Dave

Cliff edges and molinia bogs also spring to mind....

Yes, I stabbed my forehead the first time I went down to look at the inflorescence!

We have lots of this in the Camel Estuary and I can confirm that the rush's tips are like daggers!

There were thousands of plants, but only a few with flowers, the carpets of gold are still a way off here too.

A flore pleno naturalised Snowdrop and Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage from north Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour

Different colours of the petals, not legal!

Given the different range of flower size on the same plant, the legal colouring, hint of violet on the peduncle, she petals longer than sepals and the 3D structure of the flower, may I suggest Viola x contempta? The hybrid between V. tricolor and V. arvensis.

I'd agree with capreolata the green hump on the top petal is too prominent for muralis and the sepals too large too. I see loads of both here in Cornwall and yes, they can be tricky. The can be tricky in winter when the flowers are smaller than the handbook suggests.

I'm not surprised. I know Kent Wildlife Trust used green hay from one reserve to "seed" another new area and it worked well with species like Anacamptis morio for example.

I had some in my garden last year. Apparently the large black ones are a non native species.

It's easy, don't built on flood plains and where you do build, don't have large areas of tarmac and concrete! Put some beavers in to a catchment area and that'll also work well.

I don't think i'd try an ID on cotyledon leaves only! It's easy when the main leaves grow as shown in your 2nd post.

I also appreciate your vegetative posts. It takes a lot of effort to get good photos in close up . I'm all for winter veg ID and regularly record plants all through the cold months.

Was there much of interest in the arable before reversion? I usually find lots of species in arable field edges and some fields in entirety, though improved pasture is a hopeless lost cause!

Field Woundwort, Common Ramping Fumitory and Sun Spurge in a mid Cornwall field today.

Oddly, this is quite rare in Cornwall.

I get through the winter sniffing the coconut aroma of Gorse flowers and then the sweet smell of Winter Heliotrope. I've yet to get any scent from Sweet Violets, but Covid is probably to blame for that rather than the plant.

Barren Strawberry, Common Snowdrop (naturalised), Red Campion and Nipplewort, flowering near St. Austell, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour

White Ramping Fumitory, Lesser Celandine and Wild Strawberry flowering near St. Austell, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour

I was very surprised to find a Sweet Vernal Grass in flower on a wall in Cornwall today. Seems very early - it must like rain and lots of it.

Anthoxanthum odoratum
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Ivy-leaved Water Crowfoot in a muddy farm entrance today near St. Mewan, Cornwall. If we avoid frosts, it will likely flower in 2-3 weeks.

Ranunculus hederaceus

Rather wet at Polgooth today recording wild plants. Greater Stitchwort flowers almost open though.

I'm used to most rosettes now, but self sown young pine like trees always perplex me!

I recorded 170 species yesterday in one mid Cornwall monad, probably about 30 less than what I would have found in summer, most being in a vegetative state, so winter recording is very much worthwhile. Many annuals also appearing now too.

Here's a comparison at basalproject.org.uk/plants.php?s...

It's easier in Cornwall as S. dioica is invariably in flower all year round, young plants always nearby too. They're always bright green like these pics. S. latifolia is rare, I wonder if they are the grey/green ones Jo sees? There's little chance of hybrids here apart from a few coastal areas

Navelwort was one of the few flowering plants I recorded today near Liskeard Cornwall.

Umbilicus rupestris
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Today, I found numerous Asplenium adiantum-nigrum plants on a wall, all over 30cm long.

Loads of (obviously potted) Polystichum ferns along a path to make it look like a jungle. I think one of the Jurassic Park films had this.

Several Cornish hedges look like this, though this is a great example. Our damp climate helps fern populations explode down here.