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Scurvy grass, Carskey, Mull of Kintyre
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CEP - Kintyre
The biennial plant Scurvy grass (Cochlearia officinalis) occurs mostly in coastal areas. Its common name derives from its use by sailors as a cure for scurvy (the leaves are high in vitamin C). This photo was taken at Carskey, Mull of Kintyre. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar, and kept as a biological reord.
14 April 1974
Common Scurvy grass, Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
The biennial plant Scurvy grass (Cochlearia officinalis) occurs mostly in coastal areas. Its common name derives from its use by sailors as a cure for scurvy (the leaves are high in vitamin C). This photo was taken at RSPB Skinflats.
11 July 2016
Common red soldier beetles mating, Glasgow
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South Lanarkshire
Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) mating on a grass seed head, Cuningar Loop, South Lanarkshire
21 July 2016
4 greetings cards - Flowers - Portrait Flowers
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Products
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
Cutting and bagging invasive non-native Common cord grass, RSPB Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Cutting and bagging invasive non-native Common cord grass, RSPB Skinflats. Cutting down the Cord grass with shears and bagging the cuttings is the first part of the process of removing it.
14 December 2018
Invasive non-native Common cord grass, RSPB Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Common cord grass (Spartina anglica), an invasive non-native species (INNS), at RSPB Skinflats. It is a hybrid of Spartina maritima and Spartina alterniflora. Its growth and spread are mainly vegetative, but the seeds also have limited viability, and may float to new locations or be spread by wading birds.
14 December 2018
Invasive non-native Common cord grass, RSPB Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Common cord grass (Spartina anglica), an invasive non-native species (INNS), at RSPB Skinflats. It is a hybrid of Spartina maritima and Spartina alterniflora. Its growth and spread are mainly vegetative, but the seeds also have limited viability, and may float to new locations or be spread by wading birds. The now closed Longannet coal-fired power station is in the background.
14 December 2018
Invasive non-native Common cord grass, RSPB Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Common cord grass (Spartina anglica), an invasive non-native species (INNS), at RSPB Skinflats. It is a hybrid of Spartina maritima and Spartina alterniflora. Its growth and spread are mainly vegetative, but the seeds also have limited viability, and may float to new locations or be spread by wading birds.
14 December 2018
Invasive non-native Common cord grass, RSPB Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Common cord grass (Spartina anglica), an invasive non-native species (INNS), at RSPB Skinflats, with Grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemical works in the background across the mudflats of the Firth of Forth. It is a hybrid of Spartina maritima and Spartina alterniflora. Its growth and spread are mainly vegetative, but the seeds also have limited viability, and may float to new locations or be spread by wading birds.
14 December 2018
Cutting and bagging invasive non-native Common cord grass, RSPB Skinflats
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Cutting and bagging invasive non-native Common cord grass, RSPB Skinflats. Cutting down the Cord grass with shears and bagging the cuttings is the first part of the process of removing it.
