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Oliver's Battery Countryside Group |
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A mixture of those already present, and those seeded by OBCG.
All species identification subject to confirmation - please let us know if you disagree with any of these.
Pictures are arranged in alphabetical order of the main common
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| Agrimony - flower stalk Agrimonia eupatoria 7th August 2007 |
Agrimony - leaf Agrimonia eupatoria 7th August 2007 |
Agrimony - plant Agrimonia eupatoria 7th August 2007 |
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| Red Bartsia - flowers and bracts Odonites verna 14th July 2007 |
Red Bartsia - leaf Odonites verna 14th July 2007 |
Red Bartsia - plants Odonites verna 30th July 2007 |
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| Bindweed | ||
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| Field (Lesser) Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis 7th July 2007 |
Field (Lesser) Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis 7th July 2007 |
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| White Bryony - leaf and unripe berries Bryonia dioica 14th July 2007 |
White Bryony - leaf and tendrils Bryonia dioica 14th July 2007 |
White Bryony - flowers Bryonia dioica 14th July 2007 |
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| White Bryony - ripening berries amongst the nightshade Bryonia dioica 28th July 2007 |
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| Burdock | ||
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| Burdock Arctium sp. 11th June 2007 |
Burdock Arctium sp. 14th July 2007 |
Burdock Arctium sp. 7th July 2007 |
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| Burdock leaf Arctium sp. 14th July 2007 |
Burdock takeover Arctium sp. 14th July 2007 |
Burdock flowers Arctium sp. 30th July 2007 |
| The burdocks grow very strongly, but in late July the flowers were a riot of various species of bee. | ||
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| Buttercup | ||
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| Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens 14th July 2007 |
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens 14th July 2007 |
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| Campion | ||
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| Red Campion Silene dioica 9th June 2007 |
White Campion Silene alba 18th May 2007 |
White Campion Silene alba 14th July 2007 |
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| Cleavers | ||
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Cleavers Galium aparine 26th May 2007 |
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| Also known as Goosegrass, Beggar's lice, Catchweed Bedstraw, Cleaverwort, Everlasting Friendship, Grip Grass, Scratch grass, Stick-a-back, Sticky Willie, Scarthgrass, White Hedge. | ||
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| Clematis | ||
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| Wild Clematis - flowers Clematis vitalba 30th July 2007 |
Wild Clematis -leaves Clematis vitalba 30th July 2007 |
Wild Clematis - plant Clematis vitalba 30th July 2007 |
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| Wild Clematis Clematis vitalba 18th November 2005 |
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| Also known as Old Man's Beard or Traveller's Joy. This grows on the fences on the north and west sides of the Conservation Area. | ||
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| Clover | ||
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| Red or Meadow Clover? Trifolium sp. 7th July 2007 |
White Clover Trifolium repens 7th July 2007 |
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| Comfrey | ||
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| Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale 5th June 2006 |
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| Corncockle | ||
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| Common Corncockle Agrostemma githago 15th July 2012 |
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| Cornflower | ||
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| Cornflower Centaurea cyanus 15th July 2012 |
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| Cowslip | ||
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| Cowslip Primula veris 23rd April 2008 |
Cowslip Primula veris 23rd April 2008 |
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| Daisy | ||
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| Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis 18th May 2006 |
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| Daisy Bellis perennis 18th May 2006 |
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| Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare 7th July 2007 |
Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare 31st May 2008 |
Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare 8th June 2008 |
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| Dandelion | ||
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| Dandelion Taraxacum officinale 7th August 2007 |
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale 7th August 2007 |
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| Deadnettle | ||
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| Red Deadnettle Lamium purpureum 7th August 2007 |
Red Deadnettle Lamium purpureum 7th August 2007 |
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| White Deadnettle Lamium album 18th May 2007 |
White Deadnettle Lamium album 14th July 2007 |
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| Dock | ||
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| Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius 7th July 2007 |
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius 14th July 2007 |
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius 14th July 2007 |
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| Fat Hen | ||
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| Fat Hen Chenopodium album 30th July 2007 |
Fat Hen Chenopodium album 30th July 2007 |
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| Figwort | ||
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| Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa 7th July 2007 |
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa 7th July 2007 |
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa 14th July 2007 |
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| Fleabane | ||
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| Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica 16th Sept 2007 |
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica 16th Sept 2007 |
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| Fumitory | ||
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| Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis 18th May 2007 |
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| Ground Ivy | ||
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| Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea 26th May 2007 |
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| Hawkbit | ||
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| Autumnal Hawkbit? - plant Leontodon autumnalis 30th July 2007 |
Autumnal Hawkbit? - flower Leontodon autumnalis 30th July 2007 |
Autumnal Hawkbit? - leaf Leontodon autumnalis 30th July 2007 |
| I am not a dandelion. Square-cut petals with serated ends. | ||
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| Hogweed | ||
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| Hogweed flowers Heraclum sphondylium 7th July 2007 |
Hogweed stem and leaves Heraclum sphondylium 7th July 2007 |
Hogweed seedhead Heraclum sphondylium 18th November 2005 |
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| Hogweed leaf Heraclum sphondylium 14th July 2007 |
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| Ivy | ||
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| Ivy Hedera helix 7th July 2007 |
Ivy berries Hedera helix 9th November 2005 |
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| Knapweed | ||
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| Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa 3rd September 2006 |
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa 7th July 2007 |
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| Mallow | ||
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| Musk Mallow Malva moschata 31st May 2008 |
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| Medick | ||
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| Black Medick Medicago lupulina 7th July 2007 |
Black Medick Medicago lupulina 30th July 2007 |
Black Medick - ripe seeds Medicago lupulina 7th August 2007 |
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| Mignonette | ||
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| Mignonette Reseda lutea 26th May 2007 |
