Monday, 29 March 2010

DRAGONFLY: Some common dragonflies in north-west England

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Summer 2008/9: In north-west England, small lakes and pools in sheltered areas such as those at Leighton Moss, Hawes Water, Foulshaw Moss an...

PLANT: A rare endemic wormwood: Artemisia granatensis in Spain

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July 1, 1995: Nowadays, this extremely rare endemic is only occasionally found on the upper peaks of the Sierra Nevada, southern Spain, at a...

PLANT: An endemic Butterwort (Pinguicula nevadensis) in the Spanish Sierra Nevada

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July 8, 1998: Endemic to the upper regions of Sierra Nevada and the Sierra de Alfacar in southern Spain, Pinguicula nevadensis occurs in sma...

PLANT: The orchid hybrid between ‘man’ and ‘monkey’ (Orchis anthropophora × Orchis simia) in Kent

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May 20, 1989: This most attractive but extremely rare hybrid orchid, a cross between the Man and the Monkey orchid, was recorded in Kent at ...
Sunday, 28 March 2010

MAMMAL: Arctic Fox in Spitsbergen

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July 14, 2008: The Arctic or Polar fox (Vulpes lagopus) has a circumpolar distribution and lives in some of the coldest conditions in the wo...

PLANT: A rare hybrid sedge in north Lancashire

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July 3, 2008: In June, a sharp-eyed botanist found a sedge (Carex sp.) of unusual appearance which he thought might be the hybrid Carex pseu...
Saturday, 27 March 2010

PLANT: Anacamptis morio (Green-winged Orchid): variable flower colour at a Lancashire site

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May 1, 2007: Anacamptis (or Orchis if preferred) morio is commonly known as the Green-winged Orchid. It is a plant of unimproved, species-ri...
Thursday, 25 March 2010

PLANT: Helichrysum taenari, a very rare narrow endemic from southern Greece

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May 15, 2002: In 1944, during the Second World War when the German army occupied Greece, one of its personnel, the botanist Werner Rothmaler...
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010

PLANT: Two similar-looking Fumitories (Fumaria capreolata and F. purpurea)

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July 1 & 4, 2009: Fumaria capreolata and F. purpurea appear very similar and are easily confused. They have almost the same habit and ha...

MAMMAL: Stoat (Mustela erminea) near Bashall Eaves, Lancashire

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June 21, 2009: Only a brief view and a few photos were possible when this Stoat emerged briefly from a ditch alongside a quiet country lane.

PLANT: A scarce marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides) new to Cumbria

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June 14, 2009: A most experienced botanist and friend, Jeremy Roberts, contacted me to say that he had found some interesting marsh orchids ...
Tuesday, 23 March 2010

PLANT: Eight species of Draba from Spitsbergen (Svalbard)

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July, 2007 & 2008: Twelve species of Draba (a genus within the cabbage family, Brassicaceae) form an interesting and important component...