In message , Kate
Morgan writes


Hi all.
Today whilst driving along a narrow lane, I came upon a mass of Common
Bistort, not daffodils! They looked beautiful…. But I’ve never seen
them before, not where I live, south Wales. So just how common are
they?

Not very common round here. I've been collecting observations on the
local flora for the last two years, and I've only found the one
locality, and that with only a few plants.
-- Stewart Robert Hinsley

Its only when someone draws your attention to plants that you suddenly
notice them, for me anyway. I will have a good look around this morning
and have a wander down the lane. I don't think I will find anything
down there apart from Cow Parsley, one of my favorites.

kate

Yes, I've noticed that once you've learned to identify a plant you often
suddenly start noticing it. The last case being cornsalad. I found one
growing in a pavement edge a month of so ago - and it took me several
weeks to work out what it was - and since then I've seen it in the city
centre, and on the allotment site. Or last year, when I started noticing
spring beauty all over the place.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley