Huge thanks to @jessica-hamilton.bsky.social & the #BSBIKerry team!
They survey the lovely Muckross peninsula every winter for #NewYearPlantHunt.
Strawberry Tree is part of the famous Lusitanian flora but how did it arrive in Ireland?
A possible answer:
britishandirishbotany.org/index.php/bi...
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Huge thanks & congrats to everyone who braved foul weather to take part in #NewYearPlantHunt!
Commiserations to everyone for whom snow stopped play: we all felt your pain!
Reminder that if you have any #NYPH records that you haven't submitted yet, please do so (via App or email) by midnight tomorrow
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One of my favourite plants😍
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Thanks Jenni, Happy New Year😊
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In contrast, the Ballyheigue hunt was extremely soggy, so much so that we retreated early to prevent hypothermia! We still recorded 44, our highest ever for this route. Had we been able to finish the usual route, I estimate we would have gotten 50+ #NewYearPlantHunt @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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First post on this dedicated to the #NewYearPlantHunt
We were blessed with blue skies while moseying around the Muckross Peninsula in KNP while searching for plants in flower for the 2026 #NYPH Six of us recorded 42 species in flower including obligatory Arbutus unedo #NYPH @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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