Category: Flora articles
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Flora of The Lizard in summer
A small selection of some of the wonderful plants you are likely to spot in the summer in some of the different habitats across The Lizard.
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In praise of humble weeds
The mild end to 2016 has allowed many plants to keep flowering deep into winter, despite the short hours of daylight. This photo, taken in December near Coverack on the […]
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Crop wild relatives on the Lizard
The Lizard peninsular is well known for its biodiversity importance but the importance of its genetic diversity is only just being realised. Research undertaken by Birmingham University in 2013 has […]
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Hand Lenses and How to Use Them
What a fabulous time to be out and about investigating our rich and varied flora! Even if you are not interested in naming species, a hand lens is a portal […]
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Scurvygrass – Lizard Connections
Well April 1st seems a perfect day to get our bodies out of winter torpor, clean off the walking boots and head off to the promised- land that we all […]
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Red Berries Abound
It seems as if there is a peripheral red haze at the edge of my vision at the moment – and though some may say that I have anger management […]
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Championing the Lizard’s rare liverworts
The Lizard is justly recognised as a hotspot for mosses and liverworts, as much as it is for rare clovers, rushes and wild asparagus. This article explains more and highlights an […]
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Blackberry Bonanza (article)
Autumn is a wonderful time to be blackberry muncher – you cannot fail to notice bramble bushes hanging heavily with fruit at this time of year. According to archaeological evidence […]
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How a Cornish boy hooked up with a Dorset girl: a tale of Wild Asparagus
The Lizard Peninsula is justifiably well known for its rare and unusual plants. Whilst many of these plants have obscure and peculiar names, such as Fringed Rupturewort, Land Quillwort and Hairy […]
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Where and When to see The Lizard Flora and Fauna
The Lizard peninsula more than warrants a visit at any time of year. March or April is the best time to see the early species such as Early Meadow Grass, […]