Purple-stem Cat's-tail

grass — Purple-stem Cat's-tail *Phleum phleoides* Photo: Jo Parmenter

As modelled by Meg, a gloriously architectural Phleum phleoides at Shadwell Estate.

Jo Parmenter

23.05.2024

Recent Sightings

Hemisphaeric Liverwort

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Hemispheric liverwort Reboulia hemisphaerica is quite frequent on steep roadside banks in this area.

Alpine Squill in Southrepps

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We spotted a lonely plant on a roadside verge on Stump Cross Lane in Southrepps parish at least 100m from habitation.

We spotted a small patch of Coltsfoot in a strip of wet woodland on the northwestern edge of Southrepps parish. The flower shoots were emerging out of the woodland floor and the flowers just beginning to open.

Sweet Violet with Lilac-coloured flowers

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We found Viola odorata f. lilacina in a grassy area in Rollesby and on edge of woodland just north of Acle.

Annual Buttonweed

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We found Annual Buttonweed in a roadside gutter in urban Rollesby. This was a rather unexpected find, as there have only been 78 previous records of this plant for the UK, and only 2 from Norfolk, for Kelling Heath Caravan Park and an urban location in North Walsham.