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Tuesday 20 May 2014

Salad Burnet

Great Burnet is not uncommon in local meadows.
The smaller Salad Burnet is not a local plant but there are a few growing
on a overgrown carpark in Dixie Woods, Sowerby Bridge,
which was once covered in limestone gravel.
 As with many plants, the true beauty is only seen on close up images.

 A male flower with stamens dangling on the stem above

Female flowers on the stem

Flower heads at the top of the stem have both male and female flowers


2 comments:

  1. Really fantastic, crisp pictures Steve. Well done with the find.

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  2. Thanks Bruce. My camera was quite cheap but takes great close up and distance shots. There are a number of interesting plants in this small area although sadly half of it was tarmaced over recently.

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