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What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
I know there's one or two good field botanists moving among us. Wonder
if anybody knows this plant. Found in this afternoon in Cwm Idwal under a rock close to a small waterfall, so it's a fairly wet site. The links are to the same picture but 02 is better quality(much bigger file) A delightful afternoon away from the garden that I was supposed to be working in. Well it rained at home but NOT in Cwm Idwal - that's my excuse anyway ;~}} Thanks Rod |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
Rod wrote: I know there's one or two good field botanists moving among us. Wonder if anybody knows this plant. Found in this afternoon in Cwm Idwal under a rock close to a small waterfall, so it's a fairly wet site. The links are to the same picture but 02 is better quality(much bigger file) A delightful afternoon away from the garden that I was supposed to be working in. Well it rained at home but NOT in Cwm Idwal - that's my excuse anyway ;~}} Thanks Rod Oops, forgot to paste the links http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/rodsgarden/worrisit01.jpg http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/rodsgarden/worrisit02.jpg |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
"Rod" wrote in message ps.com... I know there's one or two good field botanists moving among us. Wonder if anybody knows this plant. Found in this afternoon in Cwm Idwal under a rock close to a small waterfall, so it's a fairly wet site. The links are to the same picture but 02 is better quality(much bigger file) A delightful afternoon away from the garden that I was supposed to be working in. Well it rained at home but NOT in Cwm Idwal - that's my excuse anyway ;~}} Thanks Rod You swine-I got excited by a potential plant quiz but there is no link. I suppose the sun in Cwm Idwall had a bad effect on you:-) |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
Rod writes
I know there's one or two good field botanists moving among us. Wonder if anybody knows this plant. Found in this afternoon in Cwm Idwal under a rock close to a small waterfall, so it's a fairly wet site. The links are to the same picture but 02 is better quality(much bigger file) But where's the link??? -- Kay |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
Rod wrote: I know there's one or two good field botanists moving among us. Wonder if anybody knows this plant. Found in this afternoon in Cwm Idwal under a rock close to a small waterfall, so it's a fairly wet site. The links are to the same picture but 02 is better quality(much bigger file) A delightful afternoon away from the garden that I was supposed to be working in. Well it rained at home but NOT in Cwm Idwal - that's my excuse anyway ;~}} Thanks Rod It's Mountain Sorrel (and is edible, apparently - acidy-tasting leaves). Roger Philips' Wild Flowers of Britain has a photo on p 117, and says: 'A native perennial found in damp, rocky places and streamsides on mountains. Fairly common in NW Scotland; rare elsewhere though found in the Lake District, N Wales and W Ireland.' (Just in case it's helpful, I usually use the key in David Sutton's Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe alongside the index in Roger Philips, which doesn't have a key. I'd heartily recommend both books.) -- www.gastronomydomine.com |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
Squeezeweasel writes
Rod wrote: I know there's one or two good field botanists moving among us. Wonder if anybody knows this plant. Found in this afternoon in Cwm Idwal under a rock close to a small waterfall, so it's a fairly wet site. The links are to the same picture but 02 is better quality(much bigger file) A delightful afternoon away from the garden that I was supposed to be working in. Well it rained at home but NOT in Cwm Idwal - that's my excuse anyway ;~}} Thanks Rod It's Mountain Sorrel (and is edible, apparently - acidy-tasting leaves). Roger Philips' Wild Flowers of Britain has a photo on p 117, and says: 'A native perennial found in damp, rocky places and streamsides on mountains. Fairly common in NW Scotland; rare elsewhere though found in the Lake District, N Wales and W Ireland.' (Just in case it's helpful, I usually use the key in David Sutton's Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe alongside the index in Roger Philips, which doesn't have a key. I'd heartily recommend both books.) I didn't know it under that name! Wall pennywort, aka navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, Crassulaceae http://www.anniesannuals.com/signs/t..._rupestris.htm -- Kay |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
"K" wrote in message ... Squeezeweasel writes Rod wrote: I know there's one or two good field botanists moving among us. Wonder if anybody knows this plant. Found in this afternoon in Cwm Idwal under a rock close to a small waterfall, so it's a fairly wet site. The links are to the same picture but 02 is better quality(much bigger file) A delightful afternoon away from the garden that I was supposed to be working in. Well it rained at home but NOT in Cwm Idwal - that's my excuse anyway ;~}} Thanks Rod It's Mountain Sorrel (and is edible, apparently - acidy-tasting leaves). Roger Philips' Wild Flowers of Britain has a photo on p 117, and says: 'A native perennial found in damp, rocky places and streamsides on mountains. Fairly common in NW Scotland; rare elsewhere though found in the Lake District, N Wales and W Ireland.' (Just in case it's helpful, I usually use the key in David Sutton's Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe alongside the index in Roger Philips, which doesn't have a key. I'd heartily recommend both books.) I didn't know it under that name! Wall pennywort, aka navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, Crassulaceae http://www.anniesannuals.com/signs/t..._rupestris.htm -- Kay You've done better than me -I thought it was some form of Heuchera but the stems are too thick. The stems also look too thick to be pennywort? |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
