Inevitably over the past three weeks the number of mysteries has been steadily growing, though not too horribly. At least some of them, if noted, will repay a visit when they've gone beyond vegetative. Hopefully.
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| Aberdour shore edge |
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| Aberdour shore - I know this ... hmmm ... |
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| Inverkeithing |
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| N.Queensferry - heboid |
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| Cullaloe - mystery St John's-wort |
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| Inverkeithing and Calais Muir |
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| N.Queensferry |
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| Limekilns and Inverkeithing |
Actually, that's more than I thought. Some of them may no doubt give me "duh" moments later on as it dawns on me. Others may remain a mytery for who knows how long.
Cultural learnings from the last week: I found Jointed rush (J.articulatus) and Large Bittercress (C.amara) together in two places last week, which by the looks of it puts those spots in the neighbourhood of MG10 wet neutral grassland (sounds legit). Thanks, Ben Averis and "Plants and Habitats". British Plant Communities doesn't mention the bittercress, but the assemblage looks about right. Both areas were bordering more-or-less static small bodies of water. The spot at Cullaloe where I found C.amara last year was also on the edge of the very smallest "pool" (a puddle, really).
To save me searching in future I should expect Yorkshire Fog (Holcus lanatus) (well, ok...), Creeping Bent (Agrostis stolonifera), (Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens), which all sounds reasonable.
Carex panicea (Carnation Grass) would be nice, though I didn't see any signs of old stuff.
Some of the others definitely look not unreasonable too, with Ragged Robin, Yellow Iris, Common Mouse-ear, Meadowsweet joining a cast of wet grassland regulars.
Common Fleabane's also listed, curiously. Not one you see much around these parts, though I did have it once last year.
I definitely need to have a browse of aquatic communities before I get much further down the line, too.
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