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Hawkweed, Grantown-on-Spey
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Dava Way railway walk Grantown on Spey
Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.) taken on The Dava way in Grantown-on-Spey by David Palmar.
20 July 2020
Hawkweed, Grantown-on-Spey
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Dava Way railway walk Grantown on Spey
Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.), taken by David Palmar on the Dava Way near Grantown-on-Spey.
20 July 2020
Hawkweed near Grantown-on-Spey
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Dava Way railway walk Grantown on Spey
Hawkweeds (Hieracium agg.), taken on the Dava Way near Grantown-on-Spey by David Palmar
20 July 2020
Hawkweed, Milton, Dumbarton
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Yellow flowered hawkweeds are typically referred to as Hieracium agg. This is due to the large number of microspecies of Hawkweed which even specialists struggle to identify. This yellow flower is more common in Northern Britain than in the South and can be seen between June and August. Like a Dandelion, it is in Asteraceae, the Daisy family, and produces fluffy seed heads which aid wind dispersal of the seeds. Taken by David Palmar.
29 September 2020
Hawkweed seed head, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
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Carrifran Wildwood
Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.) seed head, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat. Like a dandelion clock, the seeds are borne by the wind on hairlike structures at the end of ecah seed stalk, aiding the spread of the plant.
17 September 2020
Hawkweed and Devil's Bit Scabious, Ailsa Craig
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Ailsa Craig Scenery, Plants and Animals
Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.) and Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) on Ailsa Craig. Hawkeed is very difficult to ID down to species and it is generally represented by the term aggregate (agg). Devil's Bit Scabious is attractive to a range of invertebrates, including the declining Marsh Fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia).
01 July 2007
Marmalade Hoverflies on Fox-and-cubs
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Marmalade Hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) drinking nectar from Fox-and-Cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca). This is our most common hoverfly. They are on the wing throughout the year but can be seen in large numbers like this in the summer. Fox and Cubs, Orange Hawkbit or Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca or the synonym Hieracium aurantiacum) is aggregated under Hawkweeds and / or Hawkbits in the genus Pilosella, or alternatively Hieracium agg. The botanical classification seems complicated at the very least! Picture taken by Sarah Longrigg in Milngavie.
02 March 2020
Hawkweed, Coltsfoot leaves and the Titan Crane
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.), leaves of Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) and the Titan Crane, former John Brown's site, Clydebank
21 June 2016
Red-tailed bumblebee on Hawkweed
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) on Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.), former John Brown's site, Clydebank. This is a female as it is larger, and black with a prominent red tail. These are sociable insects nesting in burrows and under rocks. They will fly from spring through to autumn, before going into hibernation (with the exception of the old queen and the males which will die in the autumn). Can be seen anywhere with flowers.
21 June 2016
Hawkweed, Colonsay
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Colonsay and Oronsay
Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.) is very difficult to ID down to species and is generally stated as an aggregate of many microspecies. They have erect stems and each 'petal' is actually a floret. This photo was taken at Tràigh nam Bàrc, Colonsay.