Monday 1 June 2015

Seeing the Changes 968










In Loughor, noted the blooming of Herb Bennet (Geum urbanum). Then in Funtington, West Sussex, spotted Common mallow (Malva sylvestris); Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea); White dead-nettle (Lamium album); Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens); Field mouse-ear (Cerastium arvense); Lucerne (Medicago sativa) and Common lime (Tilia vulgaris) all in flower. The lime also had wasp or sawfly galls.

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