Sunday 14 September 2014

Broad leaved helleborine

I found 12 up on Abernants Parish Road this morning in four different sites. Mark said they were in Abernant but I do not know if this is new site or mark knew about them. They are a lot easier to see with seed bods than flowers. There was also Canadian Fleabane and a lot of Ploughman's Spikenard.

 Fly Agaric Aberdare Park
Found this in Robertstown any ideas.

7 comments:

  1. It looks like something along those lines, but doesn't look quite right. The sepals seem to be too broad and the petal shape isn't right, but I think you are nearly there, Mike. A general shot of the plant usually makes identifying them easier, Mart.

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  2. Sorry, I meant to say the petals are too broad and the sepals the wrong shape. I wonder if it is a garden variety of one of the Cinquefoils?

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  3. is this a new site for Broad leaved Helleborine mark.Is the ruin at the top field by bryn pica. Blaen - nant Colliery.Also up near top Female Hen Harrier chasing pipits.Yesterday.

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  4. I've never recorded it at any of those sites, so they coul well be new sites. I would look on MapMate, but I always find plant distribution on there, a bit meaningless, because most of the botanists tend to use "Recorder" to store their records and they don't appear on MapMate.

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  5. Cheers mark.Where are the ones you no for.

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  6. Werfa (between Abernant and Cwmbach) and Ysguborwen, plus a few in the country park and the odd one or two dotted about the valley.

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