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Moss Carder Bumblebee on Kidney Vetch
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Barra (Barraigh)
A Moss Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus muscorum), on Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), a favourite nectar plant in the Pea family. The Moss Carder Bee has a dark ginger thorax which distinguishes it from other carder bees.
01 July 2010
Kidney Vetch at Hamiltonhill Claypits, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Tree Bumblebee on Kidney Vetch at Hamiltonhill Claypits, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) on Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Kidney Vetch at Hamiltonhill Claypits, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee on Kidney Vetch at Hamiltonhill Claypits, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Common Vetch at Malls Mire Community Woodland, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Malls Mire
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) at Malls Mire Community Woodland, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Common Vetch, Castlemilk Park
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Castlemilk Park
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) in Castlemilk Park, taken by David Palmar
14 May 2022
Common Vetch, Milton, Dunbartonshire
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Also known as 'poor man's peas' Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) is the one edible vetch which can be found in the landscape. Harvested peas should be washed and cooked as they have mildly toxic properties when raw, and harvested young as toxins build up as the peas become older. Common Vetch is able to make its own nitrates which enables it to be used as a soil-fertiliser too. Its pink flowers appear between May and September. Taken by David Palmar.
29 September 2020
6-Spot Burnet Moth on Common Vetch, Ruchill Park, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
6-Spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae) on Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Ruchill Park, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar
20 June 2020
Tufted Vetch, North Uist
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Balranald and western North Uist
A member of the Pea family, Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca) is able to live in a variety of habitats including woodland edge, coastal margins and scrubland. The purple, tube-shaped flowers appear between June and August. This photo was taken on the machair at RSPB Balranald, North Uist.