Woodland plants of the Wye valley; Wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosa)
Wood-sorrel, is not related to the Sorrels called Rumex and looking like miniature dock plants, this sorrel is an Oxalis …
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Woodland plants of the Wye Valley, Lords and Ladies.
Lords and Ladies, Wild Arum and Cuckoo Pint are some of it’s common names but it is Arum maculatum and it …
Woodland plants of the Wye valley, Toothwort.
Woodland plants of the Wye Valley; Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
To my mind this is more of a heath and moorland plant, but it is quite common in Ninewells wood …
Woodland plants of the Wye Valley, Golden leaved Saxifrage.
Golden leaved Saxifrage is not perhaps the most stunning woodland plant, but it does grow along the Wye valley and …
Woodland plants of the Wye Valley; Bluebell ( Hyacinthoides non-scripta )
Bluebells used to be Endymion non scripta but now its Hyacinthoides non-scripta! They are probably the most spectacular of our woodland …
Woodland Flowers of the Wye valley; Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis)
This little plant flowers quite early and as it is quite small it is easily overlooked. As you can see …
Woodland plants of the Wye Valley; Coltsfoot. (Tussilago farfara)
Not really a full on woodland plant, you can find it growing in a variety of places, there is quite …
Woodland Flowers of the Wye valley; Wild Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
I had never seen wild daffodils before this year, at least not knowingly. You often see daffodils growing in the …
Woodland Flowers of the Wye valley;Primrose.
The primrose, is Primula vulgaris, there are lots of plants that end with vulgaris. It means common. The primrose is one of …
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