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It is Ophrys parosica - very nice find indeed - perhaps another form of O. fusca[/i - however, unlike many of the rest this is rather distinctive - I actually think that it could very well be considered a true species in its own right.

No orchid here - but what it is remains a mystery

I still like the book - warts and all - the fact that my copy is almost a set of loose pages is evidence of the level of use and abuse it has had to take However I have to agree with wolf - I do find the book very difficult to use - however this mainly due to its use of keys and botanical terms whic...

still no idea

I think it must be Daucus carota - very variable indeed - I am pretty convinced that more than one species is present.

I never saw the plant in the wild but Weber's book has nice photos

That was mean jackpot... I mean very very mean - no wonder I could not figure out what on earth it could be :

Boqq - I simply have no idea - it must be an Ophrys (at least according to the title of the picture) - so unless it is one of those very rare orchids which are listed in our flora but which may as well be growing on the moon because nobody ever seems to see them (and even then, I can reall none look...

Centranthus ruber?

I will definitely not be buying Flora Europaea at the cost of a second hand car :!: Yes in orchids the present tendency seems to be towards splitting -it is nice for many people who can incorporate their name (or that of their wife or cat) to a newly published 'species' - in case of plants which are...

I have come across occasional tallish plants with large labellum even at Dingli during this time of the year, and occasional shortish plants with smaller labellum later on in the season According to splitters early flowering plants should be O. mesaritica and should therefore be short and have a sho...

I have been to San Anton yesterday and have seen C.arizonica but I saw nothing that looked like the other plant - sorry - no idea

I think that pine is correct - O. lutea

If the orchids are around, it is time for me to start going out in the countryside looking for plants - my botanical season is generally inaugurated with the appearance of O. collina and O. conica (unless I happen to start a little earlier with O. fusca ) and comes to a close with the disappearance ...

Really? boqq!

Never saw Senecio pygmaeus, but for me it is S.vulgaris

C. arvensis with reddish disk florets seems to be quite common (e.g. at Clapham junction)

I'm sure it was beautiful - the colour of the new leaf growth is really nice - however it also looks as if somebody must have decided to cut its branches for a fireplace or something - however the plant seems to be making a very good attempt at repairing itself.

Looks like a sun-tanned harruba

MWP, you should be asleep at 1.12 am rather than fiddling about with the website layout - you are too dedicated

RB how on earth can you come up with all that twists on botanical jargon in such a short time period - you may not be a poet but you sure do have a quick pen (keyboard)

Is this a new section on ICT :?: - I cannot understand a single word of what both of you are writing, assuming that it is in English -why not remain in the spirit of the MWP website and stick to botany - even the confusion of ever changing scientific names, taxonomic relationships, synonyms etc is f...

Yes, once you bother to cultivate them, it makes sense to cultivate the edible ones and at least get a few nice fruits in return every now and then

Boqq - now the photos have come up

I know this tree but still ...Where is the photo?

I understood that it is a typo and jack meant to say (type) 'only one of the several ways to name it'

I cannot speak for everyone but I speak for myself - Yes, I give up

I think it is Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Cakile maritima (sea Rocket)

Your short or black clue leads me to the elder (Sambucus) - I have never seen this plant (either one species or the other) and to be honest would not have recognised it. You made me spend quite some time looking up anything finishing with nigra or nana or dwarf or black :evil: :evil: - I need to wor...