Yesterday I spied a wee plant growing in an abandoned patch of grassland which keyed through to Bronze Pirri-pirri-burr Acaena anserinifolia. Happily the BSBI Recorder agrees and tells me it's new for the vice county! Read my blogpage for the full story, here's a pic of the brute to whet your appetite.
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| Bronze Pirri-pirri-burr Acaena anserinifolia |
Also, the mystery leaves from a few weeks ago have metamorphosed into things of stunning beauty
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| Hybrid Monkeyflower Mimulus x robertsii |
Microfungi continue to provide me with a ready supply of additions for the square, recent days have included Meadowsweet Rust Triphragmium ulmariae, Raspberry Rust Phragmidium rubi-idaei and Campion Anther Smut Microbotryum violaceum
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| Meadowsweet Rust Triphragmium ulmariae |
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| Gotta love a bit of smut... |
I realised that I'd somehow accidentally skipped Red Clover and Creeping Buttercup from the tally. Genuine 'new' additions include Sea Plantain, Babington's Orache, Wood Speedwell, Kidney Vetch and the utterly gorgeous Sea Milkwort
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| Sea Plantain - still looking a bit floppy at the moment |
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| Sea Milkwort - such a little stunner! |
Also slowly moving stuff from the fridge to the storebox but not really sat down to work with them yet. New insects for me this week include Tipula maxima, Chrysolina staphylaea and Agonopterix ciliella.
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| Tipula maxima - 2nd record from Skye apparently |
Additions since last update -
606 - Agonopterix ciliella (microlep) - Lifer
607 - Tipula maxima (cranefly) - Lifer
608 - Grey Pug (moth)
609 - Mitopus morio (harvestman)
610 - Chrysolina staphylaea (leaf beetle) - Lifer
611 - Meadowsweet Rust (microfungus) - Lifer
612 - Bronze Pirri-pirri-burr (plant) - Lifer
613 - Campion Anther Smut (microfungus)
614 - Red Clover (plant)
615 - Raspberry Rust (microfungus)
616 - Creeping Buttercup (plant)
617 - Wood Speedwell (plant)
618 - Kittiwake (bird)
619 - Babington's Orache (plant)
620 - Sea Milkwort (plant)
621 - Sea Plantain (plant)
622 - Kidney Vetch (plant)
623 - Hybrid Monkeyflower (plant) - Lifer
Bronze Pirri-pirri-burr is a cracking name. Nice find.
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