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Post by NellyDee on Sept 26, 2015 8:08:45 GMT
Well not exactly flower mainly leaves and buds. I think this has been IDd before but I can't believe the title I have got with it 'lousewort'? so maybe miss labelled.
Lousewort3 - Copy by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 26, 2015 14:48:18 GMT
Label looks correct to me.
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Post by NellyDee on Sept 27, 2015 9:47:37 GMT
The reason I was not sure is all the lousewort have seen,and taken photos of so far, have been very low growing, sort of just showing their heads. These seem very tall with longish stems. Is marsh or heath the difference?
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 27, 2015 12:48:16 GMT
Marsh probably.
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Post by NellyDee on Sept 27, 2015 13:10:44 GMT
Thank you:)
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Post by John Pappus on Sept 27, 2015 13:43:50 GMT
Hi, aeshna5 looks spot-on, Stace says the 'marsh' is to 60cm & the 'heath' to 25cm (and apparently that's tall for a Heath)...
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Post by faith on Sept 27, 2015 14:18:06 GMT
I'm not quite sure you where you found that about 'heath' in Stace, John. Officially, there is no such thing as a heath lousewort, only Lousewort (Pedicularis sylvatica, which of course means 'wood' but I have never seen it anywhere near a wood!) and Marsh Lousewort (P.palustris, meaning 'marsh'). The former (which, however, has several subspecies) is shorter and more prostrate, but having several stems so giving the appearance of being branched. In truth, it's hard to say which yours is from the pic, though, and sometimes you see both growing together.
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Post by NellyDee on Sept 27, 2015 16:49:19 GMT
I'm not quite sure you where you found that about 'heath' in Stace, John. Nowhere I was just guessing:) The photos I have taken have mostly taken in our local glens, sort of heath come bog. The photo here was taken near a loch that was surrounded by mixed woodland.Ops - just realised you were talking to John:)
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Post by faith on Sept 27, 2015 16:52:38 GMT
Well it was a good guess really, because quite a few things are either marsh or heath! I wouldn't like to say which this is, though, as they both grow in damp acid ground.
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Post by John Pappus on Sept 28, 2015 3:34:12 GMT
Oh dear, there is, as you say Faith, no such thing as a 'heath', the 'marsh' (palustris) is the one - - according to Stace it may reach 60cm... I blame a mixture of old-age and stupidity myself! Subspecies - it all comes down to the 'hairyness' of the calyx it seems.... Nice interesting post Nelly, great to have the expert-input too, it really helps one to learn, ponder and focus - thanks for the post/s.
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