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Scurvy grass, Carskey, Mull of Kintyre
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CEP - Kintyre
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 Carskey, Mull of Kintyre. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar, and kept as a biological reord.
14 April 1974
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
Scurvy grass, Yesnaby
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Orkney - Yesnaby
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 Yesnaby, Orkney
16 May 2014
Scurvy grass, Yesnaby
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Orkney - Yesnaby
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 Yesnaby, Orkney
16 May 2014
Danish Scurvy Grass
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Danish Scurvy Grass (Cochlearia danica). Despite its name this is a native plant. Originally coastal, but has spread inland along roadsides due to road-gritting. This photo was taken on Fidra, in the Firth of Forth.
22 March 2016
Betony or Common Hedgenettle, Inverness
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Inverness
Betony or Common Hedgenettle (Betonica officinalis) in a wildflower meadow near Inverness Botanic Garden
24 July 2023
Common Bistort, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Common Bistort (Bistorta officinalis), a member of the dock or knotweed family Polygonaceae, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow.
29 May 2020
Common Bistort, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Common Bistort (Bistorta officinalis), a member of the dock or knotweed family Polygonaceae, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow.
29 May 2020
Common red soldier beetles mating, Glasgow
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South Lanarkshire
Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) mating on a grass seed head, Cuningar Loop, South Lanarkshire
21 July 2016
4 greetings cards - Flowers - Portrait Flowers
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A set of 4 greetings cards of Scottish flowers including (clockwise) Yellow Saxifrage or Yellow Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga aizoides), Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) and Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima)
