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UK project to raise awareness of species rich grasslands, species interactions & to record plants. All welcome. 1st June-31st Aug #nature #plants

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Pirri-pirri-bur. Acaena novae-zelaniae. Introduced from NZ & Australia on wool. Forms mats to 15cm high. Stem: reddish & hairy. Leaves: 4-6 pairs, toothed leaflets, glossy dark above, paler below. Flowers: 4 greenish sepals, no petals. Fruits: barbed reddish spines

Pirri-pirri-bur. Acaena novae-zelaniae. Introduced from NZ & Australia on wool. Forms mats to 15cm high. Stem: reddish & hairy. Leaves: 4-6 pairs, toothed leaflets, glossy dark above, paler below. Flowers: 4 greenish sepals, no petals. Fruits: barbed reddish spines #AutumnWatch
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Beech. Fagus sylvatica. Keep a watch for the galls made by the midge, Hartigiola annulipes. They form a cylindrical gall up to 5mm with a variable amount of hairs. Each gall contains a white larva.

Beech. Fagus sylvatica. Keep a watch for the galls made by the midge, Hartigiola annulipes. They form a cylindrical gall up to 5mm with a variable amount of hairs. Each gall contains a white larva. #AutumnWatch
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Bog Stitchwort. Stellaria alsine. Keep a watch for the rust fungus, Puccinia arenariae. Usually on leaves but stems can also be affected.

Bog Stitchwort. Stellaria alsine. Keep a watch for the rust fungus, Puccinia arenariae. Usually on leaves but stems can also be affected. #AutumnWatch
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Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Noctua fimbriata. Larval food plants include Bramble, Cleavers, Common Nettle, Broad-leaved Dock and Dead-nettle species

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Noctua fimbriata. Larval food plants include Bramble, Cleavers, Common Nettle, Broad-leaved Dock and Dead-nettle species #AutumnWatch
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Ground Ivy. Glechoma hederacea. Keep a look out for the rust fungus, Puccinia glechomatis which shows as raised brown dots on the underside of leaves, petiole and stems

Ground Ivy. Glechoma hederacea. Keep a look out for the rust fungus, Puccinia glechomatis which shows as raised brown dots on the underside of leaves, petiole and stems #AutumnWatch
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Himalayan Knotweed. Persicaria wallichii. Up to 180cm. Smooth stem. Leaves up to 20cm, veins can be reddish. Leaf base cordate or truncate. White or pinkish flowers, 5 lobed, in loose leafy inflorescence.

Himalayan Knotweed. Persicaria wallichii. Up to 180cm. Smooth stem. Leaves up to 20cm, veins can be reddish. Leaf base cordate or truncate. White or pinkish flowers, 5 lobed, in loose leafy inflorescence.
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Wonderful News, Natural England are to add Newland Grange to the Priority Habitat Inventory of lowland grasslands! According to @duncanwestbury this will happen in November! The image below was used with permission from Natural England in his letter of objection. Malvern Hills DC

Wonderful News, Natural England are to add Newland Grange to the Priority Habitat Inventory of lowland grasslands! According to @duncanwestbury this will happen in November! The image below was used with permission from @NaturalEngland in his letter of objection. @MalvernHills_DC
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Knot Grass moth, Acronicta rumicis. Frequent food plants inc. Broad-leaved Dock & plantains. Also assocd with Bilberry fruit, Agrimony, Bramble, Heather, Knotgrass, Water Mint, Common Sorrel, Burnet Rose, Purple-loosestrife, Wild Strawberry and thistles

Knot Grass moth, Acronicta rumicis. Frequent food plants inc. Broad-leaved Dock & plantains. Also assocd with Bilberry fruit, Agrimony, Bramble, Heather, Knotgrass, Water Mint, Common Sorrel, Burnet Rose, Purple-loosestrife, Wild Strawberry and thistles
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Common Dog Violet. Viola riviniana. Capsules hairless, 3-angled and pointed. Pointed sepals with large square-cut sepal appendages which can be scalloped or notched. Spur notched and paler than petals. Heart-shaped leaves.

Common Dog Violet. Viola riviniana. Capsules hairless, 3-angled and pointed. Pointed sepals with large square-cut sepal appendages which can be scalloped or notched. Spur notched and paler than petals. Heart-shaped leaves.
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Please keep your records from 1st June-31st August coming in. It would be great to have the majority uploaded by the end of October. You can enter records on the website or email to [email protected]

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Autumn Hawkbit. Scorzoneroides autumnalis. Solitary flowers to 35mm. Leafless stems, scattered scales, gradually tapers to flower head (Cat’s-ear: abrupt junction, bottom right pic). Leaves to 15cm (occ. 20cm), deeply lobed, reddish midrib. Outer ray florets reddish on underside

Autumn Hawkbit. Scorzoneroides autumnalis. Solitary flowers to 35mm. Leafless stems, scattered scales, gradually tapers to flower head (Cat’s-ear: abrupt junction, bottom right pic). Leaves to 15cm (occ. 20cm), deeply lobed, reddish midrib. Outer ray florets reddish on underside
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The Tanyptera Project webinar on Plant Galls by Peter Shirley is now available on YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=4jj75o…

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“Sedges have edges, Rushes are round, Grasses are hollow, straight to the ground.” Sarah Shuttleworth provides top ways to identify which green grass-like species you have found, as part of Plantlife Fall into Nature series. View the full programme: ow.ly/Gcot50L0wo8

“Sedges have edges, Rushes are round, Grasses are hollow, straight to the ground.” Sarah Shuttleworth provides top ways to identify which green grass-like species you have found, as part of @Love_plants Fall into Nature series. View the full programme: ow.ly/Gcot50L0wo8
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Bittersweet, Solanum dulcamara. Look out for the leaf mine of the micro moth Acrolepia autumnitella. The mine is a translucent blotch and the larva maybe visible

Bittersweet, Solanum dulcamara. Look out for the leaf mine of the micro moth Acrolepia autumnitella. The mine is a translucent blotch and the larva maybe visible
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Yarrow. Achillea millefolium. Look out for the larval cases of the micro moth Coleophora argentula on the seed heads. Cases are 5-6mm, brown, cylindrical with a grainy appearance from its coating of tiny plant fragments.

Yarrow. Achillea millefolium. Look out for the larval cases of the micro moth Coleophora argentula on the seed heads. Cases are 5-6mm, brown, cylindrical with a grainy appearance from its coating of tiny plant fragments.
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Tall Melilot. Melilotus altissimus. Up to 150cm. Long, oval leaflets becoming strap-shaped higher up stem. Yellow flowers up to 7mm long. Seed pods black, up to 7mm long, hairy with netted ridged surface. (Seed pods = easiest way to separate from Ribbed Melilot identification)

Tall Melilot. Melilotus altissimus. Up to 150cm. Long, oval leaflets becoming strap-shaped higher up stem. Yellow flowers up to 7mm long. Seed pods black, up to 7mm long, hairy with netted ridged surface. (Seed pods = easiest way to separate from Ribbed Melilot identification)
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