Primroses and Pussy Willows on my lunchtime walk today.
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Primroses and Pussy Willows on my lunchtime walk today.
Rue-leaved Saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites) flowering comfortably on its bed of moss on a local traffic island #wildflowerhour
Apiculate: an abrupt, short point that is not an extension of the midrib.
From the Latin ‘apiculus’ meaning sharp point.
Example: Common Chickweed
Glory-of-the-snow, Chionodoxa or Scilla now flowering in my front lawn
Mucronate: ending abruptly in a short stiff point. An extension of the midrib.
From the Latin ‘mucro’ meaning point or edge.
Spotted Medick (left)
Common Vetch (right)
Whether it’s a first Lesser Celandine flower of the year or Elder leaves unfurling. The first #WildflowerHour challenge of the year is to spot #SignsOfSpring! Share your finds this Sunday 8-9pm. Below is the link if you would like to record your #NaturesCalendar sightings ⬇️ @bsbibotany.bsky.social
My first Sweet Violets of the year flowering yesterday in Melksham.
Lesser Celandine putting in an appearance today in Melksham, Wiltshire. Not in abundance yet, but good to see it back with a promise of spring. #wildflowerhour
Oops, evidently out of practice through the soggy winter, I meant this for #widflowerhour !
Arching stems of Summer Snowflake flowers.
Summer Snowflake, Leucojum aestivum, flowering in this week’s botanical hotspot for WBS members of Melksham(!?) 🤣 (Wilts)
Well I wasn’t expecting this when I strolled around Melksham! Mediterranean Nettle Urtica membranacea. Grin will take several hours to leave my face. 😊 @bsbibotany.bsky.social
@notfrangible.bsky.social messaged this morning to say she found Urtica membranacea. So off i went to confirm, what a stunner and a new county record to boot! Urban botany at its best.
So you both come to Melksham botanising without me? I shall have to go and investigate now for myself!
A crocus in my front lawn today.
I remember Decimal preparations in Maths in primary school, Moira. What I remember most though, was my Nan converting every price back into old money for years afterwards and muttering how everything had sneakily gone up.
Huge thanks to 3,652 of you amazing #CitizenScientists who went out hunting for #NewYearPlantHunt!
You sent us >25K records of an astonishing 663 different wildflower spp. blooming across Britain & Ireland
Headlines in our infographic 👇
More details on our 2026 Results page: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Nice article in The Independent about our collaboration with @metoffice.gov.uk re their climate data + our #NewYearPlantHunt data:
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
Great to work with Grahame Madge at MetOffice & huge thanks to the fab @pennyend.bsky.social!
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
what a fantastic day! I love how #NewYearPlantHunt combines chatting & getting to know other wildlife enthusiasts, learning more plant ID, a challenge in finding as many plants in flower as possible (65!) and a lovely stroll (around Bath, looking very beautiful today). Thanks Helena and BathNats!
🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🌳🌿❄️🎄Advent Botany Day 24 - mistletoe! So much to say about it and Izzy, Jess and Niamh tell you more. They have been so inventive with seasonal and Christmassy plants!
#BUC2026 #AdventBotany #ChristmasPlants #mistletoe #plants #loveplants
Good heavens, we've already posted 59 #NewYearPlantHunt Group Hunts & details of more are pinging in every day!
From Jersey to Stirlingshire, from Sheringham to Hayle and from Sligo to Sussex... check them out!
It's also fine to head out with family & friends or go solo!
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Not long now until our 15th #NewYearPlantHunt!
From 1 - 4 January, let's head out and see how many wild or naturalised plants we can find in bloom.
Resources to help us:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
The data we collect will deepen our understanding of how our plants are responding to a changing climate.
The Sainsburys Centre are asking people for personal stories about their connections with plants, to include in an exhbition (and some will also feature in a book). To find out more about this project and to submit a story, see:
sainsburycentre.ac.uk/catkins/?fbc...
Checked out our shiny new website yet?
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
Child with Great Reedmace (Typha latifolia) in Cambridgeshire by Edward Burden
Close-up of Grass-of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris), in Birnie, Morayshire, by Catriona Matheson
Botanist venturing 'Into the depths' to find aquatic plants at Loch Ullachie, Aberdeenshire by Ian Francis
We're proud to announce the winners of the 2025 BSBI Photo Competition!
3 categories - intrepid, inquisitive & inclusive - reflecting our Society's values.
Winning pix 👇 by Ian Francis, Catriona Matheson & Edward Burden: congratulations!
Full details & links to all entries:
bsbi.org/photographic...
Major revision of #GBRedList of plants published today shows 25% of our native & archaeophyte flora threatened with extinction. Many iconic widespread species classified as threatened for first time including Betony, Marsh Marigold, Devil’s-bit Scabious and Harebell. Another wake-up call for action!
My Fiddleleaf Cactus is flowering again. I count 28 flowers and buds. #houseplants
My #FavouritePlant of the year is undoubtedly Grass of Parnassus seen for the first time (and many other times) while at the BSBI’s Annual Summer Meeting in Scotland this August. #wildflowerhour
#Fruits for #WildflowerHour Bramble, Sloe, Elderberry, then Oak (masses of Knopper galls this year), Sycamore, Sweet Chestnut (no Conkers on Horse Chestnut round here 🙁). Finally Hawthorn, Field Maple, Dogwood. All from brief walk to supermarket in Bradford-on-Avon
