Flora

[ninthace]

Came across these today growing in marshy ground by a pond.  Very striking yellow and visible from a fair way off.  Can anyone identify them?

[davengf]

Weird coincidence!
I came across some in the depths of the Purbecks yesterday but mine came with a passerby who told me they were Skunk Lillies.

[ninthace]

Weird coincidence!
I came across some in the depths of the Purbecks yesterday but mine came with a passerby who told me they were Skunk Lillies.

Thanks - found it now - Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysichiton_americanus

[ninthace]

Another one, from a distance we thought we had found some early bluebells but when we got close they were imposters.






We found some real bluebells later just before we got to the skunk cabbage.

[Strider]

Some coconut-scented gorse on the clifftop path between Rockcliffe and Port O'Warren


with views to the Cumbrian fells


and descending to Port O'Warren bay with Criffel beyond


I don't know what these white flowers are, one growing in the woods


and one by the shore


This stuffs been in flower for a few weeks

[richardh1905]

Another one, from a distance we thought we had found some early bluebells but when we got close they were imposters.

Scilla Verna, or Spring Squill, I think.


I caused some debate amongst the Orkney Field Club when I posted a photo of a white variant on their facebook page.

[richardh1905]

Nice coastline, Strider. Stayed a week in Dalbeattie one autumn a few years back - was actually on our shortlist of places to move to.

[Dodgylegs]

Nice coastline, Strider. Stayed a week in Dalbeattie one autumn a few years back - was actually on our shortlist of places to move to.

Stayed in Dalbeattie a few years ago, travelled from there to one of the wildest, most incredible places I've been to.... Mull of Galloway!

[richardh1905]

I don't know what these white flowers are, one growing in the woods

Look like wood anemones to me. 

[ayjay]

First sign of this year's Bog Beacon this afternoon.

[MkPotato]

Some coconut-scented gorse on the clifftop path between Rockcliffe and Port O'Warren

Nice pics.


There’s a lot of gorse around at the moment it the Lakes. It looks stunning.

[Strider]

Thanks Richard, MK 

Bog Beacon's a new one to me ayjay, looks rather alien!

[ayjay]

Bog Beacon's a new one to me ayjay, looks rather alien!

It's a fungus, quite small:  distribution is listed as widespread but infrequent, (uncommon may be more accurate than infrequent).

[WhitstableDave]

A nice patch of Honesty (Lunaria annua) spotted in the woods on this morning's walk...

[WhitstableDave]

I only know of one place within miles of Whitstable where I can find Early Purple Orchids - in a small area in nearby Clowes Wood.

I've seen them as early as April, but each year they seem to flower later and, despite having been on the lookout for weeks, I had to wait until today to finally spot any.

Better late than never, but I think the 'Early' part of the name might need reconsidering...