The Hinnisdale River was the third Scottish site for Equisetum x trachyodon (E. hyemale x variegatum) (Mackay’s Horsetail) and this hybrid had not been recorded on Skye since 1996. Today I went to find it and did so with little problem at the first site I tried:
Equisetum x trachyodon on Skye
I saw it on Rum a few years ago but this is my first sighting on Skye.
I turned to tetrad-bashing down the river and along the coast to the north where there was lots of Salicornia (Glasswort):
Salicornia. Anyone fancy identifying the species?
and Suaeda maritima (Annual Sea-blite):
Suaeda maritima
plus Ligusticum scoticum (Scots Lovage) etc. I also spotted a good patch of Mentha avensis (Corn Mint) which is not common here.
January 13, 2013 at 9:19 am |
The salicornia pictured looks like Sarcocornia quinqueflora. Or Crithmum maritimum.
January 13, 2013 at 9:46 am |
Either would be remarkable on Skye!. No,this is Salicornia europaea sens. lat, the only doubt with Skye plants is whether any fall outside S. europaea sens. strict.