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BSBI Scotland @bsbiscotland.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

As autumn advances, we're having to search a bit harder for wildflowers in bloom! Many thanks to everyone who went a-hunting and shared their finds for tonight's #WildFlowerHour. Have a great week, see you next Sunday. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

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Laura McKee @lauramckee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

On a late afternoon cold windy sunshine walk I found a surprise patch of field scabious with visitors on a grass verge right by the motorway #WildflowerHour

Common blue butterfly with closed spotted brown underwings and fluffy blue undercarriage, on lilac colour field scabious on a grass verge.

Common blue butterfly shares a field scabious with a buff tailed bumblebee.

Common carder bee (fluffy pale ginger top and striped behind) on pale lilac field scabious in grass.

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tophermartyn.bsky.social @tophermartyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A perfect Cranesbill sparkling in the warm sunshine of the South Devon coast #wildflowerhour

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Peter Sketch @petersketch.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A walk around Swindon on Thursday found some Wall Bellflower still going. It's common on walls around the centre of Swindon, but was hit hard by the drought. #WildflowerHour

A mass of shiny green leaves with a few blue bell-shaped flowers.

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John Walker @earthfgardener.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Ivy at dusk #2, love it. #wildflowerhour #nature #Eryri

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Adrian Brown @adrianbrown.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A tiny self-heal from today #WildFlowerHour

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Moira O'Donnell @naturelark.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Common Centaury, Centaurium erythraea, and Yellow-wort, Blackstonia perfoliata, two lovely members of the Gentian family still valiantly flowering on top of the cliffs at St Margaret's at Cliffe. #WildflowerHour

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Henk-Jan van der Veen @henk-janvdveen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

One of my favourite autumn colours is this beautiful Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum). Even on a gloomy day, this beauty adds a splash of red. ❤️ #WildflowerHour

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Adrian Brown @adrianbrown.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A few clustered bellflowers still to be found today #WildFlowerHour

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Ian Beavis @ianbeavis.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Harebell near Leominster #wildflowerhour

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Shaggy soldier in Trumpington Street, Cambridge, opposite the Fitzwilliam Museum. #WildflowerHour

White and yellow Shaggy soldier flowers and green leaves, against a blurred white and black background.

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Neil Forbes @treebeard793.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Sneezewort. #StillFlowering on Lowick Common. #WildflowerHour in #Cumbria

Achillea ptarmica, Sneezewort in flower.

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rogerrob473.bsky.social @rogerrob473.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Pale toadflax (linaria repens) and harebell (campanula rotundifolia) still blooming this week at The Holies, Streatley (W. Berks). #wildflowerhour

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John Walker @earthfgardener.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Superb with slate, herb Robert, even with no flowers… #wildflowerhour #nature #Eryri

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Lesley Totten @lesleytotten.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A gorgeous walk along the East Lothian Tyne near #AmisfieldWalledGarden naturalised Himalayan Honeysuckle, Red Campion, Dame’s Violet , Comfrey - not sure which ?! Ivy with a total unit of a Honey Bee and a sole Wood Aven in the unfocusable-Dusk ❤️🩷💙💜💚💛 #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

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Henk-Jan van der Veen @henk-janvdveen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I spotted this beautiful golden glow of Common Toadflax in a meadow. #wildflowerHour

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natureali.bsky.social @natureali.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Still flowering #WildflowerHour Fox and cubs Pilosella aurantiaca and Common knapweed Centaurea nigra. And some joyous autumn sunshine from yesterday morning.

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Ian Ralphs @ralphsian.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social Massive late flowering of bare mud annuals and biennials in the vale. Still trying to work out what the Bidens is. #wildflowerhour

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Jenny Harris @jnnyharris.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It takes a brave ladybird to seek cover amongst the hostile-looking hairs of Bristly Oxtongue (Helminthotheca echioides) but in mid-October who could resist the shelter of a sunshine yellow canopy? #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Bristly leaves and stem. Described in my wildflower book as a mix of ‘hairs with tips like miniature grappling hooks’ and ‘scattered, larger, thorn-like bristles’ (Harrap, 2013).

A single yellow flower head viewed from the side, revealing a ladybird sheltering at its base, enclosed in the space within an outer row of widened bracts.

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Amanda @amandadudman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Very little out this week except two splashes of yellow. Eggs and custard and gorse hanging on in there. Spied at Cannock Chase. #wildflowerhour

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John Martin @pilning.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Annual management week at VP, also a chance to check out plants on the drawdown zone. Great to see the Limosella aquatica (Mudwort) having a big year. Plenty of Rumex maritimus (Golden Dock) too and delighted to find a plant of Rumex x knafii (Golden x Clustered) new to VC40! #wildflowerhour

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Ivy-leaved toadflax on the wall outside St Mary’s Church, Ely. #WildflowerHour

A mauve, white and yellow Ivy-leaved toadflax flower against a blurred green and grey background.

