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Broad-leaved Helleborine, Glasgow
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Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), Broomhill allotments, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. By late August the flowers have gone over and developed into seed pods. The broad leaves can be seen at the foot of the stalk.
Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), an orchid known as the Glasgow weed, taken on Broomhill Alllotments by David Palmar. It has broad, oval leaves at its base, and a spiral of drooping flowers up its stem. In this picture taken in November, the flowers have developed into egg-shaped fruits which contain many small seeds.
Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), an orchid known as the Glasgow weed, taken on Broomhill Alllotments by David Palmar. It has broad, oval leaves at its base, and a spiral of drooping flowers up its stem. In this picture taken in November, the flowers have developed into egg-shaped fruits which contain many small seeds.
Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), an orchid known as the Glasgow weed, taken on Broomhill Alllotments by David Palmar. It has broad, oval leaves at its base, and a spiral of drooping flowers up its stem. In this picture taken in November, the flowers have developed into egg-shaped fruits which contain many small seeds.
16 November 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Claythorn, Broomhill and Jordanhill
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) beside the Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
06 April 2020
Common Carder Bumblebee with pollen baskets, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Claythorn, Broomhill and Jordanhill
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) seen from underneath, showing pollen baskets, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
06 April 2020
Peacock butterfly, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Peacock (Aglais io) butterfly beside the Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. Peacocks hibernate over winter, and because of this are one of the first butterflies to emerge in early spring
06 April 2020
Lesser Celandine leaves, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Claythorn, Broomhill and Jordanhill
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria) leaves, just before flowering begins in April on the Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. Celandines are one of the earliest spring flowers, just being beaten by Dandelions, Coltsfoot and Primroses.
06 April 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Claythorn, Broomhill and Jordanhill
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) beside the Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
06 April 2020
Primroses, Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Claythorn, Broomhill and Jordanhill
Primroses (Primula vulgaris) beside the Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow. Primroses are a common native plant in Britain.
