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Hemlock and Cleavers |
24th March 2019. The road-verges swelling. Hemlock (Conium maculatum) and Cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) look very similar at this moment.
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Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow parsley) |
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Conium maculatum. Beckington, 24th March 2019. |
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Anthriscus sylvestris. Beckington, 24th March 2019. |
Closer inspection reveals hemlock's wine-dotted stems. Hemlock is hairless whereas cow-parsley is softly hairy on stem and leaf-edges. On hemlock, the lack of hair makes the acicles (sharp tips) of each leaf-lobe seem more prominent.
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Hemlock |
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Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow parsley). Beckington, 24th March 2019. |
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Young hazel leaves (Corylus avellana). Beckington, 24th March 2019 |
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Fresh elder leaves (Sambucus nigra). Beckington, 24th March 2019 |
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Galium aparine (Cleavers). Beckington, 24th March 2019 |
Cleavers, also known as Goose-grass and Sticky Willie. The young foliage is edible; my friend told me he made a pesto from a combination of Cleavers and Ramsons (aka Wild Garlic).
When it grows in this sort of burgeoning way, it means nitrogen-rich soil. In this lay-by my first thought was that this growth was nourished by a regular inflow of trucker's wee. But when I went back, I saw this couldn't account for it, and there was a much more obvious factor: drift from the heavily fertilized wheat-fields on the other side of the road.
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Galium aparine. Beckington, 8th April 2019. |
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Galium aparine. Beckington, 8th April 2019. |
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