Usually for #wildflowerhour, we ask you to post pictures of the wild plants that you have found in bloom that week. However, for our first challenge of 2018, we are also encouraging you to look at the leaves and in particular those arranged in a basal rosette.
In botany, a rosette is a circular arrangement of leaves, with all of the leaves at a similar height. For a basal rosette, these are at ground level. A good example would be a plantain.
Couldn't find a pic of a Ribwort Plantain early rosette, so put in a Hoary Plantain rosette, then Bee Orchid then E.P. Orchid so people can see the differences. pic.twitter.com/XMI2M05uk9
— Kingfisher (@Barbus59) January 21, 2018
Why would we be asking you to do this? Well, it’s fun, and also it’s a really handy skill to be able to recognise plants when they are not in flower.
What would we like you to do for this challenge? You don’t need to be able to name the plants, you just need to be able to find them. So we would like you to go out and look for a plant rosette. Photograph it, showing the habitat around, zoom in and photograph the individual leaves. Lastly, turn one of the leaves over and photograph the underneath. Also, also note – is it hairy, spiny, succulent or smelly. Then post your photographs on Twitter or Instagram and use the hashtag #rosettechallenge or upload them to our Facebook group, and then our lovely knowledgeable #wildflowerhour community will help you to identify them.
Here’s one we found earlier! Can you recognise it? #rosettechallenge #wildflowerhour pic.twitter.com/eoA6C3z4eu
— wildflowerhour (@wildflower_hour) February 26, 2018
from #wildflowerhour http://www.wildflowerhour.co.uk/blog/2018/02/26/challenge-wild-flower-rosettes/
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