Cowslips are rare here, so if I'd completed the #CowslipChallenge you could have knocked me down with a - well, a Greater Stitchwort!(Stellaria holostea)
So flimsy, it was used long ago to heal broken bones (holostea='entire bone') @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #PlantAtlas2020
No, @fungiflowers.bsky.social isn't casting aspersions 👇 on the parentage of this lovely Fumaria!
The 'bastardii' bit is because the plant is named after C19th French botanist Toussaint Bastard.
More about the plant's distribution on its #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
A nice find, Perfoliate Penny-cress spotted by @sibthorpia.bsky.social in the Cotswolds.
Find out where it grows & why it's declining on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Find out more about Pyrola rotundifolia subsp. rotundifolia - including where it has been recorded in Ireland - on its #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
This subspecies of Round-leaved Wintergreen has seen an overall "marked decline" since 1930 but we're not entirely sure why.
A nice find by @bsbiscience.bsky.social while in London.
Find out more about Mediterranean Nettle, first recorded in Britain 20 years ago, on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Read about Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem on its #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
View a distribution map, open tabs to read about conservation status or view the Gallery (7 lovely pix!) & learn which 2 plant species are outcompeting Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem in Northern England.
A lovely find by @mattrjones.bsky.social for #WildFlowerHour!
Find out more about Early sand-grass on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
A lovely find by @dmac00.bsky.social and good to know that this delicate little filmy-fern is doing well in Co. Louth.
Want to know where else it grows, and the factors which contributed to its C20th decline in SE England?
Check out its #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
As @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social says, there aren't many places where you're likely to see Forked Spleenwort!
But to find out why it's so picky about where it grows, the places where it's hanging on and the threats it's facing, check out its #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Couldn't agree more with @trisnorton.bsky.social: an English woodland in early May is a wonderful place to be!
If you want to hunt for Herb-paris in woods next year, but aren't sure where to look, check out its #PlantAtlas2020 page for tips on habitat & locations: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Thanks @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social for spreading the word that Flat-sedge has gone from Vulnerable on the 2005 #GBRedList to Endangered on the new List.
Find out more about Flat-sedge (gallery, distribution map, why it's declining) on its #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
As usual, @markavery.bsky.social has it right. Things are not getting better for our wild plants
The 20-year efforts of #BSBImembers & the botanical community gave us #PlantAtlas2020, which provides the evidence base for much of this #GBRedList assessment.
Your #botany records make a difference!
Jersey Cudweed 1st recorded on Jersey in 1689, now moving northwards: has increased 50fold since 2000.
Why? several reasons, inc (probably) a warming climate.
Find out more about Jersey Cudweed (inc images, trends & a distribution map) on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Nice piece by @emilybeament.bsky.social in @the-independent.com today about #GBRedList, threatened plants & work carried out by @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to conserve Fen Orchid:
www.indy100.com/news/beautif...
More info about Fen Orchid on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Well spotted @jnnyharris.bsky.social, this is Buttonweed, another non-native plant which is extending its range.
Find out more on its #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
If you spot it near you, please use these links to notify your #BSBICountyRecorder: bsbi.org/local-botany
Photographed in Portugal: Pink-headed Persicaria (Persicaria capitata), growing everywhere on paths, walls & pavements.
This pretty Himalayan species, once unknown from Ireland & Britain, is slowly gaining a foothold here too (climate change?) #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social #PlantAtlas2020
Now at #NPMS10 online event, Oli Pescott @ukceh.bsky.social is talking about on 'Insights from NPMS: From local data to national trends'
Use this link to dive into those trends that @npms.bsky.social is highlighting:
www.npms.org.uk/trends
Nice link there to #PlantAtlas2020: plantatlas2020.org
Well spotted, Billy & Joel @hantsbic.bsky.social!
Water Bent is one of our most rapidly increasing alien grasses, esp. in cities, according to its #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Whereas Fern-grass's distribution hasn't changed so much:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Narrow-leaved Ragwort has spread rapidly in towns across Britain & Ireland.
It's now locally abundant around Dublin, according to its #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
It features in #UrbanPlants, the fab new book by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Have you seen it near you?
Ooh! Check out the #PlantAtlas2020 page for Least Adder's-tongue to see more pix & find out why @pilning.bsky.social was so happy to see this teeny-weeny fern!
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Hi @petersketch.bsky.social, to discover where to find Ploughman's Spikenard (+3,499 other species) in Britain & Ireland, and learn about its favourite habitat, conservation status & more, just check out the map on the plant's #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Wow, a fabulous find by @sarahwatts.bsky.social for #WildFlowerHour!
Check out the #PlantAtlas2020 page for Marsh Saxifrage to find out more about its distribution and why Sarah was so excited to find this plant: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Thanks @sim-elliott.bsky.social for this update about plants of Covehurst Bay.
#PlantAtlas2020 helps us understand why/how distributions of Marsh Horsetail & Square-stalked St. John's-wort (and 3,493 other species) are changing: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Want to see a map of where mega-rare Alpine Catchfly grows in Britain?
Check out its #PlantAtlas2020 page:
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Our online Plant Atlas has pages for 3,495 plants with maps, info on conservation status & trends plus galleries of photos: all free for you to use & enjoy!
Ooh, a very rare member of the #PeaFamily spotted by @amymoscrop.bsky.social for #WildFlowerHour!
Find out more about Small Restharrow, including the (very few) places where it grows, on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
A fabulous #WildFlowerHour, huge thanks to everyone who shared pix.
Especially nice to see so many wild plants putting on a #WildFlowerShow to rival #ChelseaFlowerShow2025!
Find out more about the rare & iconic Military Orchid on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
The blackberries are coming!
Did you know, many Brambles of Scotland have also been spotted south of the border?
Slender-spined Bramble has naturalised on many English railway banks.
Find out more in our new #BSBIHandbook 👇 or check out this #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Ooh! Check out its #PlantAtlas2020 page to understand why @commonbynature.bsky.social & Matt were so chuffed to track down Forked Spleenwort: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
Apparently it has "exacting edaphic preferences" i.e. it's picky what kind of soil it will grow on ;-)
My colleagues James @bsbicountries.bsky.social & Alastair @bsbicymru.bsky.social are in Cardiff today for @senedd.wales Biodiversity Day!
They'll be networking with partners NGOs & Senedd Members, and spreading the word about #PlantAtlas2020.
Go up & say hi to them if you're there too!
Find out more about Woolly Clover on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
