3 Response to "Night-flowering Catchfly"
- Graeme Lyons Says:
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Hi Gareth
Cool, I have seen the blue form but still not the blue sub-species. When I get back to work tomorrow I will find out if this field is a known site or not. Might give it one more look over this afternoon for anymore rarities!
Graeme - 14 July 2010 at 09:47
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Sorry, yes I meant foemina. Turns out it was recorded on the same farm in 2007, so only new to me! I went on a plantlife event recently on arable weeds. They have published a guide to threatened species they wish to keep an eye on, if you havent already seen it, and are requesting records of those species:
http://www.arableplants.org.uk/assets/index/Threatened%20arable%20plants%20ID%20guide.pdf
http://www.arableplants.org.uk/assets/index/Threatened%20arable%20plants%20survey%20form.pdf
The catchfly and cornsalad are on that list so maybe worth letting them know if you have the time, especially if it is an unknown site.
I like the blog anyway, arrived via the catchfly pic on surfbirds.
All the best,
Gareth - 14 July 2010 at 19:37
Hi Some nice arable weed photos there. That is definately a decent field you have located. I guess it maybe a known hotspot? I like to scour the fields by me on the North Wessex Downs, and had the excitement of something new myself last week, the blue form of scarlet pimpernel. I dont see that cornsalad or the rough poppy very often at all.
Cheers, Gareth.