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22-07-2012, 08:07 AM
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Heathland flowers for ID
The heathland will look beautiful and colourful soon, theheather is just starting to flower.
It was these two flowers which caught my attention though among them and idea what they are please.
a. On the moors, about 12cm tall on a stalk with no leaves, there were probably leaves at the base but the thick heather and darkness of the weather made seeing and photographing a bit difficult.
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b. Low crawling plant among the heather but on the edge of pine woodland.
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22-07-2012, 09:26 PM
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Hi goosey
The second plant is Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus I think.
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23-07-2012, 05:22 AM
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Hi goosey
The second plant is Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus I think.
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Yes, you are right, thank you. I just did a gallery search of the name and Drosera has an image of some in the gallery from as far north as Lapland!
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23-07-2012, 07:31 AM
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I think this is Sheep's bit scabious - Jasione montana, I thought it looked familiar and indeed I found one last September  .
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23-07-2012, 01:11 PM
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I think this is Sheep's bit scabious - Jasione montana, I thought it looked familiar and indeed I found one last September . |
I don't think it's Sheeps-bit. The petals are too thin and 'seperate'. Sheeps-bit is a member of the Campanulidae ( Bellflowers ) and the individual flowers have the same 'build' as Haresbell. For some reason I'm thinking along the lines of an escaped bulb of some kind.
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23-07-2012, 02:15 PM
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I take the point but after deep consideration, I can't think what else it could be. I think this is an early flower of Jasione sp so the inner florets are not open. When fully opened (off you go Goiosey!) I think they'll look more like most illustrations!
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I don't think it's Sheeps-bit. The petals are too thin and 'seperate'. Sheeps-bit is a member of the Campanulidae ( Bellflowers ) and the individual flowers have the same 'build' as Haresbell. For some reason I'm thinking along the lines of an escaped bulb of some kind. Chris
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PS: while looking, I came across the following: not really helpful but a fascinating picture!
http://www.eln.yorkshirefog.co.uk/wp...ontanacopy.jpg
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24-07-2012, 11:55 AM
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Just been looking at some Sheeps-bit and .................... You're right Goosey / Paul. Funny how some things look in a single photo ( that's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it ).
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24-07-2012, 04:05 PM
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Just been looking at some Sheeps-bit and .................... You're right Goosey / Paul. Funny how some things look in a single photo ( that's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it ).
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Very big of you to say so  .
Thanks though for the confirmation, I was racking my brains for more details to be able to add - that was a waste of sawdust  .
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Yes, what are they some sort of mite do you think?
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26-07-2012, 01:28 PM
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Yes, what are they some sort of mite do you think?
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They look like one of the Red Spider Mites ( but, after the above - what do I know  ).
Chris
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