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the_count
19-Jun-08, 18:36
these were taken on the clifftop going round to wick castle and i wondered what they were lol the fluffy one looks like its dressed for the chilly weather we get here sometimes lol bolook like members of the pea family of plants but other than that i would be guessing.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/plants%20and%20stuff/P1050197.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/plants%20and%20stuff/P1050201.jpg

Kenn
20-Jun-08, 20:51
Bird's foot or Marsh Trefoil, difficult to tell without some thing to scale it to.

the_count
23-Jun-08, 00:06
yeah think your right about the birdsfoot trefoil lizz the flower head on the fluffy one is about 4-8 inches high and they where growing along the top of a cliff hope this helps :lol:

Taraxacum
25-Jun-08, 08:40
The first is the common Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)and the second is the Kidney-vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria). The Kidney-vetch is the northern - Scandinavian type Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. lapponica which is the commonest type in Caithness.

Cheers

the_count
25-Jun-08, 10:22
knew you would have the answer for that one taraxacum and thanx. name duley noted and folder named :D

horseman
27-Jul-08, 07:43
You can sure rely on first class expert opions on the org;)