Early Dog Violet (Viola reichenbachiana) vs. Common Dog Violet (Viola riviniana).

EDV (L) spur darker than the petals and has short sepal appendages.

CDV (R) spur lighter than the petals and has longer sepal appendages.

#violets #ukbotany #botany #woodland #worcestershire

Bush Vetch (Vicia sepium). Pensax road verge, Worcestershire. 30.03.24.

#Fabaceae #wildflowers #Vicia

A carpet of Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) this weekend Shrawley Woods, Worcestershire #Wildflowerhour #VC37

Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris. Hundreds of plants in flower in alder carr woodland. Hillditch Pools, #Worcestershire #wildflowerhour

Gorse Ulex europaeus getting on for about 13ft tall. Hartlebury Common. Look at that 'trunk'! #Worcestershire

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium (Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage) from a nice dingle woodland, Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry), Vinca major (Greater Periwinkle) from a sandy hedgebank and Mercurialis perennis (Dog's Mercury) from a nice woodland path edge #wildflowerhour

Lesser Chickweed (Stellaria pallida) found whilst rummaging in the acid turf of Hartlebury Common. It is odd amongst Chickweeds in that it often has no (or only minute) petals. It also only has 1 to 3 stamen, unlike S. media. Ugly bugger. #VC37 #Caryophyllaceae #Wildflowerhour

Gorse is going down well...

This Polypodium I want to say is P. vulgare based on the overall vibe and sori shape. BUT, something is giving me interjectum vibes - I think it's the width of the frond. David it has been a while, What do you reckon? 🌿

Dramatic scenes from the Long Mynd in Shropshire last week. For some reason the ponies decided to have a boxing match. Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) looking autumnal.

Stellaria alsine, Isolepis setacea and Ranunculus flammula still looking good today on Hartlebury Common #Worcestershire . Isolepis not recorded here since 1981, a productive lunchtime stroll! #VC37

Good to see some water back in the Rush Pool on Hartlebury Common. Was completely dry a few weeks back. Plenty of Hydrocotyle vulgaris (Marsh Pennywort) and Comarum palustre (Marsh Cinquefoil), where the latter has been known since 1821! #HartleburyCommon #Worcestershire

I've been looking for smooth cat's-ear (Hypochaeris glabra) for ages and thought that l'd missed my chance to see it this year. Today I caught it flowering, just a stone's throw away from my new house near Hartlebury Common! #Worcestershire #VC37