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  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 661

    The third one is a Corydalis, not sure which one. 

    The last one is Arum italicum, or Lords & Ladies.  It is the flowering spathe that appears before the leaves.  Probably not what you want in a lawn that you mow regularly but maybe ok if you mow say twice a year.

    East Anglia
  • pbffpbff Posts: 433

    I should imagine that your Adder's Tongue is Ophioglossum vulgatum.

    There are 2 other species, but they are rarer.

    You could e-mail a photo to the British Pteridological Society and they would be able to identify it for you for sure. 

    This is Ophioglossum vulgatum http://ebps.org.uk/ferns/indentification/native-ferns-v-2/#8077-wild-ferns-native-species-2/5684 

    and O. azoricum http://ebps.org.uk/ferns/indentification/native-ferns-v-2/#8077-wild-ferns-native-species-2/5685 

    If you have it growing on your land, it is usually a sign that the land was once an ancient meadow.

    Lady's Smock/Cuckoo Flower is related to the weed Bittercress, hence the similarity.

    (Lady's Smock is Cardamine pratensis and Bittercress is C. hirsuta.)

    Thankfully, Lady's Smock is much nicer than it's pesky relative!

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Thanks for the info pbff. I've never seen those ferns (and never likely to in this agricultural desert). I didn't know there was more than one species. 

    Last edited: 19 April 2017 11:48:01



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Thanks for all that pbff and assarum. I'm definitely not going to mow them until they've finished their cycle. I might leave the whole lawn for a while and see what else might spring up. I'm pleased I was on the right track with the lady's smock and you're right pbff it's much prettier than bittercress. 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    All sorts of interesting things might turn up image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457

    I'm excited, please include us Hewitt&son

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