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Yellow Rocket, Glasgow
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CEP - Glasgow
Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris), Kelvingrove, Glasgow. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1977. This biennial plant is often found in damp and lowland areas. This picture has been kept as a biological record.
26 May 1977
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
Yellow Loosestrife, taken in Broomhill allotments, Glasgow.
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) or Dotted Loosestrife is an introduced hairy perennial with large, oval green leaves that can have black dots on them. Taken in Broomhill allotments, Glasgow.
16 August 2020
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)
18 May 2016
Primroses
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South Lanarkshire - Falls of Clyde plants
Primroses (Primula Vulgaris), Falls of Clyde
24 April 2016
Ragwort, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), taken by David Palmar. Arran can be seen in the background.
06 August 2023
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
One of the rarest habitats in Europe, machair is formed only on exposed, west facing shores in Scotland and Ireland. It is low lying, fertile sandy ground which hosts a rich variety of plants and birds. Here you can see the purple flowers of Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the yellow ones of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), along the coast of Hougharry Bay, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Red squirrel
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Dumfriesshire - Lockerbie
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Eskrigg Reserve, Lockerbie
