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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Greater celandine flowering on a pavement in Ely this week. #WildflowerHour

Two yellow flowers against a pale brick wall.

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David Misstear @dmisstear.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Rock Sea-spurrey, Bulloch Harbour, Co. Dublin. #wildflowerhour

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Ceri @llaisbach.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

These few braving the rain on Invalid's walk and evading the goats #greatorme #wildflowerhour

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Laura McKee @lauramckee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Michaelmas Daisies in today’s sunshine for #WildflowerHour

Lilac colour Michaelmas daisies and blue skies.

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Steven Wright @stevenwright58.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In a hedge @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social Ryton Wood Meadows. End of season vibes with gates padlocked but worth avisit for these beauties.

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Owen Leyshon @dungenessowen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Taking the opportunity to start working on a few areas of the drawdown zone in the Long Pits, Dungeness for the scarce Lesser-Water Plantain (Baldellia) with some in flower and in seed The water levels are very low at the moment #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Lesser-Water Plantain in flower plus in seed - Dungeness

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David Misstear @dmisstear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Heather, Corlea Forest, Co. Donegal. #wildflowerhour

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johnfen1.bsky.social @johnfen1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Common Ragwort and Water Forget-me-not on the bank of a drain at the edge of the River Witham floodplain, Lincolnshire #WildflowerHour

Yellow flowers of Common Ragwort amongst grasses and the pale blue flowers of Water Forget-me-not at the edge of a Reed filled drain

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David Misstear @dmisstear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Herb-Robert, Corlea Forest, Co. Donegal. #wildflowerhour

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Ian Senior @ians4ad.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We saw 100s of vervain plants on yesterday's Norfolk Flora group meeting. Must have had a very good year! @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

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rogerrob473.bsky.social @rogerrob473.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Chiltern gentians still just holding on at Streatley (W. Berks) this week but have been few and tiny this year after the dry spell. #wildflowerhour

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A brilliant day had by all at yesterday's @bsbibotany.bsky.social #IrishAutumnMeeting in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh: amazing talks, and fantastic workshops on Irish #Ferns, #Whitebeams, the aquatic plants of #LoughErne, and the #100PlantsChallenge. Thanks to all who came & #FermanaghHouse for hosting

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ivy season again! Such a beautiful golden flower set against glossy dark-green leaves - but the shape bringing back unpleasant covid memories 🤣 Beloved by bees: ivy honey is helpful for respiratory complaints @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social #herbalremedies

Atlantic ivy, Hedera hibernica - the commonest ivy in Ireland

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ready to tackle aquatic plant ID? Join us for Charophyte Identification Training with expert Cilian Roden! Mon 28 Sept 2026, 10:30–16:00 in Lough Money, Co. Down Indoor ID session + outdoor recording at the lough edge. Book here: bsbi.org/take-part/ev...

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Barry 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 🌿🌿 @wonkyeggs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Traveller's-joy (Clematis vitalba) still flowering at The Spetchells in Northumberland #WildflowerHour

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

One of my #FavouritePlants: Field Gentian (Gentianella campestris), photographed on the #Donegal coast. The roots of other #GentianFamily members are used to make digestive bitters (think Aperol & pink gin) & field gentian was once used for similar purposes @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

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Tina Claffey Photography @tinaclaffey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Devil's Bit Scabious is loved by so many of our wondrous little creatures ❤️ this Knotgrass moth caterpillar exploring in the foggy dew @peatlandecr.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Bookings open for the Irish Autumn Meeting & AGM, 3 Oct in Enniskillen! Highlights incl. talks & workshops on Sorbus; Irish ferns; Fermanagh flora; beginners' recording & our BSBI database: an exciting day! Book at bsbi.org/take-part/ev... @bsbibotany.bsky.social @cedarrecordsni.bsky.social #Botany

Irish Whitebeam (Sorbus hibernica) in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