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Ria @rianor.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Fading heather, already closed, in the autumn sunlight #WildFlowerHour

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Sarah @sarahfaulkner.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

With the season progressing I find myself out in the gorgeous evening light more often as I squeeze the most from the shortening days. This Knapweed looked so beautiful. I love the fringed bracts of the involucre that hold those fabulous unruly purple petals in place. Just lovely.💜 #wildflowerhour

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Neil Forbes @treebeard793.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A somewhat less typical location for Sea Rush, Juncus maritimus growing in an old limestone quarry at RSPB Hodbarrow. This species is typical of two saltmarsh communities but does also grow on rocky shores and low cliff tops. #WildflowerHour @rspbengland.bsky.social

Sea Rush, Juncus maritimus. RSPB Hodbarrow

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marcusbugs.bsky.social @marcusbugs.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Ivy flowers for #WildFlowerHour

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NaomiW @naomiwilde.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The heather moorlands are preparing for winter but here and there the odd plant is still trying to bloom! #wildflowerhour

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Darran Jaques @darranjaques.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Polygonum aviculare growing on the roadside, Surrey. #WildflowerHour 🌱 @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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Adrian Brown @adrianbrown.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The still-abundant devil’s-bit scabious in the meadow at Coulters Dean was clearly providing welcome autumn nectar - this one practically being hugged by one of a plethora of common carder bees today #WildFlowerHour

A purple pincushion flower with a bumblebee perched on top

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Red valerian flowering on a wall outside St Mary’s Church, Ely. #WildflowerHour

Pink Red valerian flowers against a blurred green background.

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Henk-Jan van der Veen @henk-janvdveen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I recently revisited the area where I supervised the first phase of a nature development project. I found Lesser Marshwort (Helosciadium inundatum), Water Purslane and Jersey Cudweed (Gnaphalium luteoalbum). #WildflowerHour

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

White dead nettle flowering on St John’s Road, Ely. #WildflowerHour

White dead nettle flowers and green leaves against a blurred brown background.

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A few more from today's cycle around Cambridge for #WildflowerHour. Great to see the Lesser Calamint came back after the September mowing. Also nice to see a few Chicory flowers still in bloom 🙂 Names in ALT text. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Lesser Calamint, Ragwort, Musk Mallow, Orange Mullein;
Oxeye Daisy with pollinator, Chicory, Agrimony, Bee orchid rosette;
Common Toadflax, Pink Sorrel (nat.), Brown Knapweed, Purple Toadflax.

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John Walker @earthfgardener.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Ivy at dusk. #wildflowerhour #nature #Eryri

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Aoife @aoifeb1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Big bright Dandelion #WildflowerHour

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Roger_TL45Y @rogerhorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Obligatory photo of Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Senecio inaequidens, growing in masses between the tracks at #BuryStEdmunds station and behind railings in the station approaches. #WildflowerHour #Suffolk

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Kate Gold @kategold24.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Devil's-bit Scabious, Chickweed, Agrimony, Bush Vetch and Tormentil in flower in All Saints churchyard, Plumpton Green, East Sussex #wildflowerhour

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Peter Sketch @petersketch.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Less showy than most of the other weeds, but a bit special because I see it so rarely. Sticky Groundsel with its distinctive curled outer petals that look a bit half-hearted compares to the 3 species of ragwort that grow nearby. #WildflowerHour

A single yellow flower. The centre is a tuft of tiny yellow flowers, like groundsel or the centre of a daisy. The outer petals are quite sparse and curl backwards.

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Ria @rianor.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A couple of Common Dog-Violet plants seem to have returned for the autumn! #WildFlowerHour

A small violet, strangely in flower on an autumn morning

A small violet, strangely in flower on an autumn morning; the pale notch behind the flower suggests that this is a Common Dog-Violet

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Kate Gold @kategold24.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Daisies! Common Ragwort, Smooth Sowthistle, Bristly Oxtongue, Rough Hawkbit*, Ox-eye Daisy, Lesser Hawkbit*, Groundsel, Dandelion, Nipplewort. All seen In Plumpton Green, either #pavementplants or in the local churchyard. * see separate Hawkbit post for details #wildflowerhour

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wendylouo2.bsky.social @wendylouo2.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#wildflowerhour Hoary mustard in a very dry field edge plus an apple tree with fresh blossom growing - confusing time for plants.

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Peter Sketch @petersketch.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I encourage weeds in my front yard (as you may have noticed). I was a bit taken aback when Help Agrimony set up there - it's huge. I eventually had to trim it because I couldn't get to my front door while the car was parked. The insects love it, though. #WildflowerHour

A tuft of pale pink flowers, each very small, with what look like white tendrils emerging from them.

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Adrian Brown @adrianbrown.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I almost missed this solitary squinancywort - minuscule but, when you get close enough, it absolutely sings out #WildFlowerHour

A cluster of tiny flowers with four petals- each petal is white but with a pink line running around the edge and down the centre

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Wild clary and knapweed at Portland Bill today, self-heal at Lakeside Country Park yesterday and meadow buttercup there on Monday. #WildflowerHour

Wild clary, a fairly tall plant with blue flowers

Self-heal, a purple flower with green leaves

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terrible normie @botvolution.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#WildFlowerHour A little haul from a single old pasture today. A vetch - Bush Vetch? Still lots of Devil's-bit Scabious about. Buttercup - probably Meadow

A cluster of purple and white pea-like flowers amidst other greenery.

A small globe-shaped flower about 2cm across, darkish mauve, smothered in stamens, against a blurred background of rough grass.

A brilliant yellow flower with multiple overlapping papery petals.

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Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Centaurea nigra ~ pengaled ~ lesser knapweed Achillea millefolium ~ milddail ~ yarrow also seen buttercups, red clover, various speedwells... Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire #wildflowerhour @bsbicymru.bsky.social

flower head of a common napweed, pinky purple many pointy petals

flower head of a yarrow low down in grass

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Eirian @miltonei.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#wildflowerhour There seems to be an abundance of toadflax flowering at the moment. Also some fresh green alkanet. A welcome splash of colour

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Martine🦋Brennan🍄 @martinebrennan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Bittersweet (top) having another go at flowering this week, and thrown-out potatoes on the compost heap in flower- same family. #wildflowerhour

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