Tuesday 10 September 2019

Autumn Gentians (Gentianella amarella) Found some at last!



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Yes it turned out a great morning having at last manage to find more Autumn Gentians.  None were at my regular sites which this year like last year all recorded NIL, but a little further to the East and I was surprised to find at least a further 10 specimens at the side of about 100 yard of track  which all turned out to be the rare northern sub species SEPTENTRIONALIS. The best area had 5 specimens and was in a slightly more acid deposit area than the others with more soil with rank grass between the plant and the limestone

This is a well and truly good find for me because I was about to think we were going to have yet another year without our little beauties the Autumn Gentians. I had previously searched all our known established sites and only turned up one specimen so far this year, but this morning I had time on my hands and so broadened my search to unknown territories and yo and behold there they were, at first odd ones scattered and then a little cluster of some 5 or so, as usual they were close to a well trodden footpath.


 Autumn Gentian (Gentianella amarella)
Photo: Hutton Roof 10th September 2019

  Autumn Gentian (Gentianella amarella)
Photo: Hutton Roof 10th September 2019
I would imagine the soil is only about 1" before limestone bed


  Autumn Gentian (Gentianella amarella)
Photo: Hutton Roof 10th September 2019
One here well spent, this was very close to a limestone bed with little soil

  Autumn Gentian (Gentianella amarella)
Photo: Hutton Roof 10th September 2019

  Autumn Gentian (Gentianella amarella)
Photo: Hutton Roof 10th September 2019
This area shows 5 plants in the one photo and shows the rank grass which is a drain off from a higher elvated scree area.

  Autumn Gentian (Gentianella amarella)
Photo: Hutton Roof 10th September 2019

 Autumn Gentian (Gentianella amarella)
Photo: Hutton Roof 10th September 2019


 Autumn Gentian (Gentianella amarella)
Photo: Hutton Roof 10th September 2019

Also earlier checked out the Field Gentians and a couple of fungi photos. Also had 2 Wheatear, Linnet party of 50 plus another Linnet party of 20 plus, Meadow Pipits 40 blogging, Skylarks up to 20 blogging, of special interest one high SONG THRUSH heading west, Swallow 1, Goldfinch 1. 









 Common Funnel

 Common Funnel
My wonderful garden today