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Fragaria vesca, Wild Strawberry
Native of woods, scrub and hedgerow, embankments & road verges, an important element of the ground flora. It supports 51 species of invertebrate as a larval host, of which 14 are coleopteran, 30 Lepidoptera
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Sorbus torminalis, Wild Service, associates. May be seen in abundance in wood pasture. Late spring flowers insect pollinated. Fast growing, light demanding, v. hardy; timber hard & durable, lifespan 100–200 years. c.30 spp. inverts.
Illo By Johann Daniel Reitter, PD
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Acer campestre, Field maple. Supports epiphytic lichens and bryophytes, and inverts across a wide range of orders; some 51 invert species found in association. Flowering Period 5-6
Illos by Carl Axel Magnus Lindman
Native hedges series No 11: Malus sylvestris, Wild Crab Apple.
Birds & small mammals feed on the fruits; 217 species of invert use it as a larval host; 133 of them are Lepidoptera, mostly macro and micro moths
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Illo By Carl Axel Magnus Lindman
Oh god, please make me stop! Accidentally found Salix arenaria & MOTHS! Cossus ligniperda; Zeuzera aeusculi; Zeuzera *arundinis*. Plate 9 By Henry Noel Humphreys & John Obadiah Westwood, British Moths @ their Transformations. Vol. I (1845) @whiterosegreen @AmiesPhilip @Lycomorpha
I found this today, thought of you. Orchis morio L., Anacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Green-winged Orchid, Album des Orchidées de l'Europe centrale et septentrionale, by Henri Correvon, Imprimerie W. Kündig et Fils, Geneve. 1899 @joshual951 @thenewgalaxy @BioDivLibrary