Wild Flowers and Plants
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Dandelion seeds |
Germander Speedwell (Birdseye). Each flower is about 4 mm across. |
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Coltsfoot - Warnham Nature Reserve
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White Oxalis - a garden plant closely related to Wood sorrel - from my front garden
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Water mint - Warnham Nature Reserve
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Greater birdsfoot trefoil - Warnham Nature Reserve
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Guelder rose - Warnham Nature Reserve
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Marsh thistle - Warnham Nature Reserve
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Enchanter's nightshade, Circaea lutetiana |
Enchanter's nightshade, Circaea lutetiana |
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Enchanter's nightshade, Circaea lutetiana |
Enchanter's nightshade, Circaea lutetiana Our cats often come home with these burrs in their fur |
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Lesser burdock Look at those hooks - this burr attaches itself to animal fur and clothing to achieve dispersal. Greater burdock looks very similar, but is bigger and more vicious!
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Sloes - Warnham Nature Reserve Good in gin! |
Hogweed seed - Warnham Nature Reserve These come on umbels. The plant grows a few feet tall, unlike giant hogweed, which can grow to a couple of metres and can give very unpleasant skin reactions, expecially in sunlight. |
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This seed was spotted in a pondwater sample from Warnham Nature Reserve. The hairs allow it to float in the water surface film for dispersal. What plant is it, though? |
Goosegrass burr - Warnham Nature Reserve Again, very common attached to animals and clothing |
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...and - why stinging nettles sting:
Stinging hairs on nettle stem
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Chickweed flower |
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