Last of the year: 1. Ivy-leaved Speedwell 2. Common Chickweed 3. Dandelion 4. Garlic Mustard 5. Groundsel 6. Sweet Violet 7. Sweet Violet (white form) 8. Lesser Celandine 9. Daisy 10. Purple Dead-nettle Latin names👇

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Best harbinger of Spring this week: Colt's-foot

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An island of winter aconites in a sea of early crocus. Earlham Cemetery

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Cherry plum flowering; bringing a welcome burst of colour to the hedgerows

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Winter shedding its cloak. Snowdrops in full flower this week Silver Street begins to look rather aptly named #

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I think this is the most beautifully illustrated old botany guide I’ve ever seen 🌿

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I haven't painted for a while, but with all the rain I had a go at Hedge Woundwort - I'm rather fond of this plant despite its stinky rep. I painted the leaves & stem from life, but the flowers are taken from a photo I took a few weeks ago.

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The Optimist and the Hanger-On! 😂 Brambles ‘Rubus’ still going strong here in Warwickshire

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Sea Daffodil
The sign said it is on the red list of threatened species in
This plant of the maritime dunes is susceptible to the onslaught of Atlantic storms.

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Do wild hops count for ? I love to see them appear

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Let's have a bit of autumn colour to celebrate the turning of the year, from our Wilson botanical collection

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Broad leaved Dock and Creeping Thistle Blackford Hill, Edinburgh today

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For the the lovely Blue Fleabane.
Willington, Beds.

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I’ve often mused that the shrubbery in my local park seems a good spot for Epipactis. Well braving funny looks from my bemused fellow dog walkers I plunged into the bushes and found five Broad-leaved Helleborines! 🎉 There are a LOT more bushes to investigate! 👀#Wildflowerhour

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