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Common Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris, for Day 21 of #365DaysOfBotany 🌱
Petty Spurge, Euphorbia peplus, for Day 20 of #365DaysOfBotany 🌱
Scraping the barrel (well, wall) for Day 19 of #365DaysOfBotany with Procumbent Pearlwort, Sagina procumbens 🌱 Fun fact: a spray of it hung from the door is said to give protection against fairies! 🧚‍♀️
Common Knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare, for Day 18 of #365DaysOfBotany 🌱 Fun fact: this species was once widely consumed in Western Europe and remnants have been found during numerous autopsies of peat bodies.
White Dead-nettle, Lamium album, for Day 17 of #365DaysOfBotany. 🌱
We're going small for Day 16 of #365DaysOfBotany with Common Whitlow Grass, Erophila verna 🌱 Dinky, hairy rosettes growing on a footpath. What's not to like! #pavementplants Week 2 update: https://commonbynature.co.uk/2020/01/16/365-days-of-botany-week-2/
Rare philodendron collection with bonus Variegated Monstera. 🌱 Keeping this happy during winter is providing difficult, to say the least. Humidifier, grow lights and still, brown tips! 😳
A teenie tiny Red Dead-nettle, Lamium purpureum, on Day 15 of #365DaysOfBotany. 🌱 Useless fact of the day: thr generic name is derived from the Greek lamia meaning devouring monster.
Sometimes, the mundane can be beautiful too. For Day 14 of #365DaysOfBotany, I'm sharing Ribwort Plantain, Plantago lanceolata. 🌱 Random fact of the day: in traditional Austrian medicine, its leaves are used to treat insect bites and skin infections.
For Day 13 of #365DaysOfBotany, I'm sharing the highly unusual Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox' aka Hedgehog Holly. 🍃 Not strictly wild as found in old parkland; though quite educational. I had no idea this was a thing...
For Day 12 of #365DaysOfBotany, we're going with English Ivy, Hedera helix. Why? Because it's great for wildlife, gets everywhere and comes in a huge number of interesting forms. 🌱
Matt was kind enough to let me buy this enormous Peace Lily today. Currently regretting his decision immensely - it's huge! 😳 #houseplantclub #houseplants #plantsagram #plantstyling #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #plantpeople #plantspiration #peacelily #spathiphyllum #ikea #houseplantcommunity #houseplantsofinstagram

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Common Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris, for Day 21 of #365DaysOfBotany 🌱
Petty Spurge, Euphorbia peplus, for Day 20 of #365DaysOfBotany 🌱
Scraping the barrel (well, wall) for Day 19 of #365DaysOfBotany with Procumbent Pearlwort, Sagina procumbens 🌱 Fun fact: a spray of it hung from the door is said to give protection against fairies! 🧚‍♀️
Common Knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare, for Day 18 of #365DaysOfBotany 🌱 Fun fact: this species was once widely consumed in Western Europe and remnants have been found during numerous autopsies of peat bodies.
White Dead-nettle, Lamium album, for Day 17 of #365DaysOfBotany. 🌱
We're going small for Day 16 of #365DaysOfBotany with Common Whitlow Grass, Erophila verna 🌱 Dinky, hairy rosettes growing on a footpath. What's not to like! #pavementplants Week 2 update: https://commonbynature.co.uk/2020/01/16/365-days-of-botany-week-2/

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