Spent some time with the Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxford this morning - looking at early season plants on the Doghouse practice range. This was a great opportunity to be shown some of the rare plants on this Site of Special Scientific Interest by some experts on the flora. I learnt a lot about the plants there. Key lessons included:
- A lot of the plants are very small and difficult to see, let alone identify;
- Many of them are more usually found on the coast and enjoy the sandy soil on the range;
- There are lots of rare Trefolium (clovers) and Cerastium (Mouse-ears);
It was fascinating to be shown some of the specialities from the range - I would definitely not have been able to spot or identify them myself. I will keep going up as hopefully more of them start to flower and give me a bit more of a chance. Here are a few that I photographed today.
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| Little Mouse-Ear Cerastium semidecandum [Doghouse range] |
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| Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella [Doghouse range] |
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| Spring Beauty Claytonia perfoliata [Doghouse range] |
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| Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus [Doghouse range] |
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