BSBI Botany
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
Studying, appreciating, recording & conserving wild plants across Britain & Ireland.
Supporting the botanists who care about our wild plants
https://bsbi.org/
#GBRedList
#PlantAtlas2020
#WildFlowerHour
Studying, appreciating, recording & conserving wild plants across Britain & Ireland.
Supporting the botanists who care about our wild plants
https://bsbi.org/
#GBRedList
#PlantAtlas2020
#WildFlowerHour
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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!
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!
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Looking forward to the British & Irish Botanical Conference tomorrow, where I'll be manning the @wildlifetraveller.bsky.social exhibit, sharing exciting opportunities for natural history holidays with a strong botanical focus. Do come and say hello!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
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November 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Looking forward to the British & Irish Botanical Conference tomorrow, where I'll be manning the @wildlifetraveller.bsky.social exhibit, sharing exciting opportunities for natural history holidays with a strong botanical focus. Do come and say hello!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Opposite-leaved Pondweed Groenlandia densa just inside the vc11 boundary nr Emsworth, Hampshire today. First record for the River Ems corridor since 1887 it seems. Loads in a large garden pond linked to an Ems tributary and chalk springs. Woop-woop! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @hantsbic.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Opposite-leaved Pondweed Groenlandia densa just inside the vc11 boundary nr Emsworth, Hampshire today. First record for the River Ems corridor since 1887 it seems. Loads in a large garden pond linked to an Ems tributary and chalk springs. Woop-woop! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @hantsbic.bsky.social
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BSBI @bsbibotany.bsky.social announces winning photographs markavery.info/2025/11/27/w...
First category: Up close with diagnostic features.
Grass-of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris), Birnie, Morayshire, by Catriona Matheson
First category: Up close with diagnostic features.
Grass-of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris), Birnie, Morayshire, by Catriona Matheson
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
BSBI @bsbibotany.bsky.social announces winning photographs markavery.info/2025/11/27/w...
First category: Up close with diagnostic features.
Grass-of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris), Birnie, Morayshire, by Catriona Matheson
First category: Up close with diagnostic features.
Grass-of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris), Birnie, Morayshire, by Catriona Matheson
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Since the very beginning of the Mariposa journey, we've always donated funds to support the valuable conservation work of @bsbibotany.bsky.social after every #orchid tour we run. No exceptions, no caveats, no question. We're looking forward to sharing our tours with BSBI members this weekend.
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Since the very beginning of the Mariposa journey, we've always donated funds to support the valuable conservation work of @bsbibotany.bsky.social after every #orchid tour we run. No exceptions, no caveats, no question. We're looking forward to sharing our tours with BSBI members this weekend.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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My natural history book of the year is ‘Urban Plants’ by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Informative, entertaining and inspiring - after reading it you will never walk down a street, pass by a wall or look at a grass verge in the same way again. Highly recommended @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Informative, entertaining and inspiring - after reading it you will never walk down a street, pass by a wall or look at a grass verge in the same way again. Highly recommended @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My natural history book of the year is ‘Urban Plants’ by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Informative, entertaining and inspiring - after reading it you will never walk down a street, pass by a wall or look at a grass verge in the same way again. Highly recommended @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Informative, entertaining and inspiring - after reading it you will never walk down a street, pass by a wall or look at a grass verge in the same way again. Highly recommended @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Can't wait to catch up with our friends Jon & Richard from @mariposanature.bsky.social at Saturday's #BIBConf25 at Edge Hill University.
We're so proud to have Mariposa as a #BSBICorporateSupporter!
Bookings for the Conference have closed but there's a waitlist: www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
We're so proud to have Mariposa as a #BSBICorporateSupporter!
Bookings for the Conference have closed but there's a waitlist: www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Can't wait to catch up with our friends Jon & Richard from @mariposanature.bsky.social at Saturday's #BIBConf25 at Edge Hill University.
We're so proud to have Mariposa as a #BSBICorporateSupporter!
Bookings for the Conference have closed but there's a waitlist: www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
We're so proud to have Mariposa as a #BSBICorporateSupporter!
Bookings for the Conference have closed but there's a waitlist: www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
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Recordings from our #NPMS10 anniversary celebration event are now available on the NPMS Support YouTube site https://ow.ly/5IwO50XuKoo why not grab a cuppa & catch up on all the fascinating talks.
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Recordings from our #NPMS10 anniversary celebration event are now available on the NPMS Support YouTube site https://ow.ly/5IwO50XuKoo why not grab a cuppa & catch up on all the fascinating talks.
Huge thanks to everyone who shared their planty finds for tonight's #WildFlowerHour!
As the weather turns more wintery, how many of our wild & naturalised plants will manage to keep flowering?
Let's meet up again next Sunday 8pm to compare notes.
Until then, have a great week!
As the weather turns more wintery, how many of our wild & naturalised plants will manage to keep flowering?
Let's meet up again next Sunday 8pm to compare notes.
Until then, have a great week!
A wintry week(end) with snow and a touch of frost. Plenty of pretty stuff to share for this week’s #Thewinter10 #WildflowerHour
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who shared their planty finds for tonight's #WildFlowerHour!
As the weather turns more wintery, how many of our wild & naturalised plants will manage to keep flowering?
Let's meet up again next Sunday 8pm to compare notes.
Until then, have a great week!
As the weather turns more wintery, how many of our wild & naturalised plants will manage to keep flowering?
Let's meet up again next Sunday 8pm to compare notes.
Until then, have a great week!
