into cracks
Galanthus nivalis – February 17th 2025 – Snowdrop
Most people imagine snowdrops to be native here, but they are not.
Tofieldia pusilla – February 10th 2025 – Scottish Asphodel
A scarce arctic-alpine plant growing on Scottish mountains
Narthecium ossifragum – February 3rd 2025 – Bog Asphodel
My first encounters with this plant were in my student days, rambling over the blanket bogs of the North Pennines, squelching my... Read More
Drosera rotundifolia – January 27th 2025 – Roundleaf Sundew
Another insectivorous plant; has anyone seen its hibernaculum?
Pinguicula vulgaris – January 20th 2025 – Common Butterwort
An insectivorous plant that Darwin investigated.
Petasites albus – January 13th 2025 – White Butterbur
The White Butterbur has made its headquarters in the North-East of Scotland.
