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BSBI Scotland
@bsbiscotland.bsky.social
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I am Matt Harding, the Scotland Officer at @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Studying, appreciating & conserving wild flowers across Scotland, and supporting the Scottish botanical community.

https://bsbi.org/scotland
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Any idea @sarahelizwoods.bsky.social? I miss his spectacular highlight reel too!
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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It has completely taken off in the Scottish central belt. Ubiquitous in Glasgow and Edinburgh, with the Midlothian VCR describing it as commoner than Poa annua as a pavement plant - perhaps only slightly tongue in cheek!
Distribution map for Polypogon viridis (Water Bent) in central Scotland, showing clusters of post-2020 records centred around the main connurbations of Glasgow and Edinburgh
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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#ScotBotanistsConf
October 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Brilliant! The universe loves a coincidence…
October 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Hi Joanie, I think so yes. Ground-elder leaves are usually less divided, only the basal pair of leaflets are divided again (i.e. 2 pinnate), whereas in your photo at least the bottom 3 pairs of leaflets are 2-pinnate. Ground-elder leaf pic here for comparison
Ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria) leaf, showing single terminal leaflet, undivided pair of leaflets behind, and only the bottom pair of leaflets divided again (asymmetrically, with two smaller leaflets pointing backwards)
September 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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My thanks to @bitheolaidhe.bsky.social for the ID! More info on Cystiphora sonchi here:
bladmineerders.nl/parasites/an...
Cystiphora sonchi – Plant Parasites of Europe
bladmineerders.nl
September 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM