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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
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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Mosses & Liverworts of Whiteknights: 3. Saxicolous Mosses
3. Saxicolous Mosses This is the fourth in a series of posts exploring the mosses and liverworts (bryophytes) of Whiteknights campus. My first three posts described the rich flora of bryophytes growing on trees (epiphytes) on campus. In this post … Continue reading
Posted in Bryophytes, Mosses, Plants
Tagged British Bryophytes, mosses, Whiteknights campus
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Mosses & Liverworts of Whiteknights: 2. Epiphytic Liverworts
2. Epiphytic Liverworts This is the third in a series of posts exploring the mosses and liverworts (bryophytes) of the Whiteknights campus. My first two posts introduced some common and not so common mosses of trees (epiphytes), and this post will … Continue reading
Posted in Bryophytes, Liverworts
Tagged British Bryophytes, liverworts, Whiteknights campus
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Winter Tree Identification
To the majority of people trees are hard enough to identify in the summer, let alone in the winter. Take away the leaves and you would be forgiven for saying they all look the same. However the Berks, Bucks and … Continue reading
Mosses and Liverworts of Whiteknights: More Epiphytic Mosses
This is the second in a series of posts exploring the mosses and liverworts (bryophytes) of Whiteknights campus. My first post covered epiphytic mosses and I promised there to introduce liverworts next. However, having found four more epiphytic mosses I have gotten myself … Continue reading
Posted in Bryophytes, Mosses, Plants
Tagged British Bryophytes, mosses, Whiteknights campus
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Mosses & Liverworts of Whiteknights: 1. Epiphytic Mosses
1. Epiphytic Mosses Since the onset of winter I have been out with my nose to trees and paths looking at the moss and liverwort flora of Whiteknights. This is the first in a series of blog posts describing some of the species I have … Continue reading
Posted in Bryophytes, Mosses, Plants
Tagged British Bryophytes, mosses, Whiteknights campus
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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
Posted in Flowering Plants, Plants
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