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Purple Pitcher Plant on Rannoch Moor, Highland
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Rannoch Moor
Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia pupurea) on Rannoch Moor, Highland, taken by Sarah Longrigg. A native of North America, it is an invasive non-native in Scotland, but fortunately, doesn't appear to be spreading.
26 August 2017
Meadow Saxifrage, Corra Castle
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South Lanarkshire - Falls of Clyde plants
Meadow Saxifrage (Saxifraga granulata), Corra Castle, New Lanark, taken by Sarah Longrigg. It was growing on several old walls around the castle ruins.
13 April 2019
Leopard's Bane, Falls of Clyde
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South Lanarkshire - Falls of Clyde plants
Native to South-East Europe, Leopard's Bane (Doronicum orientale) is widely used as a decorative garden plant. Blooming earlier than most species in the Daisy (Asteraceae) family, this plant is a useful nectar source for insects. Seen here at the Falls of Clyde, South Lanarkshire.
24 April 2016
Goldfinch
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Coll
A Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) at Totronald on Coll, Argyllshire. Goldfinches are often found in open, partially wooded lowlands, forest edges, thickets, heaths, streams, riverine and marshy areas with bushes and trees, grasslands with scattered trees, scrub, orchards, gardens, and urban parks and gardens. Here it is on the machair in an area of Common Daisies (Bellis perennis).
12 May 2016
Fairy foxglove, Millport
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Firth of Clyde - Millport
Fairy foxglove (Erinus alpinus) in Millport. Popularly grown in rockeries or alpine gardens, semi-evergreen. Native to Central and Southern Europe, and also to Morocco and Algeria. Naturalised in Scotland
23 May 2017
Creeping Lady's-tresses, Dulnain Bridge
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Creeping Lady's Tresses (Goodyera repens), a member of the orchid family, taken at Dulnain Bridge by David Palmar. Since the 1970's, Creeping Lady's Tresses has been in decline, and now it is designated as a nationally scarce plant. However, in some areas of north-east Scotland it is more abundant.
21 July 2020
Bittercress, Garscube estate, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Bittercress (Barbarea vulgaris), a member of the family Brassicaceae, Garscube estate, Glasgow
04 June 2020
Dame's violet, Garscube estate, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Dame's violet (Hesperis matronalis), a member of the family Brassicaceae, Garscube estate, Glasgow
04 June 2020
Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Nettle-leaved Bellflower (Campanula trachelium), Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar. This robust hairy perennial herb can stand between 50-100cm tall, with its nettle-like leaves being easy to identify. As pictured, the bell-shaped corolla (25-35mm long) is purplish-blue in colour with a hairy outside.
30 August 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) beside the Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
