We were joined by members of the Edinburgh Botanists facebook group so we had a real mix of knowledge levels, from people who had only just arrived in Scotland and therefore didn't know any of the local plants, to serious experts in Edinburgh flora.
Unlike last year, our records will form part of the iRecord national database, thanks to the new New Year Plant Hunt App.
Despite our extra expertise, we didn't find quite as many flowers as last year, and it felt like they were harder to find, perhaps because of the cold spell before Christmas. It will be interesting to see how our results compare to those from around the country.
Our full list was:
- Ivy
- Gorse
- Common Ragwort
- Pineappleweed
- Annual Meadow-grass
- White Dead-nettle
- Ribwort Plantain
- Cock's-foot
- Festuca x Lolium?
- Grey Alder
- Red Campion
- Smooth Hawk's-beard
- Daisy
- Wavy Bitter-cress
- Wood Sage
- Hazel
- Common Alder
- Common Mouse-ear subsp. holosteoides
- Barren Strawberry
- Yarrow
Many thanks to Gus for making the list!
It was great to get outdoors and to have something to hunt for in the natural world, but I'm certainly hoping to have some more botany trips when flowers really are in season!
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