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Common Cow-wheat, Dulnain Bridge, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense) observed at Dulnain Bridge, by David Palmar. This species is an ancient woodland indicator. The large seeds produced by this common wildflower have evolved to attract wood ants (Formica spp.). This symbiotic relationship is mutually beneficial to both parties as foraging ants are the main method of dispersal for Common Cow-wheat.
21 July 2020
Common Cow-wheat, Dulnain Bridge
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense) observed at Dulnain Bridge, by David Palmar. This species is an ancient woodland indicator. The large seeds produced by this common wildflower have evolved to attract wood ants (Formica spp.). This symbiotic relationship is mutually beneficial to both parties as foraging ants are the main method of dispersal for Common Cow-wheat.
21 July 2020
Cow-wheat in Ariundle, Ardnamurchan
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CEP - Morvern and Ardnamurchan
Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense) found in Ariundle Oak Wood, Ardnamurchan. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1979.
28 June 1979
Common cow-wheat
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Inversnaid
Common cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense), an ancient woodland indicator species, RSPB Inversnaid, Loch Lomond
10 June 2016
Common Cow-wheat, RSPB Inversnaid
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Inversnaid
Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense), an ancient woodland indicator species, RSPB Inversnaid.
18 June 2016
Common Cow-wheat, Tulloch Moor
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense) at Tulloch Moor. Common Cow-wheat is a hemi-parasitic plant, meaning that it relies on obtaining some of its nutrients from the roots of nearby plants. Photo taken by David Palmar
22 July 2023
Common Cow-wheat, RSPB Loch Garten
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Loch Garten
Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense), a plant in the family Orobanchaceae, at RSPB Loch Garten, taken by David Palmar
23 June 2023
Common Cow-wheat, RSPB Loch Garten
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Loch Garten
Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense), a plant in the family Orobanchaceae, at RSPB Loch Garten, taken by David Palmar
23 June 2023
Common Carder Bumblebee on Red clover, Balranald
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Balranald and western North Uist
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. Common Carders are ginger with black hairs on the abdomen. They have a long tongue which allows them to feed on plants with long tubular florets.
04 August 2017
Common Carder Bumblebee on Meadow Cranesbill
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Stirling
Common Carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) at Balallan House, Stirling. Common Carders are ginger with black hairs on the abdomen and are one of the most abundant bumblebee species in the UK.