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| Mullein | ||
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| Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum 7th July 2007 |
Dark Mullein - close-up Verbascum nigrum 7th July 2007 |
Dark Mullein - leaves Verbascum nigrum 14th July 2007 |
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| Nettle | ||
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| Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica 14th July 2007 |
Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica 5th June 2006 |
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| Nightshade | ||
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| Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum 30th July 2007 |
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum 30th July 2007 |
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum 30th July 2007 |
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| Woody Nightshade Solanum dulcamara 14th July 2007 |
Woody Nightshade Solanum dulcamara 14th July 2007 |
Woody Nightshade - berries, poisonous! Solanum dulcamara 28th July 2007 |
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| Nipplewort | ||
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| Nipplewort - flower Lapsana communis 3rd August 2007 |
Nipplewort - leaf Lapsana communis 3rd August 2007 |
Nipplewort - plant Lapsana communis 3rd August 2007 |
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| Ox-tongue | ||
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| Bristly Ox-tongue - flower Picris echioides 3rd August 2007 |
Bristly Ox-tongue - upper leaves Picris echioides 3rd August 2007 |
Bristly Ox-tongue - leaf Picris echioides 3rd August 2007 |
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| Bristly Ox-tongue - plant Picris echioides 30th July 2007 |
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| I am not a dandelion. | ||
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| Parsley | ||
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| Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris 18th May 2007 |
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris 18th May 2007 |
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| Fool's Parsley - flowers and hanging bracts Aethusa cynapium 3rd August 2007 |
Fool's Parsley - leaves Aethusa cynapium 3rd August 2007 |
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| Pennycress | ||
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| Field Pennycress Thlaspi arvense 9th June 2007 |
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| Pimpernel | ||
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| Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis 9th June 2007 |
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| Plantain | ||
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| Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata 14th July 2007 |
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata 14th July 2007 |
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata 30th July 2007 |
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| Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata 30th July 2007 |
Greater or Ratstail Plantain Plantago major 3rd August 2007 |
Greater or Ratstail Plantain Plantago major 3rd August 2007 |
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| Poppy | ||
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| Red Poppy Papaver rhoeas 26th May 2007 |
Red Poppy Papaver rhoeas 30th July 2007 |
Red Poppy - seedhead Papaver rhoeas 30th July 2007 |
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| Sand or Prickly Poppy Papaver argemone 9th June 2007 |
Sand Poppy detail Papaver argemone 9th June 2007 |
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| Ragwort | ||
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| Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea 26th May 2007 |
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea 14th July 2007 |
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea 14th July 2007 |
| Good for insects but not for horses, so will have to be kept under control. | ||
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| Rattle | ||
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| Yellow Rattle Rhianthus sp. 26th May 2007 |
Yellow Rattle Rhianthus sp. 31st May 2008 |
Yellow Rattle seed head (rattle) Rhianthus sp. 14th July 2007 |
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| St John's Wort | ||
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| St John's Wort Hypericum perforatum 7th July 2007 |
St John's Wort Hypericum perforatum 30th July 2007 |
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| Scabious | ||
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| Field Scabious - inflorescence Knautia arvensis 30th July 2007 |
Field Scabious - inflorescence Knautia arvensis 30th July 2007 |
Field Scabious - seed head Knautia arvensis 30th July 2007 |
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| Field Scabious - plant Knautia arvensis 30th July 2007 |
Field Scabious - detail Knautia arvensis 30th July 2007 |
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| Sorrel | ||
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| Sorrel - closeup of seeds Rumex acetosa 14th July 2007 |
Sorrel -plant Rumex acetosa 14th July 2007 |
Sorrel - leaf Rumex acetosa 14th July 2007 |
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| Sowthistle | ||
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| Common Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus 26th May 2007 |
Common Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus 26th May 2007 |
Common Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus 7th July 2007 |
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| Speedwell | ||
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| Common Field Speedwell Veronica persica 18th May 2007 |
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| Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys 3rd August 2007 |
Germander Speedwell leaf Veronica chamaedrys 3rd August 2007 |
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| Spurge | ||
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| Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia 7th July 2007 |
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| Stitchwort | ||
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| Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea 5th June 2006 |
Wood Stitchwort Stellaria nemorum 26th May 2007 |
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| Greater Stitchwort? Stellaria holostea 3rd August 2007 |
Greater Stitchwort? Stellaria holostea 3rd August 2007 |
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| Thistle | ||
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| Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense 7th July 2007 |
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense 7th July 2007 |
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense 7th July 2007 |
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| Stemless Thistle? Cirsium acaulon 7th July 2007 |
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans 31st May 2008 |
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| Toadflax | ||
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| Common Toadflax - flowers Linaria vulgaris 11th June 2007 |
Common Toadflax - leaves Linaria vulgaris 3rd August 2007 |
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| Vetch | ||
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| Common Vetch Vicia sativa 26th May 2007 |
Common Vetch Vicia sativa 31st May 2008 |
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| Tufted Vetch - flowers Vicia cracca 28th July 2007 |
Tufted Vetch - leaves Vicia cracca 28th July 2007 |
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| Vetchling | ||
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| Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis 14th July 2007 |
Meadow Vetchling - leaves Lathyrus pratensis 14th July 2007 |
Meadow Vetchling - seed pods Lathyrus pratensis 14th July 2007 |
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| Willowherb | ||
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| Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum 14th July 2007 |
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum 14th July 2007 |
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum 14th July 2007 |
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| Woundwort | ||
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| Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica 11th June 2007 |
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| Yarrow | ||
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| Yarrow - flowers Achillea millefolium 14th July 2007 |
Yarrow - leaf Achillea millefolium 14th July 2007 |
Photographs: Peter Land |
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