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Wicken Fen - Orchids and other Flowers

Thursday, May 28, 2009 7:50:11 PM

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On Saturday I went to Wicken Fen, which is where the photograph from my last 'guess the plant post' was taken. The answer is an early marsh orchid

I also got a common spotted orchid

And another marsh orchid. I think this is a souther marsh orchid, but it may just be a colour variant of the early marsh orchid

There was plenty of ragged robin

There also some yellow rattle

Some charlock

Bugle

Common comfrey

and some Bittersweet

Animals tommorow smile

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Comments

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:22:09 PM

Quite the flower garden! The bittersweet is beautiful. I should have looked for flowers more when I lived in East Anglia, but all I can remember now is that weird soldier plant that moves up and down the water column in the dykes!

Unregistered user Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:06:31 PM

Les writes: Lovely pics. The ragged robin is beautiful, and the bittersweet too.

L2D2 Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:12:40 PM

All are beautiful. I have read about ragged robin but never seen. The only one I am familiar with is the Bugle weed and the Comfrey.

NeilUkwildlife Saturday, June 6, 2009 11:18:50 PM

thanks guys. The massive reed bed has some great flowers hidden away - well I say hidden, most of these had big signs pointing out what they are (hence they are named, as Im useless at Id-ing plants!)

Unregistered user Thursday, May 12, 2011 4:24:55 PM

Gillian writes: having seen your name quote Bittersweet--I disagree I think it is Deadly Nightshade-Bella donna- highly poisonous!!!!

NeilUkwildlife Thursday, May 12, 2011 7:00:27 PM

@gillian - Im not sure as the sign next to the plant on the reserve said bittersweet so I went with that!

Unregistered user Thursday, July 7, 2011 11:51:12 AM

Camilo writes: Go with Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara). It's also poisonous! Deadly nightshade (Atropa bella-donna) is also in the potato (Solanaceae) family, but is entirely different.

ERWINWulpen Friday, October 19, 2012 7:30:44 PM



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