ok botany class lol

[the_count]

can anyone tell me what this plant is that i found flowering down by the carpark at the end of the trinkie road ?

[Kenn]

Think it could be Bog Bane some times called Marsh Trefoil.

[the_count]

thanks for that lizzie i shall have to swot up on native plants again especially the more common varieties

[the_count]

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]

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]

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)

[Kenn]

Very interesting it does n't appear in any of my wild flower books so thank you for the information..