Chicory, Scotland? (1 Viewer)

delia todd

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• Nov 23, 2016

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I posted this picture in the Gallery yesterday.

It was thought by a few to be Chicory.

When I mentioned this to a friend, they said it wasn't mapped for the Blairgowrie area and I should report it to the local Recorder.

Is it chicory? Is there a look-alike confusion species? And how would I report it if necessary?

 

Nutcracker

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• Nov 23, 2016

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Yes, Chicory. A fairly frequent garden / agriculture escape, so a new locality isn't too surprising.

 

delia todd

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• Nov 23, 2016

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Thank you Michael. So no report necessary then.

 

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• Nov 23, 2016

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Still ought to be reported as a new record, so changes have a chance of being mapped.

 

Nutcracker

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• Nov 23, 2016

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Welsh Peregrine said:

Still ought to be reported as a new record, so changes have a chance of being mapped.

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Yep. All it may mean is that a local farmer had a crop of it last year, but it's still worth recording; it could well persist a few years. Most often occurs on disturbed ground. Some info here.

 

delia todd

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• Nov 23, 2016

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OK.... but where/how do I do it?

 

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• Nov 24, 2016

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There should be a Botanical recorder for the area (County or Vice-County); the BSBI (Botanical Society of the British Isles) should be able to put you in contact.

 

Corvus cornix

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• Nov 24, 2016

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Hi,

here's a link to the BSBI recorder info for Perthshire

http://bsbi.org/perthshire

Cheers

 

delia todd

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• Nov 24, 2016

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Thank you both. I'll get on to it shortly.