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Scabious hanging on despite the frosts #wildflowerhour
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Scabious hanging on despite the frosts #wildflowerhour
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November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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It’s nearly December. Down beside the Conwy estuary, it’s time for the… err… Hawthorn to burst into bloom!! #Conwy #WildflowerHour
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s nearly December. Down beside the Conwy estuary, it’s time for the… err… Hawthorn to burst into bloom!! #Conwy #WildflowerHour
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November 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Best hedgerows are rich in birds and their food: Rosehips, Wild Privet, Stinking Iris, abundant Blackthorn sloes #wildflowerhour
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Best hedgerows are rich in birds and their food: Rosehips, Wild Privet, Stinking Iris, abundant Blackthorn sloes #wildflowerhour
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Interactions between plant pathogens (left) and plants across five quadrats in a restored species-rich grassland. The basic premise of my PhD is to see if these interaction networks differ between restored and ancient grasslands.
#FungiFriends #NetworkEcology
#FungiFriends #NetworkEcology
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Interactions between plant pathogens (left) and plants across five quadrats in a restored species-rich grassland. The basic premise of my PhD is to see if these interaction networks differ between restored and ancient grasslands.
#FungiFriends #NetworkEcology
#FungiFriends #NetworkEcology
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I never expected the reaction I’ve had to Urban Plants. So many wonderful comments from so many wonderful people. The satisfaction from knowing I’ve inspired people to look at the urban world with different eyes is indescribable and deeply rewarding #ChristmasBooks #ChristmasReading #WildlifeBooks
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I never expected the reaction I’ve had to Urban Plants. So many wonderful comments from so many wonderful people. The satisfaction from knowing I’ve inspired people to look at the urban world with different eyes is indescribable and deeply rewarding #ChristmasBooks #ChristmasReading #WildlifeBooks
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The much-photoed shrubby hare's-ear Bupleurum fruticosum at Gt Yarmouth North Denes
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The much-photoed shrubby hare's-ear Bupleurum fruticosum at Gt Yarmouth North Denes
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Pretty, long-established escapees on Brighton seafront: red valerian, silver ragwort, seaside daisy #wildflowerhour
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Pretty, long-established escapees on Brighton seafront: red valerian, silver ragwort, seaside daisy #wildflowerhour
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There are a lot of sources online that say Shetland is home to the endemic species Edmondston's Chickweed.
This is not the case - instead the island of Unst is the only global site for Cerastium nigrescens var. nigrescens, an endemic *variety* of the Artic Mouse-ear.
This is not the case - instead the island of Unst is the only global site for Cerastium nigrescens var. nigrescens, an endemic *variety* of the Artic Mouse-ear.
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There are a lot of sources online that say Shetland is home to the endemic species Edmondston's Chickweed.
This is not the case - instead the island of Unst is the only global site for Cerastium nigrescens var. nigrescens, an endemic *variety* of the Artic Mouse-ear.
This is not the case - instead the island of Unst is the only global site for Cerastium nigrescens var. nigrescens, an endemic *variety* of the Artic Mouse-ear.
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This roundabout is on my route from the railway station to town centre in Bury. Ragwort grows between the tracks at the station. Not easy to get close but think this may be the reservoir of the plant in the town! Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Senecio inaequidens, #WildflowerHour at #BuryStEdmunds station.
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This roundabout is on my route from the railway station to town centre in Bury. Ragwort grows between the tracks at the station. Not easy to get close but think this may be the reservoir of the plant in the town! Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Senecio inaequidens, #WildflowerHour at #BuryStEdmunds station.
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Common Ragwort and a Lincolnshire farmland track catching the briefest moment of sunlight on an otherwise wet overcast day #WildflowerHour
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Common Ragwort and a Lincolnshire farmland track catching the briefest moment of sunlight on an otherwise wet overcast day #WildflowerHour
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The second Rubus hybrid seen with #NorfolkFloraGroup today was Rubus ulmifolius x vestitus, a common hybrid worth knowing. Intermediate with parents: hairy purple primocanes, rounded terminal lobes with white undersides. Inflorescences typically not developing fruit.
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The second Rubus hybrid seen with #NorfolkFloraGroup today was Rubus ulmifolius x vestitus, a common hybrid worth knowing. Intermediate with parents: hairy purple primocanes, rounded terminal lobes with white undersides. Inflorescences typically not developing fruit.
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Despite the season it was a good day for brambles with #NorfolkFloraGroup This is one of the Rubus x loganobaccus group hybrids which include Loganberry - raspberry x one of the fruticosus agg, in this case the second parent is probably Rubus hindii. They have raspberry-like leaves & bramble stems
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Despite the season it was a good day for brambles with #NorfolkFloraGroup This is one of the Rubus x loganobaccus group hybrids which include Loganberry - raspberry x one of the fruticosus agg, in this case the second parent is probably Rubus hindii. They have raspberry-like leaves & bramble stems
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There were a few species I wrote about in Endemic whose precise locations I needed to swear to keep secret.
One of these was the location of one of the last wild Great Orme Berries, Cotoneaster cambricus. There are only *six* truly wild plants left on the planet, all on the Great Orme.
One of these was the location of one of the last wild Great Orme Berries, Cotoneaster cambricus. There are only *six* truly wild plants left on the planet, all on the Great Orme.
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
There were a few species I wrote about in Endemic whose precise locations I needed to swear to keep secret.
One of these was the location of one of the last wild Great Orme Berries, Cotoneaster cambricus. There are only *six* truly wild plants left on the planet, all on the Great Orme.
One of these was the location of one of the last wild Great Orme Berries, Cotoneaster cambricus. There are only *six* truly wild plants left on the planet, all on the Great Orme.
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Four seafront daisies: dandelion , rough hawkbit, pineapple weed, smooth sowthistle. All spotted this week in Brighton #wildflowerhour
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Four seafront daisies: dandelion , rough hawkbit, pineapple weed, smooth sowthistle. All spotted this week in Brighton #wildflowerhour