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Carnmore and FlowersSaturday, 6 June 2009
Alan, Just finishing a fantastic two weeks in Skye, Carnmore, Glencoe and Glen Nevis. Belay on Gob attached. It is that time of year again; wonder if anyone might know what this flower is? Found both at Carnmore and on the Buachaille Etive Beag... I thought that it was Mountain Avens, but the colour and leaves are wrong. Duncan Thanks Duncan. Report and good pictures appreciated as usual. AK
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I'm no expert but your plant appears to be Dwarf Cornel found not very frequently on Scottish mountains. I have seen it on one occasion in Kintail.
If you do a goggle images search you will see examples including a picture taken on the Aonach Eagach May 2008.
Pat
Thanks Pat,
I have passed your information on.
Thanks Pat; think that you mean Cornus Suecica? I will follow that one up!
Funnily enough I just took some pictures of this on Liathach this week and have also seen it on the Aonach Eagach and Buachaille Etive Mor. Dwarf Cornel, Cornus Suecica (aka bunchberry), common in Lapland. The white petal like parts are actually bracts or leaves (the central black part is the flower) which start green, turn white and in autumn time will go brown or a lovely dep red. In a month or so they will produce a small clutch of red berries.
Al
Hi Alan
Nearly stepped on Dwarf Cornel last June on the Aonach Eagach, it was blooming right on the path, just after the pinnacles. Also seen it regulary in the Mamores.
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