Plantaginaceae – The Plantains of Whiteknights
According to the treatment by Stace (2010) this is a plant family of just two genera and eight species, seven of which are in the genus Plantago and so far two of these I have found on Whiteknights...
View ArticleAmerican speedwell (Veronica peregrina)
The American speedwell (Veronica peregrina) arrived in Britain before 1680 but was originally confined to gardens. It isn’t the world’s prettiest plant so probably arrived by accident with something...
View ArticleI survived! A photo of the American speedwell
One American speedwell (Veronica peregrina) plant has survived at the edge of the lawn beside the caged plots in the greenhouse area. All the other plants in the population have succumbed to the weed...
View ArticleSmall toadflax
The Small toadflax (Chaenorhinum minus) has been found on campus. In fact it’s been here for a while according to the greenhouse staff who see it come up every year in the gravel strip between the cold...
View ArticleSpeedwells – well represented on University land!
Speedwells have small blue (occasionally white, lilac or pink) flowers, either occurring as single flowers or in a spike. There are 20 native species of Speedwell (Veronica) in Britain. A surprisingly...
View ArticleCommon field speedwell
True to its name, this is one of the most common speedwells on campus. It is certainly much more common than the other field speedwells. The common field speedwell (Veronica persica) turns up on...
View ArticleSlender speedwell
Like the Common field speedwell (Veronica persica), the Slender speedwell (Veronica filiformis) has relatively large bright, blue and white flowers, each held at the end of a long stalk, well clear of...
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