1/2 Recently surveyed Emmanuel Church, Bungay, for #lichens. Same mid-Victorian age as St Edmund's nearby (see below), with churchyard of about same size. But Emmanuel headstones moved aside to create garden. Now mainly shaded and algae-covered. Eliminated up to 1/3 of lichen biodiversity! Only…
Dark tissue below the hymenium for P. dendritica (3/3)
Record for P. smithii is the first for West Suffolk (VC26) but this is not a massive surprise as the species is expanding its range from the southwest of the UK. This is probably a result of cleaner air and/or climate change. (2/3)
New lichen record for me at the weekend from a Mid Suffolk woodland. The below is Phaeographis smithii. Unlike P. dendritica, smithii lacks the dark tissue below the hymenium. (1/3) @britishlichensociety.org.uk @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social @aspenecology.com @suffolkbis.bsky.social #lichens
Spurge-laurel (Daphne laureola) out in full flower in woodland near me. Spurge-laurel is an early flowering species of neutral to basic woodland. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social #Wildflowerhour
Thanks Rob!
Unsure on this species which appeared to be C-, UV- but K+ yellow to orange. Found on the sheltered side of a veteran Oak. Any thoughts? 3/3 @aspenecology.com @robyaxley.bsky.social @britishlichensociety.org.uk @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social
The first species is Pachnolepia pruinata with its distinctive C+ red reaction. The second is Lecanora barkmaniana with its K+ yellow and UV+ orange. 2/3
Some interesting lichens on the veteran Oaks at Helmingham Hall, Suffolk yesterday. 1/3
Surprise discovery in the garden today. This is an overwintering female European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula). Formerly considered a vagrant species in the UK. It now appears to have scattered breeding populations across south-eastern England. #wasps @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
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Little Shaggy-moss is rather local in Kent being restricted to humid acidic woodland. The complex of woodlands making up Orlestone is a known hotspot for the species in the county. My record of Pertusaria pertusa is the first record of the species in Orlestone since 1969. 2/2 #bryophytes #lichens
Couple of interesting finds walking through Orlestone Forest in Kent. The first is Little Shaggy-moss (Rhytidiadelphus loreus) a very common species in the west of the UK but rather rare in Kent. The second is the lichen Pertusaria pertusa, a common epiphyte found on smooth and rough bark. 1/2
Variospora (Caloplaca) flavescens : England : VC25 East Suffolk : TM3389 : September 2022 : On limestone gravestone
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A bit late but White Dogwood (Cornus alba) planted along the side of a road. Very similar to Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea) except the stone of the fruit is longer than wide and the leaves are shortly acuminate to acute. #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social
A new one for me last month. White Spindles (Clavaria fragilis) growing in a Low Weald meadow. @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #grasslandfungi
Great thank you Alex!
For reference leaves were small averaging between 1.5-2cm in length. Upperside of leaves appeared to be glabrous and lowerside only sparsely hairy. Fruit 5 stoned.
Came across this interesting Cotoneaster on the outskirts of Norwich today. Could this be Cotoneaster dammeri? @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social @bramblebotanist.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social #Cotoneaster
Nicotiana sylvestris growing as a pavement weed in Norwich this week. First record for either Norfolk vice county. Species on the increase? @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #Norfolk
Thanks Andrew!
Thanks Andy!
New sawfly larva for me the other day. Have a suspicion this might be a Wild Rose Fusehorn (Arge ochropus). Any ideas @andymus.bsky.social #sawflies #insects
Thanks for the reply Sim.
Thanks for sharing Sim. Been to Fairlight Glen before but have never made it down to Covehurst Bay.
Something funky going on here! Small Scabious with a series of unified stems that collectively produced a solitary flowerhead, that then split out into several solitary stems again, each with its own terminal flowerhead... must be the beer in Norfolk!
Thanks Ross. Seems to be a lot around at the moment.
When combined, both these features are larger than your typical Japanese but smaller than your giant knotweed. Therefore this plant is most likely to be the hybrid Bohemian knotweed. #invasiveinsects #invasiveplants (4/4)
The Bohemian knotweed in these photos has a mixture of the squared leaf bases of Japanese and the cordate leaf bases of giant knotweed. The size of the plant and its leaves are also characteristic, the plant is around 3.5m tall and the some of the leaves are larger than 17cm. (3/4)
In this instance, the species of knotweed is not Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) but is actually Bohemian knotweed (Reynoutria x bohemica) the hybrid between giant knotweed (Reynoutria sachalinensis) and Japanese knotweed as it has features intermediate of both parents. (2/4)
