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Post by shirl100 on Oct 1, 2015 15:50:05 GMT
I found this flowering plant in three locations along a 2km stretch of the River Dove yesterday, I haven't noticed it before and am struggling to id it. Any ideas? Shirl  Flower by Shirley Freeman, on Flickr |
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Post by aeshna5 on Oct 1, 2015 17:50:17 GMT
Not native, but commonly naturalised from North America, it's Monkey Flower, Mimulus guttatus; though from the image it's not possible to exclude its hybrid M. x robertsii.
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Post by shirl100 on Oct 2, 2015 9:11:19 GMT
Many thanks for the id, I am not sure why I haven't noticed it before as I have been checking that stretch for water voles for years but usually I am there in April / May and September / October.Maybe the flowering season was a bit later this year?
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Post by John Pappus on Oct 2, 2015 9:38:08 GMT
Saw some of your water-vole pictures via the link, you're clearly a very good photographer - superb pictures.
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Post by shirl100 on Oct 2, 2015 16:19:47 GMT
Thank you, I don't do any serious stuff it's just what is there when I am!
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