K wrote: Squeezeweasel writes Rod wrote: I know there's one or two good field botanists moving among us. Wonder if anybody knows this plant. Found in this afternoon in Cwm Idwal under a rock close to a small waterfall, so it's a fairly wet site. The links are to the same picture but 02 is better quality(much bigger file) A delightful afternoon away from the garden that I was supposed to be working in. Well it rained at home but NOT in Cwm Idwal - that's my excuse anyway ;~}} Thanks Rod It's Mountain Sorrel (and is edible, apparently - acidy-tasting leaves). Roger Philips' Wild Flowers of Britain has a photo on p 117, and says: 'A native perennial found in damp, rocky places and streamsides on mountains. Fairly common in NW Scotland; rare elsewhere though found in the Lake District, N Wales and W Ireland.' (Just in case it's helpful, I usually use the key in David Sutton's Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe alongside the index in Roger Philips, which doesn't have a key. I'd heartily recommend both books.) I didn't know it under that name! Wall pennywort, aka navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, Crassulaceae http://www.anniesannuals.com/signs/t..._rupestris.htm -- Kay Don't think it's pennywort - the edges of the leaves aren't crinkled, the stems are thinner, and the leaves themselves look less thick and glossy. I suppose a taste-test might help... -- www.gastronomydomine.com |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
Don't think it's pennywort - the edges of the leaves aren't crinkled, the stems are thinner, and the leaves themselves look less thick and glossy. I suppose a taste-test might help... -- www.gastronomydomine.com http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/TRA...esaplants.html There's a picture of mountain sorrel about halfway down this page. -- www.gastronomydomine |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
Don't think it's pennywort - the edges of the leaves aren't crinkled, the stems are thinner, and the leaves themselves look less thick and glossy. I suppose a taste-test might help... -- www.gastronomydomine.com http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/TRA...esaplants.html There's a picture of mountain sorrel about halfway down this page. -- www.gastronomydomine.com |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
On 13 Jun 2006 15:05:34 -0700, "Squeezeweasel"
wrote: Rod wrote: I know there's one or two good field botanists moving among us. Wonder if anybody knows this plant. Found in this afternoon in Cwm Idwal under a rock close to a small waterfall, so it's a fairly wet site. The links are to the same picture but 02 is better quality(much bigger file) A delightful afternoon away from the garden that I was supposed to be working in. Well it rained at home but NOT in Cwm Idwal - that's my excuse anyway ;~}} Thanks Rod It's Mountain Sorrel (and is edible, apparently - acidy-tasting leaves). Roger Philips' Wild Flowers of Britain has a photo on p 117, and says: 'A native perennial found in damp, rocky places and streamsides on mountains. Fairly common in NW Scotland; rare elsewhere though found in the Lake District, N Wales and W Ireland.' (Just in case it's helpful, I usually use the key in David Sutton's Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe alongside the index in Roger Philips, which doesn't have a key. I'd heartily recommend both books.) Thanks Liz and Kay, Yes it's Mountain Sorrel - I allowed myself to be misled by the leaves, unlike any other Sorrel I know. Should know by now to look at the flowers ;~) It is a really nice plant but I didn't see any others nearby. This was the first time I've spent time in Cwm Idwal just looking at plants etc. Usually passing through nackered at the end of a long day on the tops. Rod Rod To reply use rodtheweedygardeneratmyweedyisp - just remove the weedy bits and plant the sqiggly thing at. http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
Rod wrote: On 13 Jun 2006 15:05:34 -0700, "Squeezeweasel" wrote: Rod wrote: I know there's one or two good field botanists moving among us. Wonder if anybody knows this plant. Found in this afternoon in Cwm Idwal under a rock close to a small waterfall, so it's a fairly wet site. The links are to the same picture but 02 is better quality(much bigger file) A delightful afternoon away from the garden that I was supposed to be working in. Well it rained at home but NOT in Cwm Idwal - that's my excuse anyway ;~}} Thanks Rod It's Mountain Sorrel (and is edible, apparently - acidy-tasting leaves). Roger Philips' Wild Flowers of Britain has a photo on p 117, and says: 'A native perennial found in damp, rocky places and streamsides on mountains. Fairly common in NW Scotland; rare elsewhere though found in the Lake District, N Wales and W Ireland.' (Just in case it's helpful, I usually use the key in David Sutton's Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe alongside the index in Roger Philips, which doesn't have a key. I'd heartily recommend both books.) Thanks Liz and Kay, Yes it's Mountain Sorrel - I allowed myself to be misled by the leaves, unlike any other Sorrel I know. Should know by now to look at There are several things that commonly get called sorrel in these here parts. You get things with clover like leaves and white or yellow or pink flowers from Oxalis that you see wild or as invasive weeds sometimes. Then there are some docks (Rumex) that have neat acidic tasting leaves a little bit like the ones on your plant. They have giveaway dock flower heads, again like your Mountain sorrel. There is also a herb/salad sorrel that might be different again? Des the flowers ;~) It is a really nice plant but I didn't see any others nearby. This was the first time I've spent time in Cwm Idwal just looking at plants etc. Usually passing through nackered at the end of a long day on the tops. Rod Rod To reply use rodtheweedygardeneratmyweedyisp - just remove the weedy bits and plant the sqiggly thing at. http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
What's this (wild plant not a garden plant)
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