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Melilot, Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Melilot (Melilotus), Skinflats. Also know as 'sweet clover' due to its sweet scent, this plant is often used as green manure to increase nitrogen and organic matter in soil.
11 July 2016
Creeping thistle, Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), these plants are excellent sources of nectar for a variety of insects and the seeds are eaten by farmland birds in the late summer. This photo was taken at RSPB Skinflats, Falkirk.
11 July 2016
Green-veined White butterfly on Creeping thistle, Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
The Green-veined White (Pieris napi) is a common and widespread butterfly which prefers damp habitat where its foodplants can be found. This one was photographed on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) at RSPB Skinflats, Falkirk.
11 July 2016
Common Scurvy grass, Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
The biennial plant Scurvy grass (Cochlearia officinalis) occurs mostly in coastal areas. Its common name derives from its use by sailors as a cure for scurvy (the leaves are high in vitamin C). This photo was taken at RSPB Skinflats.
11 July 2016
Sea Aster, Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Sea aster (Aster tripolium) is found across the UK coastline, but is less common in the North-East of Scotland. Aster is from the Greek for 'Star'. These pretty plants flower late, and are therefore a good source of nectar for late butterflies like the Red Admiral. This picture was taken at Skinflats, Falkirk.
11 July 2016
Sea Aster, Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Sea aster (Aster tripolium) is found across the UK coastline, but is less common in the North-East of Scotland. Aster is from the Greek for 'Star'. These pretty plants flower late, and are therefore a good source of nectar for late butterflies like the Red Admiral. This picture was taken at Skinflats, Falkirk.
Orache (Atriplexus sp.) is a widely distributed and variable genus. It includes many seashore halophytes (salt-tolerant plants). This photo was taken at Skinflats RSPB Nature Reserve. The saltmarsh and saline lagoons found here are a rare habitat in the Forth estuary.
