![]() ![]() The stem oozes a sap that may cause blisters, which is probably where the cursed name originates. It reaches 3.65m (12ft) in height and has leaves 91cm (36in) long.Ī 14-leaved red clover and a 14-leaved white clover were both discovered in the US and both made it to the Guinness Book of Records. Cursed Crowfoot is fairly common and can be weedy. ![]() The world's largest weed is the giant hogweed, from Central Asia. Wild Celery, also called tape or eel grass. It flowers from May to August when it attracts flies, beetles and bees including honey bees. American Pondweed has submersed and floating leaves that are oval shaped. Wild clematis grows climbing, sprawling stems up to 30m long (100ft) - that's about 20 people from top to toe! Creeping buttercup ( Ranunculus repens) is a British native perennial commonly found on heavy soils and is found in moist grassland, marshes and along woodland paths. Weeds such as wild carrot, cow parsley and celery grow at least 350 seeds on a single flower-head. And if you touch a dandelion you will wet the bed! The French word for dandelion is Pissenlit, which directly translated means 'wee in bed'. Or, finding a four-leaf clover brings good luck. For example, if you hold a buttercup under your chin and a yellow shadow appears, it means you like butter. There are many superstitions linked to weeds. Long-tongued bees can feed from long, deep flowers like Foxgloves. flower but also the different leaves separate the goldilocks and the meadow buttercup. They are able to reach the food with their tongue because the flower is open with a flat shape. Nettles are packed full of vitamin C and new shoots are often used to make tea. Wetlands Woodland Towns and gardens Did you know Creeping buttercup is pollinated by short-tongued bees attracted by the nectar and pollen. shaky id).Īnd finally, the male cones of the Scots pine, which gave off pollen clouds when I touched the branch.Stinging nettles are often used in herbal medicine for cleaning the body and making the heart work better. There were a couple of small pools, and I liked this clump of carex (v. The dune slacks were mostly dry, with lush grass. I thought I’d found a new plant – but on closer inspection it turned out to be rabbit-chewed Sea Sandwort. The Marsh pennywort(Hydrocotyle vulgaris) – still doing nothing very exciting, except it seems remarkable that it’s there, covering an area about two feet square, and I haven’t found it anywhere else at Tentsmuir. of buttercups and white- weed, and groves of ivory leaves and sweet fern. It may be pretty to look at for now, but it is not ideal for pastures and can be an indicator of needed change. So, moving on to the “other interesting stuff” category, here’s what caught my attention this time.Ī sycamore seedling, growing where there surely is no hope at all, in the soft sand of the dunes.Ī colony of Celery-leaved buttercup, ranunculus sceleratus, one of my Tentsmuir favourites because of its neat ring of leaves and tidy little flowerhead. celery-leaved buttercup, cursed crowfoot, Ranunculus sceleratus - annual herb. ![]() A vigorous grower that thrives in fertile. sceleratus) generally grows in moist or muddy sites (e.g. I knew there would be too much for one blog entry when I came back with 27 saveable pictures from my Tentsmuir walk… Yellow Wood Sorrel or Oxalis Clover-like leaves, and small yellow flowers. Celery-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus subsp. sceleratus, celeryleaf buttercup, blister buttercup, cursed crowfoot. ![]()
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7/27/2023 01:24:21 am
Great website. Many blogs like this cover subjects that just aren’t covered by magazines.
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