Saturday 17 September 2016

Mystery flowers

One of my aims for next year is to learn the names of more of our wild flowers.  I know very few by name but the variety is amazing.  These were all encountered on a short walk in the dunes at Druridge Bay this week.  I think I can name about 20%.























3 comments:

  1. More challenges! The flowers out of context are interesting! Hard to ID for me too. I'll be worse than you!

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  2. Nice pics. As a move ...difficult with out context , leaves etc . Try these for clues.
    Geranium - ?Geranium sanguinium - Bloody Cranesbill?
    ?Nipplewort / Cats Ear / Hawksbit?
    ?
    Ragwort?
    ?
    Cinquefoil - Potentilla sp
    ?
    Bedstraw?
    Stichwort? Mouse ear?
    ?Nipplewort / Cats Ear / Hawksbit?
    Sea campion?
    redshank?
    ?
    vetch / trefoil ?
    ?
    Vipers bugloss?
    ?
    Vetch / trefoil?
    Knapweed
    ?
    Sow thistle?
    Red clover
    Teasel
    Mallow
    ? carrot family

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    1. Thanks Ian. It isn't fair really to put only close-ups of the flowers without showing the plants but I was interested in the contrast and variety of the shapes and colours. The ones I knew for sure were ragwort, vipers bugloss, clover, teasel and campion. I'll try to do better next year.

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