Taraxacum
17-Jul-09, 20:41
I came across a colony of Marsh Stitchwort (Stellaria palustris) at the south end of Loch Calder in the marshy bit where the old road used to be.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd53/Taraxacum_Caithness/IMG_1807_edited-1.jpg
It is a long way from its friends in the south! This is the National Biodiversity Database map:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd53/Taraxacum_Caithness/StellarisPalustrisMap-1.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd53/Taraxacum_Caithness/IMG_1807_edited-1.jpg
It is a long way from its friends in the south! This is the National Biodiversity Database map:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd53/Taraxacum_Caithness/StellarisPalustrisMap-1.jpg