Shrubby Hare's-ear
Shrubby Hare's-ear Bupleurum fruticosum found naturalised on the North Denes in Gt Yarmouth by Tim Hodge. This is the first record for VC27 and the first for Norfolk.
Recent Sighting
Rustyback in Great Yarmouth
Rustyback Ceterach officinarum seems to be having a good year along the sea front in Gt Yarmouth, with more than 50 plants found on the sea wall.
Flowering Dodder on Bryant's Heath
The batologists found a mass of twinning red stems climbing over the mature Gorse Ulex europaea, belonging to the parasitic plant Dodder Cuscuta epithymum.
Scaly Male Fern Crosiers
We were exploring Hevingham Park and noticed about 20 large fern plants in an open area of the woodland . Last year's fronds were dying off and from the center of the crown, the new fronds were unfurling.
Early sand-grass in Norfolk
On Saturday, I was shown a colony of around 150 plants of Early sand-grass growing in lawns, gutters and pavement cracks on light sandy soils.
Mediterranean nettle
Mediterranean nettle growing at the base of a north-facing wall in Caister-on-Sea. A first for the county!
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem
It was lovely to see Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem alongside the path to St Andrew's Church in Eaton, especially as last Spring it was disturbed by the cutting back of the Lime trees.
Glory-of-the-snow
We spotted a small patch of Glory-of-the-snow growing amongst Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris on the top of a steep roadside bank alongside an agricultural field. It was around 50 meters from the nearest house on Pit Street in Lower Southrepps.
Hemisphaeric Liverwort
Hemispheric liverwort Reboulia hemisphaerica is quite frequent on steep roadside banks in this area.
Alpine Squill in Southrepps
We spotted a lonely plant on a roadside verge on Stump Cross Lane in Southrepps parish at least 100m from habitation.