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Puffins on Lunga
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Mull
Puffins (Fratercula arctica) and Sea Pink (Armeria maritima) on Lunga, Treshnish Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off Mull. The adult birds return to their nesting colony in late March or early April and lay a single egg in late April or early May.
24 May 2008
Alpine mouse-ear, Lochan na Lairige
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CEP - Perthshire
Alpine mouse-ear (Cerastium alpinum), is a mat-forming alpine perennial. Local but widespread in the Scottish Highlands. This photo was taken at Lochan na Lairige, a reservoir ponded back by the Ben Lawers Dam. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar in 1976.
14 June 1976
Lesser stitchwort, Kelvingrove
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CEP - Glasgow
Lesser Stitchwort (Stellaria graminea) is a common wildlfower found in grassland and meadows. The flowers are much smaller than the related Greater Stitchwort, and look like they have 10 petals. In fact, there are only 5 petals, which are deeply divided in the middle. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1979.
26 September 1979
Maiden pink, St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire
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CEP - Aberdeenshire
Maiden Pink (Dianthus deltoides), an evergreen, mat forming perennial which prefers dry, hill pasture. This photo was taken at St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar in 1977
09 July 1977
Alpine mouse-ear, Ben Lawers
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Perthshire - Lawers and Tarmachan
Alpine Mouse-ear (Cerastium alpinum) is a mat-forming perennial. A native plant, found in alpine habitats with mica schist rock ledges and cliffs. Local but widespread in the Scottish Highlands, this photo was taken on Ben Lawers.
05 July 2009
Alpine mouse-ear, Ben Lawers
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Perthshire - Lawers and Tarmachan
Alpine Mouse-ear (Cerastium alpinum) is a mat-forming perennial. A native plant, found in alpine habitats with mica schist rock ledges and cliffs. Local but widespread in the Scottish Highlands, this photo was taken on Ben Lawers.
05 July 2009
Greater Stitchwort, Cartland Craigs
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Lanarkshire
Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) flowers, Cartland Craigs National Nature Reserve, South Lanarkshire. Also known as Star-of-Bethlehem, this woodland flower is a good source of spring nectar to bees, butterflies and moths.
23 April 2017
Greater Stitchwort, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) flowers, RSPB Loch Lomond. Also known as Star-of-Bethlehem, this woodland flower is a good source of spring nectar to bees, butterflies and moths.
18 April 2017
Common Mouse-ear, Eigg
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Eigg - Cleadale
Common Mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum), is widespread across the UK and often considered a weed, although it is a good source of food for invertebrates. This photo was taken at Cleadale, Eigg.
30 August 2016
Bog stitchwort
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Bog stitchwort (Stellaria alsine), a widespread plant in the British Isles, found in damp habitat. This photo was taken at RSPB Loch Lomond.
