Title Photo by Karyna Pachenko
Dear Readers, this week Fran and Bobby Freelove and new player Thirlsmith aka Wildflowerhunter both got a magnificent 10 out of 10 – congratulations Fran and Bobby and Thirlsmith! And on Monday, I suspect there will be something on the theme of summer songs….
1) F. Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis)
2) E. Wood Bitter Vetch (Vicia orobus)
3) G. Wild Liquorice (Astragalus glycyphyllos)
4) B. Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)
5) I. Black Medick (Medicago lupulina)
6) J. White Clover (Trifolium repens)
7) H. Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius)
8) C. Common Bird’s Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculata)
9) A. Goat’s Rue (Galega officinalis)
10) D. Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca)
Photo Credits
Photo One by Anne Burgess
Photo Two from https://flora-on.pt/?q=Vicia+orobus
Photo Three by Ben Sale from UK, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Four by AnemoneProjectors, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Five by Lawn Weeds, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Six by Lawn Weeds, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Seven by paul dickson
Photo Eight from https://www.flickr.com/photos/nedtrifle/4732026797
Photo Nine by By Epibase – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5396096
Photo Ten by Andrew Curtis at https://www.geograph.org.uk/more.php?id=6505502
I must admit I had to check my guesses for bitter vetch and liquorice as I’ve never seen them outside books. I love vetches, especially tufted vetch for its amazing purple colour. I also came across some fodder vetch the other day which was wonderfully two-tone. Just to mention as well that I came across some more Giant Echiums the other day, in St Albans this time!
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