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the_count
17-Apr-08, 22:02
can anyone tell me what this plant is that i found flowering down by the carpark at the end of the trinkie road ?
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/plants%20and%20stuff/P1030820.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/plants%20and%20stuff/P1030821.jpg

Kenn
17-Apr-08, 22:48
Think it could be Bog Bane some times called Marsh Trefoil.

the_count
17-Apr-08, 22:58
thanks for that lizzie i shall have to swot up on native plants again especially the more common varieties:roll:

the_count
18-Apr-08, 00:12
no not a bogbean Lizzie the flowers were only 3 cm above the ground i checked the files on bogbean and they have 5 petals not 4 so its still a mystery

Taraxacum
22-Apr-08, 21:27
Hi Count

What you have is a scurvy-grass. Its Latin name is Cochlearia scotica. So called because the thick green leaves are rich in vitamin C and sailors suffering from scurvy - caused by vitamin C deficiency - used to munch it in their salads along with the maggoty biscuits and the salt beef. Cochlearia scotica is a northern version of Cochlearia officinalis which might be what is given in your flower book.

Cheers

the_count
23-Apr-08, 00:51
thanx taraxacum checked it out and thats what it looks like. the description is correct too so problem solved thanx again

Andy (Alias the_count):D

Kenn
24-Apr-08, 12:06
Very interesting it does n't appear in any of my wild flower books so thank you for the information..