Right, here we go again! First, we have four spp carried over from last week, namely:
Bugle, Ajuga reptans; Common Comfrey, Symphytum officinale; Lesser Trefoil, Trifolium dubium; Elder, Sambucus nigra
To which we can now add the following 12 spp:
Greater Celandine, Chelidonium majus; Smooth/Spreading Meadow-grass, Poa pratensis/humilis; Salad-burnet, Poterium sanguisorba; Ox-eye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare; Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia; Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Lotus corniculatus; Cat’s-ear, Hypochaeris radicata; Procumbent Pearlwort, Sagina procumbens; Broad-leaved Dock, Rumex obtusifolius; Cut-leaved Crane’s-bill, Geranium dissectum; Mouse-ear Hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum; Sanicle, Sanicula europaea
As last week, this hopefully gives you a decent range of species to watch out for in your local patch, whether that’s the back garden or slightly further afield while taking your permitted exercise – with or without a dog! You’ll see that I’ve included Ox-eye Daisy, even though on road verges in Taunton it’s been flowering – much like Yarrow, Achillea millefolium and Cock’s-foot, Dactylis glomerata – since the start of the year. It would be good, though, to see if we can get a date for it away from road verges, i.e. in ‘proper’ grassland.
I’d be very pleased to hear from anyone seeing any of these (or any other) species coming into flower in the next week, by email to simonleach@phonecoop.coop. If you could please try to submit any records by about 3 p.m. on the ‘seventh day’ – i.e. next Wednesday – that would be really helpful. This should increase the likelihood of me getting to bed at an earthly hour! Tonight I’m still here, banging away on the keyboard at 1 a.m. The new weeks has already begun. Eeks!
Look after yourselves, stay safe, and I hope you all have a good week.
Simon