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Post by NellyDee on Jun 30, 2016 14:52:29 GMT
I have ploughed through my wild flower books and the nearest I can find is Valerian, which it is not, so I am stuck. The flowers were pale pink and it was growing along a verge in Glendaruel (Cowal Peninsular). Could not get a closer shot of the flower head unfortunately.
 DSCF3997 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Jul 2, 2016 12:24:58 GMT
Is it possible to post a larger image? I just can't get any detail here.
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Post by NellyDee on Jul 2, 2016 14:12:14 GMT
This is the best I can do. The flowers were almost identical to Valerian maybe more petals on each flower with very fine hair like stamens but the leaves totally different.  DSCF3997 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr |
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Post by silversea on Jul 3, 2016 21:27:01 GMT
For me I'd like to see the actual flowers close up...that will help us get to a family level. Once at a family level, the ID becomes much easier.
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Post by NellyDee on Jul 4, 2016 10:22:25 GMT
Just to let you know I have at last got an ID on this, it is Valeriana alliariifolia. Interesting to look up, well for me it was:)
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Post by treehugger on Jul 4, 2016 10:28:02 GMT
Whats the common name please?
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Post by NellyDee on Jul 4, 2016 16:45:06 GMT
The common name is Valerian, the most common one seen is Valeriana officinalis, which is the one I have growing here and which is why I got confused with the difference in leaf and also the flower heads to me seemed more delicate than bog standard Valerian. Apparently Valeriana alliariifolia is more commonly seen at higher altitude - Scotland:)
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Post by aeshna5 on Jul 4, 2016 18:18:11 GMT
The common name is Valerian, the most common one seen is Valeriana officinalis, which is the one I have growing here and which is why I got confused with the difference in leaf and also the flower heads to me seemed more delicate than bog standard Valerian. Apparently Valeriana alliariifolia is more commonly seen at higher altitude - Scotland:) Looking at images I suspect you have the right ID, but it's certainly not a UK native. Stace, the UK botanist's bible doesn't list it all + has innumerable alien species covered + also isn't in the New Atlas of the British + Irish Flora so it would be interesting to know how many colonies of this alien there are in the UK. |
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Post by NellyDee on Jul 5, 2016 9:38:22 GMT
The common name is Valerian, the most common one seen is Valeriana officinalis, which is the one I have growing here and which is why I got confused with the difference in leaf and also the flower heads to me seemed more delicate than bog standard Valerian. Apparently Valeriana alliariifolia is more commonly seen at higher altitude - Scotland:) Looking at images I suspect you have the right ID, but it's certainly not a UK native. Stace, the UK botanist's bible doesn't list it all + has innumerable alien species covered + also isn't in the New Atlas of the British + Irish Flora so it would be interesting to know how many colonies of this alien there are in the UK. I suspect this plant was introduced initially at or around Dunans Castle estate, as it seemed to spread out from there, then along the road, as presumably did the Rhododendrons, which covered the surrounding hills and road side. From a distance I though the hills were purple with heather it was an amazing sight.
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Post by aeshna5 on Jul 5, 2016 16:22:31 GMT
Thanks for that info Nelly.
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