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Category Archives: Flowering Plants
Think outside the Box
Buxaceae at Whiteknights There’s a man buried vertically, head downwards on a hillside called Box Hill near Dorking in Surrey. You could say he was off his head when he died in 1800. No, maybe on his head… “the world … Continue reading
White Letter Day
I had the distinct honour of adding a butterfly to the campus species list this week, in the shape of a rather smart White Letter Hairstreak. New moths come along on a near weekly basis – hardly surprising since we’ve recorded barely … Continue reading
Posted in Butterflies, Insects, Ulmaceae
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Bees in the grass
Every one loves bees these days and pretty much everyone loves bee orchids (Ophrys apifera) too! The University of Reading campus is no exception and there is a small population flourishing in purposefully unmown grass opposite the Hopkins Building and … Continue reading
Posted in Orchidaceae, Plants
Tagged campus, reading university, Waheed Arshad, whiteknights
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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
The Joy of Botany
There is nothing better than the great outdoors for a day of vegetation surveying. Vegetation surveying can help track environmental change, and can form an integral part of the biodiversity assessment of a site. In addition, the surveyor can make predictions regarding … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Butterflies, Flowering Plants, Plants
Tagged botany, DAFOR, domin, NVC survey, plants, vegetation survey
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