Wild Flowers

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Wood Sorrel by tigerburnie, on Flickr

Some Wood Sorrel I found in the forest the other day, I nearly put the picture in the herb thread, but having eaten some I think it's better to look at than to eat.

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Violets in the forest by tigerburnie, on Flickr

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Found by an old railway line in Aberdeenshire
Egg and Bacon plant by tigerburnie, on Flickr

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Wild Garlic on the banks of the river Dee in Aberdeenshire

Wild Garlic by tigerburnie, on Flickr

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Found by an old railway line in Aberdeenshire
Egg and Bacon plant by tigerburnie, on Flickr

Also called kidney vetch.

[veggiechicken]

I know it as Tom Thumb.

[burnie]

Sp it's Horseshoe vetch, kidney vetch is not often found in Scotland, similar, but Horseshoe is a much lower plant.

[veggiechicken]

According to https://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flow...Horseshoe).htm
Horseshoe vetch is

" a perennial which is native, occurring only locally in Britain as far north as Westmorland, and in Jersey. It only grows on chalky short grassland, cliffs and clifftops, with a greater concentration in the South. "

[burnie]

Grows in Kincardinshire(now part of Aberdeenshire) VC and you're right it likes chalky soil, also grows on the Gower in Wales amongst a couple of others, but is absent from Ireland. Kidney Vetch is very much a coastal plant and my picture was taken some distance inland. seems all the Hippocrepis and the lotus corniculatus all look very similar(I use David Lang's book for my id), he also states that Kidney Vetch tends to flower later, from June onwards, so that also aided my id of the plant, I'm no expert, so I 'll stick with egg and bacon description.

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Sundew.

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Sundew.

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Great shot, not seen any for a while, we are too sandy round here I have to go higher to find them, cracking little plants

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Some wild flowers growing in the garden
Ox eyed daisies I grew from seed been there for around 5 years now I think


A sow thistle, now that's what I call architectural(I wonder if Monty and his mates would agree lol

A white red Campion(if you get what I mean)

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A wild red poppy self sown from seeds I sowed years ago, I even have them in the greenhouse this year

A yellow Welsh poppy for those from the other side of the Severn

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Yarrow

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In the garden