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Sundew, Forsinard Flows
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Sutherland - Forsinard and Halladale
Sundew (Drosera sp) and Sphagnum Moss, Forsinard Flows. Sundew is a carnivorous plant which entraps insects using sticky droplets on its leaves. Thus, it makes up for the lack of nutrition in peaty soils.
23 May 2011
Butterwort and Sundew, Forsinard Flows
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Sutherland - Forsinard and Halladale
Butterwort (Pinguicula sp) and Sundew (Drosera sp) are both carnivorous plants which entrap insects using sticky droplets on their leaves. Thus, they make up for the lack of nutrition in peaty soils.
23 May 2011
Common Butterwort, Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) in flower at Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis. Butterwort is a carnivorous plant which has sticky leaves to catch insects. This enables it to live in nutrient-poor soild such as the peat bogs of north-western Scotland
21 June 2011
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
Wood anemones
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South Lanarkshire - Falls of Clyde plants
Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa), Falls of Clyde
24 April 2016
Wood Sorrel, Falls of Clyde
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South Lanarkshire - Falls of Clyde plants
Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella), Falls of Clyde SWT Nature Reserve
01 May 2004
Marsh marigolds
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South Lanarkshire - Falls of Clyde plants
Marsh marigolds (Caltha palustris), Falls of Clyde
24 April 2016
Lady's Smock or Cuckoo flower
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South Lanarkshire - Falls of Clyde plants
Cuckoo Flower or Lady's Smock (Cardamine pratensis). This is an important food plant for the caterpillars of the orange-tip and the green-veined white butterfly. Ordinarily found in damp habitat. The plant is said to flower at the same time as the Cuckoo bird returns to the UK, hence its name. This photo was taken at Falls of Clyde.
24 April 2016
Common dog violet
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South Lanarkshire - Falls of Clyde plants
Common dog violet (Viola riviniana), Falls of Clyde
