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Plant ID: getting started – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
Let's find out more about the wild plants blooming across Britain and Ireland!
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A wonderful #WildFlowerHour, so many lovely blooms!
Looks like another warm dry week ahead for most of us: nice for humans, but our plants would appreciate some rain.
How will they fare?
Let's compare notes again next Sunday 8pm & keep an eye out for the next @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenge.
Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social
#Wildflowerhour challenge #Brasssicaceae family Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis)seen in N.Lancs.
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It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of wild & naturalised plants you spotted in bloom last week across Britain & Ireland, especially if they're in the #CabbageFamily!
Mystery plant? Use #WildFlowerID to summon help from friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social botanists
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Out now, Brambles of Scotland by Angus Hannah, #BSBICountyRecorder for Clyde Isles.
This is the latest title in our #BSBIHandbooks series, essential resources for #WildFlowerID on tricky plant groups.
Special offer (£7 off!) for #BSBImembers ordering the book.
Find out more:
bsbi.org/bsbi-handboo...
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Brambles: they're delicious in pies, jam & crumbles but can you ID them?
Do you know your Elegant-petalled Bramble from your Eagle's Talon Bramble?
If you live in (or go on holiday to) Scotland, check our website in the morning for something delicious!
@bsbiscotland.bsky.social
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A wonderful #WildFlowerHour and lovely to see all those #TinyPlants flowering across Britain & Ireland!
Have a great week and look out for the next @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenge.
Happy Easter everyone!
Sarah Morrison@sarahspeedwell.bsky.social
Yes! Thank you #WildflowerHour for this week's challenge - #tinyplants are the best! The closer you look, the more there are, and you disappear into their world and see everything at a different scale... hard to pick just four from this week!
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It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom last week across Britain & Ireland, especially any #TinyPlants for tonight's @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenge.
Well done @petergibbs.bsky.social for this tiny Cornsalad!
Peter Gibbs@petergibbs.bsky.social
Found a #tinyplants for #wildflowerhour in the wild patch in my lawn. Cornsalad with fat finger for scale!
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3 cheers for our friends @unep.org who are encouraging people to learn how to ID local plants.
We can help you with that!
Resources, videos, tips & more here:
bsbi.org/plant-id-get...
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A fabulous #WildFlowerHour & a delight to see all those gorgeous #treeflowers.
It was such a great idea from @botanybeck.bsky.social to set #treeflowers as the weekly challenge.
Keep an eye on @wildflowerhour.bsky.social to see what she sets for next week's challenge!
Pen Insole@birdsblooms.bsky.social
No, they aren't really flowers, but the female reproductive structures of larch, often called larch roses, certainly look like flowers for this week's #treeflowers challenge for #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Our friend @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social really loves his #UrbanPlants and sharing them for #WildFlowerHour
Maybe he should write a book all about them?
TrevorTheBotanist@trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Ivy-leaved Toadflax (or Coliseum Ivy, Wandering Sailor or Bastard Navelwort, amongst other names) is having its moment. It’s been brought on early by the drought & heat, so I’m revelling in it’s glory while it lasts #UrbanPlants #WallPlants #PavementPlants #Bangor #Conwy #WildflowerHour
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It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom last week across Britain & Ireland, especially any #treeflowers.
Mystery plant? Use #WildFlowerID to summon help from the friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community!
Sarah Lambert@sarahlambert7.bsky.social
Four different species of #treeflowers from the Rosaceae seen this week - Crab-apple, Pear, Wild Cherry and Midland Hawthorn, their blossom beautifying our local woods and hedges #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Would you like to join our small, friendly team nurturing & developing botanical skills across Northern Ireland & growing participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme?
We'd love to hear from you!
Today is deadline day so you need to apply before midnight:
bsbi.org/vacancies/tr...
Good luck!
bsbi.org
Training Officer – Northern Ireland Botanical Skills Project (part-time) – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
BSBI Botany@bsbibotany.bsky.social
We're hiring! Could you help us develop botanical skills across Northern Ireland & grow participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme? Apply by 13 April for this great new part-time (3 days pw) post bsbi.org/vacancies/tr... @ukceh.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
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Do you have evidence that Gorse Ulex europaeus produces nectar?
Or evidence that it doesn't?
@opj123.bsky.social would like to hear from you either way, so please leave a comment below.
@bsbiscience.bsky.social
Oliver E. Prŷs-Jones 🇺🇦🏴@opj123.bsky.social
@cmhmaliani.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social There seems to be a widespread misconception that gorse, Ulex europeas (probably other Ulex species too), produces nectar. At least I have never found any during years of casual observations. Does anyone know of any actual evidence that it ever does?