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Jo Stephen @jostephen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Possibly my #FavouritePlant this year, Yellow Centaury, Cicendia filiformis #WildflowerHour

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Dr Richard Bate @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

For the #wildflowerhour #favouriteplant challenge 2026, I'm probably going to choose this lovely patch of Coralroot #Orchids (Corallorhiza trifida) from the dunes of South Cumbria. They were absolutely magnificent 🥰

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Aoife @aoifeb1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My favourite wildflowers change throughout the seasons 😊. So I have many 😉. This is Blue Eyed Grass from my holiday in Kerry. #WildflowerHour #FavouritePlant

A delicate blue flower with bright yellow centre

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Brenda🥕R @brendar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Bog Star: Grass-of-Parnassus, Parnassia palustris #WildflowerHour #FavouritePlant

A close of white flower. It has 5 petals with translucent grey-green veins running down each petal. The centre is a smooth pearl like upside down teardrop which is surrounded but spikes toped by tiny yellow globes.

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Tina Claffey Photography @tinaclaffey.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Lesser Bladderwort doesn't get enough nutrients from the bog and has adapted to survive. The bladder sacs within the undergrowth that the flower grows on at the bog pool release a scent into the bog pool that attracts tiny microscopic life. The bladder sacs open,they are sucked inside and digested.

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What a great end to our #TargetedAquaticPlantsProject events for the year with a walk along the River Barrow at Graiguenamanagh. Amongst the many finds were Rigid Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) a first record for Co Carlow. Thanks to Paul Green for leading and to #NPWSIreland for their support.

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Looking to elevate your freshwater plant skills? Stoneworts are notoriously tricky and under-recorded, but the Charophyte Identification Training session is here to help you tackle this challenging aquatic group with confidence. Book your spot: bsbi.org/take-part/ev... #BotanicalSkillsNI

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Ria @rianor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Heather is still flowering! #WildFlowerHour

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Rowans in berry on the bog. #wildflowerhour

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I hesitate to call these #fruits but here's some Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna) in a spooky Edinburgh graveyard...it made me twitchy seeing those big shiny berries next to the blackberries 😬 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #PoisonousPlants

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gtob.bsky.social @gtob.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The National Parks and Wildlife Service are running a lovely event in White's Marsh, Cork on Sunday 6th September delving into the links between creativity and nature. There'll be a grassland id walk, a scything demo and some scything songs. Contact claire.deasy@npws.gov.ie to book your free spot.

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Want to help shape our future direction? Then attend our autumn AGMs! AGMs for Scotland, England & the big one (Britain & Ireland) are online so you can join from the comfort of your own home. Ireland's is in person, part of a great day out. Wales? Already happened, sorry! bsbi.org/about/news/l...

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Great #NPMS survey day! Last week 9 volunteers surveyed 5 plots, finding new species like Arum maculatum and passing a 4,500-year-old Neolithic burial site. Working as a group turned a survey training day into a social occasion too! Thanks to all who joined. #BotanicalSkillsNI @npms.bsky.social

Three plant surveyors standing in a grassy, overgrown meadow holding recording sheets, maps, and a smartphone, surrounded by lush trees and bushes under a sunny sky.

A group of volunteers conducting a transect survey along the edge of a harvested agricultural field, following a white measuring tape laid flat next to a dense hedge line.

Two survey team members standing outdoors in tall grass next to a large ancient stone monument, reviewing notes and discussing map details.

