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Tree Lungwort from the Celtic Rainforest
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Glasgow - Botanic Gardens, Hillhead, Kelvinbridge and Kelvingrove
A specimen of Tree Lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria) lichen from the Celtic rainforest on the Plantlife stand at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens bicentenary
20 May 2017
Bee Fly on Lungwort, Greenbank Garden
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East Renfrewshire
Bee Fly (Bombylius sp.) nectaring on Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp.), taken by David Palmar in NTS (National Trust for Scotland) Greenbank Garden, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. Note the long legs and its enormous proboscis which enables it to suck nectar from deep within a flower head.
17 April 2021
Bee Fly on Lungwort, Greenbank Garden
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East Renfrewshire
Bee Fly (Bombylius sp.) nectaring on Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp.), taken by David Palmar in NTS (National Trust for Scotland) Greenbank Garden, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. Note the long legs and its enormous proboscis which enables it to suck nectar from deep within a flower head.
17 April 2021
Beard lichen on Common Hawthorn , Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
Beard lichen (Usnia sp.), possibly Old Man's Beard (Usnia hirta), growing on a Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) , Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield. Lichens growing in this profusion are a sign of pure air quality.
26 December 2023
Beard lichen on Common Hawthorn , Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
Beard lichen (Usnia sp.), possibly Old Man's Beard (Usnia hirta), growing on a Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) , Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield. Lichens growing in this profusion are a sign of pure air quality.
The dried-up remains of leafy bracts which previously contained a hazelnut, Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
26 December 2023
Rowan or Mountain Ash sapling near Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Rowan or Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia) sapling near Grantown-on-Spey, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Juniper with dieback, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan Rewilding Centre
Juniper (Juniperus communis), taken by David Palmar on the Juniper Walk at the Trees for Life rewilding centre, Dundreggan, Invernessshire. The plant is clearly suffering from a form of dieback, probably a species of Phytophthora, a fungus-like disease in the soil, which is spreading in Larch and Rhododendron amongst other plants.