QUODITCH MOOR NATURE RESERVE
FLOWERS AND PLANTS IN AUGUST
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QUODITCH MOOR NATURE RESERVE |
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FLOWERS AND PLANTS IN AUGUST |
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Marsh Ragwort (Senecio aquaticus) (Compositae) To learn more about ragworts click on the picture. |
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Knapweed Centaurea Nigra (Compositae) |
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Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris - (Labiatae) |
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Corn Mint (Mentha Arvensis (Labiatae) |
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Marsh Thistle The Marsh Thistles have done their work in feeding the butterflies and are now going to seed. |
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The Devil's Bit Scabious has appeared, mainly in FieldTwo, but we have found some even as far away as field four. At first just a few hard heads appear but by the end of August the plant is growing in profusion. |
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Rowan or Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) Rosaceae The berries on the Rowan are beginning to ripen. |
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This is a member of the Hogweed family - Heracleum |
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Already the seeds are beginning to form. |
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Heather - yet to be named |
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The Marsh Woundwort (Stachys palustris - Labiatae) is in full flower at this time of the year |
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Also nearby there is a lot of Corn Mint ( Mentha Arvensis). The two plants combined give a purplish hue to the areas. In small quantities its oil can be used as an antiseptic. |
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This is Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) This is very common in Fields Three and Four and, as you can see, attracts many butterflies. It's also very popular with Hoverflies. |
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This one, in Field Four , has attracted a female Drone Fly. |
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