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cohan<p>A little <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ForestFloor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForestFloor</span></a> vignette from yesterday afternoon. There is no fresh green here, yet, though Aspen and Willow catkins are bursting out and should soon be flowering, leaves and non-woody plants will follow..<br>Meantime <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WildflowerWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a> will have to settle for the resilient leaves of Pink-flowered <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wintergreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wintergreen</span></a> Pyrola asarifolia against a backdrop of beautiful <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lichen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lichen</span></a> on a fallen bit of birch trunk. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LichenSubscribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LichenSubscribe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BorealForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BorealForest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SolaceInNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolaceInNature</span></a></p>
Peter Sketch<p>My overall favourite find of the week, I think. Greater Celandine in <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> yesterday. Specifically, by a gate-post leading to a car park at London Welsh RFC. Who says I never post Welsh content on the Welsh Mastodon?? <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildflowers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
botvolution<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WildFlowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildFlowerHour</span></a></p><p>Ashamed that I'm actually not sure what this is - one of the dead nettles, I'm sure, perhaps a Woundwort.</p>
Peter Sketch<p>The best of my finds from <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> during the week, Cornsalad growing in a bare road verge near Temple Meads. No, I can't tell you exactly which exact species of Cornsalad it is. I'll try to remember to go back and have a look when it's got seeds. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildflowers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Peter Sketch<p>Some <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/WoodlandPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WoodlandPlants</span></a> for <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a>, two from <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> and two from <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Richmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Richmond</span></a> yesterday on a rugby-watching trip. Wood Forgetmenot (probably descended from a garden cultivar), Red Campion, Honesty and Green Alkanet. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildflowers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
botvolution<p>A pink Primrose amongst the forest of yellows <br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WildFlowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildFlowerHour</span></a></p>
𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉<p>And in the local wood, Wood Anemones. 2 from an old-established clump of about 30. There was a solitary one about 100 yards away, which is a good sign. Perhaps it will spread - they spread incredibly slowly.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WoodlandPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WoodlandPlants</span></a></p>
Carine Alders<p>More flowers (fumewort and yellow archangel) and a decorated frog in the garden <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a></p>
LionelB<p>This just about qualifies as 'in flower'.</p><p>Red campion (Silene dioica).</p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a></p>
Helen Clayton<p>Thrift or sea pink, I think, for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a></p>
𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉<p>Meanwhile, back in the village: Greater Celandine by the wall in someone's front garden, and Honesty in the hedgerow outside our house.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a></p>
botvolution<p>Cowslip<br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WildFlowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildFlowerHour</span></a></p>
Spaceways<p>A daisy from yesterday's walk. There was a good patch of them and a few had orange/red in the middle of the flower head. I don't think I've seen this before. Any ideas? Is this common?</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/WildFlowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildFlowerHour</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WildFlowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildFlowers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrolling</span></a></p>
𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉<p>Also appearing on the grasslands running down to the cliffs in Purbeck, Chalk Milkwort starting to show.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a></p>
botvolution<p>Yellow Archangel </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WildFlowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildFlowerHour</span></a></p>
𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉<p>3/3 The "spider body" comes with a lot of variations. This one is a paler brown with paler H-motif, and isn't so hairy, looking a bit more like a teddy bear than a spider!</p><p>Although nationally rare, they're extremely abundant in Purbeck, must be tens of thousands of them.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wildorchids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildorchids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a></p>
botvolution<p>Violets. Didn't check the spur and whatnot so we'll have to settle for Viola spp.</p><p> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WildFlowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildFlowerHour</span></a></p>
Carine Alders<p>Didn’t have to go far this week, ground-ivy in my garden <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a></p>
𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉<p>2/3 This was the first Early Spider-orchid of the year, with petals and sepals still rather curly, not yet straightened out.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wildorchids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildorchids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a></p>
𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉<p>It's that time of year when our local Early Spider-orchids (one of the first orchid species of the year) start to come out. These are on the Purbeck coast near Dancing Ledge. </p><p>The sepals and petals unfold, like this (picture)</p><p>1/3</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WildflowerHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildflowerHour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wildorchids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildorchids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a></p>
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