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#wildflowerID. We saw this flower on the coastal path in the East Neuk of Fife today. Dandelion family of some sort. Rosette leaves with serration. And very thick, hard stems. Not sure what it is. #wildflowerhour #wildflowerhour. No invasive species for us this week. But trips to Ardnamurchan on the far west of Scotland and the East Neuk of Fife. We did see lots of amazing plants. Frog orchid. Early marsh orchid, lesser butterfly and more @bsbibotany.bsky.social @orchids Wildflower wanders at Ruddon Point in Fife today. With BSBI Fife group. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour highlights were the frog orchids but a really interesting site. Field madder, knotted clover, meadow rue, thyme leaved sandwort and more. We went to visit a SSSI today to look for orchids. I found something I can’t identify. It was a fen/bog area and this wee ‘head’ was growing out of sphagnum moss next to sundew. About 3cm tall. Top looks like a horsetail but with tiny wee flowers. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #plantid #wildflowerhour #wildflowerhour #WildflowerShow a walk along the Fife coastal path near Crail today. It never disappoints. Highlights included marsh arrow grass and sea milkwort. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #woodlandplants volunteering at Killiecrankie, removing non native species allowed me to see a few woodland flowers. Followed by a walk at Tentsmuir Woods today. First violets, primroses and cowslips of the year. First @wildflowerhour.bsky.social of the year for me. It’s been all about the daisies, dandelions and gorse until now. Blossom starting. Celandines. And pussy willow in south west Scotland this weekend. #wildflowerhour Fungi fantastic this weekend. The colours of autumn. #fungi #autumn #favouriteplant of the year for @wildflowerhour. Gosh. We had a few. It was a great botany year. So many lovely plants and some firsts for us. And for some locations. We found narrow leaved helleborine near Oban. A first for the location. #wildflowerhour #favouriteplants of the year for @wildflowerhour. Gosh. We had a few. It was a great botany year. So many lovely plants and some firsts for us. And for some locations. This post is the lovely mountain avens. Seen both on Glenshee and in the Teesdale exclosures.. #wildflowerhour #favouriteplant of the year for @wildflowerhour. Gosh. We had a few. It was a great botany year. So many lovely plants and some firsts for us. And for some locations. First post coralroot orchids. Tiny wee green things hard to see. #wildflowerhour #wildflowerhour #peafamily. I love the pea family. Peas are my favourite vegetable. But the flowers are also stunning. Bitter vetch (I think) with its colour shifting is a favourite. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social no pinks apart from campion this week so a few alpines from Glenshee today. Our first time getting dryas octopetela in flower. Azalea. Drawf cornel. An other first. And favourite Scottish asphodel #wildflowerhour #wildflowerhour a non speedwell post for @wildflowerhour. First orchid of the year and a clustered bellflower at the northern edge of their reach. St Cyrus National Nature Reserve 
