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Slender speedwell
Like the Common field speedwell (Veronica persica), the Slender speedwell (Veronica filiformis) has relatively large bright, blue and white flowers, each held at the end of a long stalk, well clear of the leaves. The Slender speedwell can occur on bare patches … Continue reading
Posted in Flowering Plants, Plantaginaceae, Plants, Scrophulariaceae
Tagged Veronica filiformis, Veronica persica
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Common field speedwell
True to its name, this is one of the most common speedwells on campus. It is certainly much more common than the other field speedwells. The common field speedwell (Veronica persica) turns up on wasteground and disturbed ground amongst other … Continue reading
Posted in Flowering Plants, Plantaginaceae, Plants, Scrophulariaceae
Tagged Speedwell, Veronica persica
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Speedwells – well represented on University land!
Speedwells have small blue (occasionally white, lilac or pink) flowers, either occurring as single flowers or in a spike. There are 20 native species of Speedwell (Veronica) in Britain. A surprisingly large number can be found on campus, with even more … Continue reading
Posted in Flowering Plants, Plantaginaceae, Plants, Scrophulariaceae
Tagged Sonning Farm, Speedwell, Veronica
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Prunus on campus – at least the naturalised ones!
This is a great time of year to admire the Prunus species on campus. Not only are the ornamental cherries wow-ing us with their blossoms but the naturalised species are also in flower. Parts of the wilderness are dominated by … Continue reading
Bright gold – or tenacious weed?
Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale agg.) get a variable press in Britain. They are, arguably, beautiful flowers (actually groups of tiny flowers as Dandelions are a member of the Asteraceae family) but my sister wages war on the species as her most hated … Continue reading
Looking down 3
This week, while collecting samples of Ginkgo leaves from the tree behind Whiteknights House, I noticed that the remaining leaves seemed to be caught upright in the lengthening grass. I assumed to start with that the leaves were being held … Continue reading
New Year’s Hunt at Whiteknights
The BSBI New Year’s Hunt takes place in the period 1st to 4th January this year. I went out on the 2nd which was sunny but not particularly warm. Even searching the sunniest banks I could find, I was still … Continue reading
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Early spring flowers
Not only are flowers lingering late this year – as mentioned by Chris Foster in his recent blog – but some plants seem to think it’s spring already! This hazel, seen in the wilderness on the 16th December, is … Continue reading
Shuttlecocks – fungi designed them first!
At this time of year the fruiting bodies of the powdery mildew species, Phyllactinia guttata, are easy to find on the underside of hazel leaves (Corylus avellana) on campus. The minute fruiting bodies – known as clasmothecia – can be seen as … Continue reading
Posted in Fungi, Plant Pathology Research Group, Plants
Tagged Corylus avellana, hazel, Phyllactinia guttata, Powdery Mildew
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