The Flora of Hutton Roof : April 2019

Monday, April 29, 2019

Geum rivale (Water Avens)

Geum rivale (Water Avens)

Photo: Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal on 25th May 2020

Geum rivale (Water Avens)

Photo showing the stem and leaf structure

Photo: Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal on 25th May 2020

When you get a area like this with both Water Avens and Wood Avens present it is more than likely that the hybrid will also be present. The Hybrid is showing yellow petals rather than stained red

Geum rivale (Water Avens)

Shows spent flowerhead

Photo: Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal on 18th May 2021

Hybrid Avens (Geum x intermedium)

This beauty is found on Slape Lane, just after the area "Bullfinch plantation" which is marked on the top bar of a fence.

There is heavy populations of both Water (40 plus) and Wood Avens present in the nearby vicinity and you can see the Avens intermingled with the leaves of anemone to either side of the banking.

The hybrid obviously is rarer and harder to find, but it's there and you first become aware of it's prescence by its beautiful yellow petals. The hybrid takes on more of the look of the water avens, however the petals take on the colour of the Wood Avens. Also if you note the petals are also resembling the edges of the Wood Avens at the bottom. See differences from the following photos (taken on 30th April 2021)

This photo shows both hybrid intermediate on the left and the water Avens to the right, you can see they do have some similar build with the sepals etc, but the petals are totally different to one another, first in colour and secondly in the shape. With the hybrid you get the yellow petal and the more rounded edge at the bottom of the petal. (photo taken on Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal on 30th April 2021)

This photo shows the water avens. (photo taken on Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal on 30th April 2021)

This photo shows the water avens (inside). (photo taken on Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal on 30th April 2021)

This photo shows the water avens. (photo taken on Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal on 30th April 2021)

This photo shows the rarer hybrid avens. (photo taken on Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal on 30th April 2021)

This photo shows the rarer hybrid avens with other buds awaiting opening. (photo taken on Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal on 30th April 2021)

This photo shows the rarer hybrid avens from the inside/underside. (photo taken on Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal on 30th April 2021)

Viola riviniana (Common Dog Violet)

Viola riviniana (Dog Violet) Click over to enlarge

Photo: The Rakes, Hutton Roof, 14th April 2019

Viola riviniana (Dog Violet) Click over to enlarge

Photo: Holme Stinted Pastures shadows Holme Park Fell on 29th April 2019

Lotus corniculatus (Birdsfoot Trefoil)

Lotus corniculatus (Birds Foot Trefoil) Click over to enlarge

Photo: Holme Stinted Pastures, Hutton Roof on 29th April 2019

Potentilla erecta (Tormentil)

Tormentil emerges in the very last days of April or early May. It is quite common on Hutton Roof throughout. The photo below also shows a good view of both the stem and the leaves.

Potentilla erecta (Tormentil) 5 petalled Click over to enlarge)

Photo: Holme Stinted Pastures - Hutton Roof 29th April 2019

I found this specimen today (29th April 2019) and without at first noticing it has 5 petals instead of the normal 4 petals, this is regular.

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Bluebell)

Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Bluebell) - click over to enlarge

Photo: Woodland off Slape Ln, Burton In Kendal on 27th April 2019

This bluebell is a very unusual variety and I have never seen it occur elsewhere. I imagine it to be of native origin but with obvious irregularities, because it was set within a massive "Bluebell Wood" situation amongst thousands of the regular native bluebells.

And below we have some spent "Bluebells"

3rd June 2021 - Slape Ln, Burton In Kendal

A very special Bluebell Wood on the Dalton Hall Estate (Click over to enlarge)

This is what I call "A Entanglement of Bluebells" (Click over to enlarge)

Geranium molle (Dovesfoot Cranesbill)

Well established on the meadowland leading up to the Newbiggin Crags area of Farleton (Hutton Roof)

Geranium molle (Dovesfoot Cranesbill) Click over to enlarge

Photo: Newbiggin Crags, Farleton, Hutton Roof 22nd April 2019

Flower and leaf (above)

Geranium molle (Dovesfoot Cranesbill) Click over to enlarge

Photo: Newbiggin Crags, Farleton, Hutton Roof 22nd April 2019

Leaf (above)

Friday, April 26, 2019

Vicia sepium (Bush Vetch)

Lots of it whilst going along Slape Lane. Always looks beautiful yet in a sort of way scruffy appearance at the same time, buts that's down to its changing colours which make some of its flowers nice and bright (eg the ones at the top) whilst others (eg the ones at the bottom or branched flowers) look as though they could be dying, but that is not really the case it is purely down to the flower colour variations ranging from a white, or a cream, or a rust, or shades of blues and purples within the same plant. You will see examples of this within my large selection of photos below.

The leaf always show a fine bristle point (mucro) to the tip of each leaflet, and when you look close (hand lens) you will notice that each leaflet has small bristle hairs down the sides to each leaflet all pointing away from the main leaf stem, and at the end of the full row of leaves it usually finishes off with branched tendrils. Photos of tendrils shown near bottom.

Vicia sepium (Bush Vetch)
Photo: Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal, 25th April 2019
You dont see many like this one above were most of the colours are the same.