Unknown wildflowers

goosey · #1 (**permalink**) 28-10-2007, 08:12 AM

I have a couple of unidentified wildflower photos from yesterday. Can I add the images into a post and ask for an ID. The last time I put an image into a post it dissapeared after a few days. Or shall I just add them straight into the gallery as a "wildflower"?
Thanks.

paul m · #2 (**permalink**) 28-10-2007, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by goosey

I have a couple of unidentified wildflower photos from yesterday. Can I add the images into a post and ask for an ID. The last time I put an image into a post it dissapeared after a few days. Or shall I just add them straight into the gallery as a "wildflower"?
Thanks.

I think you can only put them into the gallery - and then post a link.

goosey · #3 (**permalink**) 28-10-2007, 10:37 AM

OK, thanks Paul.

goosey · #4 (**permalink**) 28-10-2007, 12:31 PM

I saw these yesterday in North Holland, there were not too many wildflowers left this time of year, mainly Red Campion, but I would be interested if anyone knows what these three are.

Photo 1 is a close up image of picture 2.

1. http://www.wildabouttheworld.com/gallery/data//517/thumbs/WAB_National_park_27-10-07_3.jpg

2.http://www.wildabouttheworld.com/gallery/data//517/thumbs/WAB_National_park_27-10-07_2.jpg

3.http://www.wildabouttheworld.com/gallery/data//517/thumbs/WAB_National_park_27-10-07_1.jpg

3.This was a multiple trunk smal tree rather than a pant, but had these beautiful hanging flowers.

4.http://www.wildabouttheworld.com/gallery/data//517/thumbs/WAB_National_park_27-10-07_048.jpg

Thanks for any help with IDing these for me

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paul m · #5 (**permalink**) 28-10-2007, 01:01 PM

Have to keep in mind that you may have species there that I'm not familiar with!
1/2 are Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera - an invasive species.
3 is the ripening fruit of spindle, Euonymus europaea
4 is not there !
5 is a toadflax, probably the common one Linaria vulgaris ...

I think

goosey · #6 (**permalink**) 28-10-2007, 02:12 PM

Very impressive! I half suspected the toadflax was toadflax after a thread on WAB a few weeks back.

I am not sure what you think is missing as you have ID'd all three plants (3 plants , 4 pictures)

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Many thanks, I will check them out then ask Stuart to rename the ones in the gallery

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paul m · #7 (**permalink**) 28-10-2007, 05:47 PM

Sorry I was doing this in a hurry - taking a break from a large Powerpoint presentation .... I saw "3." twice or saw five paragraphs .... ho hum, sorry to cause confusion ....

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I am not sure what you think is missing as you have ID'd all three plants (3 plants , 4 pictures)

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goosey · #8 (**permalink**) 31-10-2007, 02:45 PM

Has any one any idea about this delicate little wildflower I saw today. It's flower was only about 15mm in diameter. There were quite alot of these around, growing close to the ground. Thank you.

paul m · #9 (**permalink**) 01-11-2007, 08:42 AM

With the usual caveats - I would say this is herb robert, Geranium robertianum. Last autumn I found a similar plant with white flowers - until then I hadn't realised that it also came in white .....

goosey · #10 (**permalink**) 01-11-2007, 09:12 AM

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With the usual caveats - I would say this is herb robert, Geranium robertianum. Last autumn I found a similar plant with white flowers - until then I hadn't realised that it also came in white .....

Yes, I have just checked it out and Herb Robert looks a perfect match. I can't say I noticed any white ones though. It's easy when I have a name to go on! Thanks Paul.
I wonder how much longer we will still be seeing wildflowers for, every week they seem to be diminishing - at least there is the fungi

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