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Only a few spots left for the BSBI Introduction to Aquatic & Emergent Plants workshop in Co. Down! Learn freshwater plant ID and sampling techniques. Book here: bsbi.org/take-part/ev... #BotanicalSkillsNI

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We rounded off our #IrishGrasslandsProject summer calendar with a fantastic outing to a Molinia meadow at Cream Point, Co Clare with ecologist Phoebe O'Brien. Lots to see including Adder's Tongue Fern, Sneezewort and Sea Spurge. Thanks #NPWSIreland for support! #GreatIrishGrasslands #GrasslandsTrail

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mattrjones.bsky.social @mattrjones.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Sparganium natans has been the other highlight of the week. A huge submerged population seen in Donegal and then today in the Burren a few fab populations flowering away 😍 #wildflowerhour

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mattrjones.bsky.social @mattrjones.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Some fabulous plants from the fens around Lough Bunny today. #wildflowerhour @bsbiireland.bsky.social

Blunt Flowered Rush (Juncus subnodulosus)

Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris)

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wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It’s Sunday & it’s 8pm so it must be time for #wildflowerhour! 🥳 Please share your pics of the wild & naturalised blooms you’ve spotted from across Britain & Ireland in the last week & also any interesting #SeedHeads the theme for this week’s challenge!

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I've never before seen these funny clustered flowerheads on devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) - but with 300% extra free, the bees and butterflies will be happy! #wildflowerhour #PollinatorPals #irishwildflowers @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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mattrjones.bsky.social @mattrjones.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Potamogeton lucens (Shining Pondweed) putting on an incredible display in Donegal 😍 @bsbiireland.bsky.social

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Monkeyflower, Vervain, Water Figwort, Branched Bur-reed and an eel! Just some of the finds on our #TargetedAquaticPlantProject outing to Cappoquin last week. Paul Green demonstrated how to use keys to identify aquatic plants and we even looked at some Willows. Thanks to #NPWSIreland for support.

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Sharpen your plant ID and survey skills! Join the Botanical Skills Northern Ireland Project for upcoming National Plant Monitoring Scheme (#NPMS) training days. Free tomorrow? There's still some places on our NPMS training day in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone! Info: bsbi.org/take-part/pr...

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Intrepid botanists headed up Slieve Muck on 18 August in the footsteps of Ireland's most famous naturalist, Robert Lloyd Praeger. They found Mountain Everlasting, a plant last recorded on the mountain by the great man himself in 1880! @bsbiireland.bsky.social Find out more: bsbi.org/about/news/p...

The distinctive leaves (green on top, white below) of the Mountain Everlasting plant, photographed on Slieve Muck, Co. Down, on 18 August.

A group of smiling, intrepid botanists point to one of the rare plants they found on the mountain.

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Join us this weekend for #TargetedAquaticPlantProject events in Sligo and Donegal. Legendary aquatics expert Nick Stewart will be on hand to explore Bunduff Lough, Sligo on Sat 22nd and Durnesh Lough, Donegal on Sun 23rd. Why not make a weekend of it! Book at: tinyurl.com/3kz95dh4

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Our exciting 'Local Change' project will be happening in Ireland too!☘️ Could you help coordinate this project on both sides of the Irish Sea? For more info on the project, and to apply, see bsbi.org/take-part/pr... @bsbibotany.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @cedarrecordsni.bsky.social

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#WildflowerHour #CommonNames Perennial Sow-thistle, Sonchus arvensis on a verge near Monmouth. Tradition has it that the Sonchus genus, Sow-thistles, were fed to lactating sows to increase milk production. Older legends include strengthening hares.

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Sarah @sarahfaulkner.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I love Sundews, they are such extraordinary plants. As #CommonNames go, this one is perfect - in the sun those sticky, deadly beads glimmer like dew, luring unwary insects to an untimely death. This Sundew was one of many I enjoyed seeing on the Purbeck Heaths. So beautiful. 💚 #Wildflowerhour

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David Misstear @dmisstear.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Herb-Robert, with four instead of its usual five petals. This flower was known as 'Death-Come-Quickly' and it was considered (very) bad luck to hang it indoors. Also known as 'Stinking Bob.' #wildflowerhour #commonnames

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

My prize for weird #CommonName: Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum, #DaisyFamily). Not related to Hemp or Agrimony (tho the leaves look a bit illegal) and not used to cure bad eyes, which 'Agrimony' stems from. Looks wacky too, like a surgical pink Big Bird @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

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