{"id":469,"date":"2009-08-04T18:16:33","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T23:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/?p=469"},"modified":"2009-08-27T04:53:42","modified_gmt":"2009-08-27T09:53:42","slug":"foudry-brook-4th-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/foudry-brook-4th-august-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Foudry brook – 4th August 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Flowering<\/a>
Flowering Rush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thirteen members and guests met at the rather improbable starting point of Morrison’s supermarket car park and made their way to the path between the Foudry Brook and the A33 to look at the plants in and near the brook and in the rough land beside the road.\u00a0 The most instantly striking observation was the extent to which the Foudry Brook was clogged by the water plant floating pennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides), <\/em>one of the four most noxious aliens introduced to the UK.\u00a0 Work is under way to attempt to eliminate this but that procedure will threaten the native water plants, of which there was a fine display.\u00a0 Conspicuous among these was flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, <\/em>surely one of Britain’s most spectacular native plant species, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, <\/em>water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, <\/em>galingale Cyperus longus<\/em> and branched bur-reed\u00a0 Sparganium erectum.<\/em> An unexpected find was dittander Lepidium latifolium<\/em> on the river bank close to the entrance road to Kennet Island.\u00a0 Also beside the path was a large population of a slender umbellifer that, after some discussion, was agreed to be stone parsley Sison amomum. <\/em>Refreshment was provided by some particularly luscious blackberries.\u00a0 The stroll was thoroughly enjoyed in spite of the dull, humid conditions.<\/p>\n

By Chris Bucke<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"RDNHS<\/a>
RDNHS members at Foudry Brook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plant list<\/h3>\n

Galingale\u00a0 Cyperus longus <\/em><\/p>\n

Yellow Water-lily\u00a0 Nuphar lutea <\/em><\/p>\n

Many-seeded Goosefoot\u00a0 Chenopodium polyspermum <\/em><\/p>\n

Redshank\u00a0 Persicaria maculosa <\/em><\/p>\n

Imperforate St John’s-wort\u00a0 Hypericum maculatum <\/em><\/p>\n

Common Mallow\u00a0 Malva sylvestris <\/em><\/p>\n

Dwarf Mallow\u00a0 Malva neglecta <\/em><\/p>\n

Dittander\u00a0 Lepidium latifolium <\/em><\/p>\n

Salad Burnet\u00a0 Sanguisorba minor <\/em><\/p>\n

Tall Melilot\u00a0 Melilotus altissimus <\/em><\/p>\n

Black Medick\u00a0 Medicago lupulina <\/em><\/p>\n

Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil\u00a0 Lotus corniculatus <\/em><\/p>\n

Meadow Crane’s-bill\u00a0 Geranium pratense <\/em><\/p>\n

Orange Balsam\u00a0 Impatiens capensis <\/em><\/p>\n

Hemlock\u00a0 Conium maculatum <\/em><\/p>\n

Stone Parsley\u00a0 Sison amomum <\/em><\/p>\n

Fennel\u00a0 Foeniculum vulgare <\/em><\/p>\n

Floating Pennywort\u00a0 Hydrocotyle ranunculoides <\/em><\/p>\n

Wild Carrot\u00a0 Daucus carota <\/em><\/p>\n

Viper’s-bugloss\u00a0 Echium vulgare <\/em><\/p>\n

Gypsywort\u00a0 Lycopus europaeus <\/em><\/p>\n

Marsh Woundwort\u00a0 Stachys palustris <\/em><\/p>\n

Common Toadflax\u00a0 Linaria vulgaris <\/em><\/p>\n

Purple Toadflax\u00a0 Linaria purpurea <\/em><\/p>\n

Lady’s Bedstraw\u00a0 Gallium verum <\/em><\/p>\n

Guelder-rose\u00a0 Viburnum opulus <\/em><\/p>\n

Wild Teasel\u00a0 Dipascus fullonum <\/em><\/p>\n

Hoary Ragwort\u00a0 Senecio erucifolius <\/em><\/p>\n

Common Fleabane\u00a0 Pulicaria dysenterica <\/em><\/p>\n

Tansy\u00a0 Tanacetum vulgare <\/em><\/p>\n

Trifid Bur-marigold\u00a0 Bidens tripartita <\/em><\/p>\n

Mugwort\u00a0 Artemesia vulgaris <\/em><\/p>\n

Lesser Burdock\u00a0 Arctium minus <\/em><\/p>\n

Prickly Lettuce\u00a0 Lactuca serriola <\/em><\/p>\n

Bristly Oxtongue\u00a0 Picris echioides <\/em><\/p>\n

Flowering-rush\u00a0 Butomus umbellatus <\/em><\/p>\n

Water-plantain\u00a0 Alisma plantago-aquatica <\/em><\/p>\n

Arrowhead\u00a0 Sagittaria sagittifolia <\/em><\/p>\n

Branched Bur-reed\u00a0 Sparganium erectum <\/em><\/p>\n

Fungi<\/h3>\n

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Brown Roll-rim\u00a0 Paxillus involutus <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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