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A fabulous selection of spring plants for tonight's #WildFlowerHour inc lots of lovely #woodlandplants.
Huge thanks to all of you who shared your gorgeous photos!
Have a great week & keep a lookout for the next @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenge set by the fabulous @botanybeck.bsky.social!
Dinesh Patel@lancsgp.bsky.social
Wild (dune) Pansy near Sand Lizards #lancashire #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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If, like @martinefenn.bsky.social, you're struggling to work out which violet is which, you need this helpful Violet crib sheet: bsbi.org/download/207...
It was created by @naturelark.bsky.social especially for #WildFlowerHour!
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It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom last week across Britain & Ireland, esp. any #woodlandplants.
Mystery plant? Use #WildFlowerID to summon help from the friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community.
wildflowerhour@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
The woods are waking up! 🌳Why not visit your local patch & see what’s blooming? Share your finds for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #woodlandplants. Happy flower hunting!
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Find out how Micheline Sheehy Skeffington used her time as #BSBIPresident to promote Ireland's Changing Flora.
She gave talks about #PlantAtlas2020 across Europe, minimising her carbon footprint by cycling & taking ferries rather than flying: inspirational!
bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/03/inte...
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A wonderful #WildFlowerHour, nice to see so many #sepals. Huge thanks to all of you who shared pix!
A great way to see lots of wildflowers in your local area is to go out with a local botany group, as @ians4ad.bsky.social did.
Use our interactive map to find your local group:
bsbi.org/local-botany
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Any time you're photographing plants for #WildFlowerHour & you want to know if your plant is native to Britain & Ireland or not, just look it up on #PlantAtlas2020!
Here's the page for Climbing Fumitory:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Yes, it's native!
plantatlas2020.org
PlantAtlas
Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom@darklyadapted.bsky.social
New plant to me for #WildFlowerHour this week. Climbing corydalis or white climbing fumitory, Ceratocapnos claviculata. Would be interested to know which of the two English names is preferred; also is it native to the UK or naturalised? #wildflowerid
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It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom last week across Britain & Ireland.
Did you notice their #sepals?
That's this week's @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenge!
Use #WildFlowerID if you'd like ID help.
Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social
An eclectic selection for #WildflowerHour this week. Wild garlic and groundsel chosen for the #Sepals, pink purslane for its looks and cowslip for both. Cowslip from Cambridge, the others from South Devon
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Nice pix by @blencathratim.bsky.social of American Skunk-cabbage at Sizergh Castle.
Find out more about this Invasive Non-Native Species on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Info about other non-native species here: www.nonnativespecies.org
@bsbiscience.bsky.social
plantatlas2020.org
PlantAtlas
BlencathraTim@blencathratim.bsky.social
At Sizergh Castle today @nationaltrust.bsky.social amazing colour of the Yellow Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus ) though this is a non-native invasive species 😉 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @dougthegardener.bsky.social @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @suedancey.bsky.social @sarahwhild.bsky.social
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We have 3 fab #WildFlowerID webinars lined up for you this spring. Led by national experts. All absolutely free!
22 Apr: Mulleins with Mike Crewe
7 May: Mints with Ambroise Baker
10 June: Broomrapes with @christhorogood.bsky.social
Details & booking links:
bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/03/shar...
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Lots of you have already booked for tonight's Training the Trainer interactive webinar with @jen-farrar-bsbi-ni.bsky.social & @bsbiscotland.bsky.social but there's room for more!
They'll cover practicalities, planning & preparation for event leaders.
Book here:
www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
www.tickettailor.com
Select tickets – Organising an event: Practicalities, Planning and Preparation. A Training the Trainer Interactive Webinar – Zoom
In this interactive webinar Jen Farrar, BSBI Botanical Skills Officer, Northern Ireland and Matt Harding BSBI Scotland Officer ...
BSBI Botany@bsbibotany.bsky.social
Are you involved in training botanical trainers? Do you lead field meetings or workshops, teach field ID or lead wildflower walks? Come along to our Training the Trainers interactive webinar to hear ideas & top tips for running a great event! 26 March 7-8pm. www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
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Wow!
The #PlantAtlas2020 page for Ivy-leaved Toadflax
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9... says "its seeds germinate readily on bricks & stone mortar" & gives its altitude range (click on the Altitude tab) but still surprising to see it growing so high up this building.
Must have a head for heights!
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A lovely find by @cycle4nature.bsky.social & he is quite right, this is Viola odorata var. sulphurea. Gorgeous!
David Harris@cycle4nature.bsky.social
I found these violets growing on a local verge. I think they may be Sweet Violet var. sulphurea? Probably a garden escape, but I've not seen this gorgeous colour variety before. Any thoughts @bsbibotany.bsky.social and @wildflowerhour.bsky.social ?
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