Fumitory family species – what’s in a name

Name nerd’s corner   Fumaria muralis and othersFumaria obviously relates to smoke in some way. As we have previously noted many botanical names in both Latin and modern languages were given…

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Winter Heliotrope (Petasites pyrenaicus*)

Common name :  Winter heliotrope Latin name : Petasites pyrenaicus Member of the Daisy family (Asteraceae) Midwinter in Seaford and in St Leonard’s churchyard there are several large patches of…

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