Toadflax

Common toadflax, Linaria vulgaris, with its funnel-shaped flowers and its narrow leaves.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-08-30.

Musk Mallow

Musk mallow, Malva moschata, growing in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK. Photo taken on 2009-08-22.

Bell Heather

Bell heather (Erica cinerea) on Great Ayton Moor, North Yorkshire, UK.  As explained here, I had always assumed that this plant was ling, but apparently I was mistaken.

Photo taken on 2009-08-10.

Ling

Ling (Calluna vulgaris), otherwise known as common heather, on Great Ayton Moor.  In the process of identifying this plant, I have just discovered that for the past 50 years what I have been calling 'ling' is actually 'heather', and what I have been calling 'heather' is actually 'ling'.

Photo taken on Great Ayton Moor, North Yorkshire, UK, on 2009-08-10.

Bog Asphodel

A couple of weeks ago I was walking across Great Ayton Moor with Zoe when I spotted this strange looking plant growing up out of the sphagnum moss.  It took quite a bit of looking through books and searching on the web before I was able to identify it as Narthecium ossifragum, or bog asphodel. The yellow petals, that are characteristic of this species, have dropped off and all that is left are the reddish fruits.

Photo taken on Great Ayton Moor, North Yorkshire, UK, on 2009-08-10.