Family: Rosaceae
Common name: Hawthorn
Scientific name: Crataegus monogyna
Date taken: 20/5/2023
Notes: A thorny tree with distinctive leaves. Flowers with a single stigma.
Monday, May 22, 2023
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Common Twayblade (Listera ovata)
Family: Orchidaceae
Common name: Common Twayblade
Scientific name: Listera ovata
Date taken: 20/5/2023
Notes: With two leaves and yellow-green flowers.
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Family: Fabaceae
Common name: Red Clover
Scientific name: Trifolium pratense
Date taken: 14/5/2023
Notes: Iconic plant in meadows and grasslands. Could be distinguished from the Zigzag Clover (T. medium) by its hairy calyx tubes and broad stipules.
Common Fiddleneck (Amsinckia micrantha)
Family: Boraginaceae
Common name: Common Fiddleneck
Scientific name: Amsinckia micrantha
Date taken: 13/5/2023
Notes: Introduced species from the US occasionally found in sandy wastelands. Not easily confused with other borages, but one similar species, A. lycopsoides, was also reported from the UK. A. lycopsoides is supposedly larger and has scales on the corolla tube, but personally I haven't fully grasped the difference between the two species.
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Winter-cress (Barbarea vulgaris)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
Common name: Winter-cress
Scientific name: Barbarea vulgaris
Date taken: 14/5/2023
Notes: Large (30-60 cm) crucifer with yellow flowers and elongated fruits. Leaves hairless and shiny. Flower buds also glabrous.
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)
Family: Fabaceae
Common name: Common Vetch
Scientific name: Vicia sativa
Date taken: 14/5/2023
Notes: Important features for identification include (1) leaves having 4-8 pairs of leaflets, (2) leaflets being pinnately veined, (3) terminal leaflets develop into tendrils, and (4) flower stalks short to absent. The species is similar to Bush Vetch (V. sepium), but has hairier leaves, lighter-coloured flowers, and calyx teeth that have similar lengths.
Ants guarding the plants were notably annoyed by my presence, but having kept my distance I left unscathed.
Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus)
Family: Ranunculaceae
Common name: Bulbous Buttercup
Scientific name: Ranunculus bulbosus
Date taken: 14/5/2023 and 29/3/2023
Notes: Very common on grassy meadows, painting the entire landscape golden yellow when flowering. It differs from other buttercups by having reflexed sepals and grooved flower stalks.
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