I was delighted to see Proliferous Pink in the Brecks today - it's been a few years since I last saw it. It's been claimed as a native in the past but neophyte status seems much more likely - either way, it's a stunner. Plant Atlas account for it is here: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9h.…
Leaves of Blue Sow-thistle, churchyard, Faha, Co. Waterford BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
Great day tree identification training at Glenbower Woods, Co. Cork. Led by Ireland Officer Paul Green & VCR for E Cork Edwina Cole. Lunch break sitting under a large Beech, and learning how to ID Lawson's Cypress BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Photos taken by Edwina Cole
Love the orchid-like appearance of Stachys palustris, near Ballinasloe. BSBI Ireland BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
2 of Spear (Common) Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
National flower of Scotland
& 1 of Creeping Thistle (C. arvense) Vital wasteland flowers for pollinators #Thistles
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Sand Spurrey along road of windfarm, Croghan Mountain, Co. Wicklow. #wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
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Another fearsome thistle for #wildflowerhour - the Cotton Thistle. It has cottony white hairs on its leaves and stems, and archeological evidence suggests it has been present in Britain since the Iron Age. Very tall plants, like this one (c. 2.5m high) are recent garden escapes.
Narrow-leaved Ragwort along road of windfarm, Croghan Mountain, Co. Wicklow. #wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
This is beautiful!! Wexford. New to me. Thinking it’s weld Ruseda luteola. How stunning it made my day. Irish Wildlife Trust wildflowerhour BSBI Ireland @nationalbiodiversitydatacentre
Heath Spotted-orchid in flush, Blackstairs Mountains, Wexford #wildflowerhour BSBI Ireland BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
I hope I have Marsh Thistle, Brooklime, Common Valerian and Water Forget me not. Not great phone photos. A bit late! wildflowerhour @BSBI Moira O'Donnell Wakehurst
Vervain flowering in the usual spot near Durrow for #wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour BSBI Ireland
Rubus flexuosus along forest road, Portlaw, Waterford #wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
Finally, Gladiolus illyricus, finding some shade under the bracken. A New Forest specialty, courtesy of Vinny Blood!
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Foxgloves looking lovely on Croghan Mountain, Co. Wicklow. #wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
The distinctive flower head shot of field scabious Knautia arvensis, growing along the grand canal earlier this week BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland BSBI Ireland #wildflowerhour
Flower of Scotland! The Spear Thistle, a well known plant of arable verges, roadsides and waste ground, with formidable spines but a mesmerising flower head when seen up close.
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Lousewort, tufted vetch, bloody cranesbill, melancholy thistle, common spotted orchid, small scabious, chalk ? fragrant orchid, St John’s wort, meadowsweet, lady’s bedstraw, ragged robin, self heal, milkwort, salad burnet bsbi wildflowerhour #wildflowerhour Wild Orchids UK & Ireland
