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Dumgoyne and Bulrushes, Possil Marsh
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Glasgow - Possil Marsh
Dumgoyne and Reed Mace (Typha sp) or Bulrushes, Possil Marsh, showing seed heads disintegrating prior to being dispersed by the wind and by passerines.
11 April 2008
Common Ragwort, Broomhill allotments, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), Broomhill allotments, Glasgow. Once the flower has gone over, the seed heads have hair-like structures which enable the seeds to be dispersed by the wind, like in a dandelion clock.
16 August 2020
Dumgoyne and Bulrushes, Possil Marsh
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Glasgow - Possil Marsh
Dumgoyne and Reed Mace (Typha sp) or Bulrushes, Possil Marsh, showing seed heads disintegrating prior to being dispersed by the wind and by passerines.
11 April 2008
Common Bluebell seed head, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) seed head with seed pods, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
Broom seed pods, Hamiltonhill Claypits
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Broom (Cytisus scoparius) seed pods at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
30 September 2023
Nuthatch, RSPB Lochwinnoch
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Renfrewshire - Lochwinnoch
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) feeding on a coconut shell full of seeds, RSPB Lochwinnoch, taken by David Palmar
12 December 2021
Chickweed Wintergreen with seed head, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Chickweed Wintergreen (Trientalis europaea), best seen in June and July. Also known as the Arctic Starflower, it grows in woodlands in the north of England and Scotland. Its common name is misleading - it is neither a chickweed nor a wintergreen, but a member of the primrose family. Here is is growing in Curr Woods, near Dulnain Bridge in Speyside. The flower is over, and the seed head remains. Notice the Primrose-like leaves.
20 July 2021
Hawkweed, Milton, Dumbarton
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Yellow flowered hawkweeds are typically referred to as Hieracium agg. This is due to the large number of microspecies of Hawkweed which even specialists struggle to identify. This yellow flower is more common in Northern Britain than in the South and can be seen between June and August. Like a Dandelion, it is in Asteraceae, the Daisy family, and produces fluffy seed heads which aid wind dispersal of the seeds. Taken by David Palmar.
29 September 2020
Creeping thistle with thistledown, Basildon Park
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) seen displaying thistledown, the mature silky pappus of a thistle. This allows the seeds to be dispersed easily by the wind. The Creeping Thistle can be distinguished from the similar Marsh Thistle by having few if any prickles on its main stem, whereas the Marsh Thistle is covered in them. Taken by David Palmar in Basildon Park in Berkshire.
31 August 2020
Broad-leaved Helleborine, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), Broomhill allotments, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. By late August the flowers have gone over and developed into seed pods. The broad leaves can be seen at the foot of the stalk.
