CONTENTS EDITORIAL...............................................................2 Identification of Lycium....................A. Chater 50 Congratulations to Eric Clement...........................2 Cordyline australis street-wise in Ireland IMPORTANT NOTICES ...................................................P.R. Green 51 Colour photos in News D. Pearman, & Editors 2 Longspine Thorn-apple (Datura ferox ) Resignation of Director of Development in Scotland........................G.H. Ballantyne 51 .............................................................R. Gornall 3 REQUESTS Change in the British Flora ......M. Braithwaite 3 Survey of naturalised Rhododendrons NOTES & ARTICLES – a request for specimens............A. Chater 52 An inventory of vascular plants for the Cotoneasters please.............................J. Fryer 53 Sefton coast.................................P.H. Smith 4 New European Directive?...................J. Smith 53 Wake up – It’s Spring!....................J. McIntosh 9 FIELD MEETING REPORTS – 2005 When is best time of year to find plants? Q. Groom 10 South Gower Coast (v.c. 41)..........M. Howells 80 Additions to the Irish Flora..........M. Marshall 14 Orkney (v.c. 111) ............................E. Everiss 55 Host range of Rhinanthus minor......C. Gibson 15 Gronant & Talacre Warren Dunes (v.c. 51) Grassland plant phenology............R. Jefferson 16 ...............................G. Wynne & J. Phillips 56 Turning over a new leaf– revealing ptyxis Skye & North Ebudes (v.c. 104)...S. Bungard 57 .....................................................J. Poland 17 Glynhir Recording week (v.c. 44)..... K. Pryce 58 Wall-to-wall ferns........................J. Edgington 20 Upper Eden & Lune Valleys (v.c. 69) Identity and longevity of the ‘Mystery Orchid’ ...............................................J. & S. Atkins 61 .............................................R.M. Bateman 22 Kirkcudbright MOD Training Area, (v.c. 73) What’s in a Name...........................I. Teesdale 25 ...................................................D. Hawker 61 Loss of Gnaphalium norvegicum from Vegetative Grass Identification Training Day Angus Scotland........C. Geddes & S. Payne 26 Surrey (v.c. 17)........................C. O’Reilly 62 Two Missing Herbaria Rediscovered..D. Allen 27 ANNUAL EXHIBITION MEETING 2005..A. Showler 63 BEC Distribution for 1919 completed D. Allen 29 Help Table................................S. & A. Karley 66 Searching for Rumex ×pratensis in BOOK NOTES..................................D. Pearman 66 Co. Wexford..............................P.R. Green 30 Reviews of recent BSBI publications (6) Spiranthes aestivalis in the New Forest ....................................................P. Oswald 67 ....................................................S.J. Leach 31 3rd supp. to List of Vascular Plants Elytrigia atherica and blue couches – a new of the British Isles...................R.J. Gornall 28 roadside halophyte phenomenon? P.J. Cook 33 New edition of Wild Flower Key...C. O’Reilly 69 Wall Whitlowgrass – Draba muralis. M. Little 34 Wild Flower Key 2nd Edn: corrigenda Salix ×taylorii Rech. fil., hybr. nov. M. Wilcox 34 & addenda.................................C. O’Reilly 71 Inland record forRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. Updating the Plant Crib.......................T. Rich 71 maritimum....................................R.M. Leaney 35 Wiltshire Botany............................J. Presland 72 Chloroplasts and Algae within vascular OBITUARY NOTES..............................M. Briggs 72 aquatic plant roots...............................J. Oliver 36 Stella Ross-Craig, Botanical Artist.. U. Buchan 73 Botany in Literature - 40...........M.E. Souchier 40 RECORDERS AND RECORDING Botanists in literature (41); some light relief? Panel of Refs and Specialists.....M.C. Sheahan 76 ........................................................E.C. Nelson 42 Panel of Vice-county recorders....D. Pearman 76 Coordinator’s Corner......................A. Lockton 43 NOTES FROM THE OFFICERS Some people have all the luck........A. Showler 44 From the Hon. General Secretary. D. Pearman 76 ALIENS From the Director of Development G. Hemery 77 Bassia scoparia in Hampshire............M. Rand 44 From the Volunteers Officer................R. Ellis 78 Bassia scoparia and Echinochloa crus-galli in From the Scottish Officer..............J. McIntosh 78 S. England.........................................P.J. Cook 46 Publications changes.............................P. Smith 79 What is Symphytum officinale subsp. bohemicum Good homes needed for various BSBI journals ..................................................C. O’Reilly 46 ...................M. Arthern, M. Stoddard, K. Hyett 79 Invasion of Senecio inaequidens......Q. Groom 48 STOP PRESS Another record of Triteleia laxa on Merseyside nd ..........................P.H. Smith & M.P. Wilcox 49 Wild Flower Key 2 edn signing by Dr Rose Anemanthele lessoniana in Ireland......P.R. Green 49 at Kew...............................................................79 Anemanthele lessoniana in CambridgeP. Oswald 50 DEADLINE NEXT ISSUE..............................................79 Cover picture – Triteleia laxa. Photo © Natural Image/Bob Gibbons 2 Editorial / Colour photos in News Editorial DR LEANDER WOLSTENHOLME & GWYNN ELLIS There was a gratifyingly positive response to the ty of his publications is evident from the New new look News and several members were suf- Atlas of the British and Irish Flora reference ficiently impressed to write or email their com- section, which gives Eric as one of the most ments (see also page 79); the editors thank them cited authors. for their kindness. The presentation of the Medal will take place There was a less satisfactory response to our plea at the Anniversary Meeting of the Society on for more colour images made in the last issue. Wednesday, 24th May 2006. Although we now have twice the number of pages Apologies to Roy Beacham who took the photo- devoted to colour, we had fewer photographs sub- graph of main Meum athamanticum in Cheshire mitted to accompany notes than ever! Once again which was mis-attributed to Graeme Kay. we are indebted to a few authors of field meeting reports for their help in filling the gaps. Apologies also to those authors whose contribu- Please read the note below and if you are able tions in the last issue, the first in the new format, to contribute any colour images please don’t had ‘glitches’, and apologies in advance if any forget to provide a suitable caption together of the present contributions have similar or dif- with the name of the photographer (see apology ferent ‘glitches’! It’s a very steep learning curve. below). Our good wishes (writes Mary Briggs) to Mar- Embedded images Would all authors please garet Perring who this spring has achieved a note that all maps, figures, drawings, graphs, major change of habitat by moving to the Shet- photographs, etc., accompanying their notes land Isles. Margaret has bought a house on should be sent as separate images if at all possi- Shetland to live near her daughter Emma, Em- ble and not embedded in a Word document. ma’s family and the grandchildren. Members will remember the many years in Congratulations to Eric Clement, who is to be which Margaret presided over BSBI Books awarded the prestigious H. H. Bloomer Medal from Oundle, and with Franklyn brought books of the Linnean Society of London. to the Annual Exhibition Meeting and other The award is made annually to recognise the meetings through the year – as do her successors work of an amateur naturalist who has made an Jon & Sue Atkins of Summerfield Books now. important contribution to biological knowledge, We send all good wishes to Margaret for her the recipients being alternately a Botanist and new home, and hope that we shall nevertheless Zoologist. Previous recipients include Ted Lou- continue to see her from time to time at BSBI sley, David McClintock, Duggie Kent and Dav- meetings in the south. Her new address is: Mrs id Pearman. M.D. Perring, Cliff Cottage, Hoswick, SAND- Eric’s expertise regarding the alien (or non- WICK, Shetland, ZE2 9HL. native) flora of the British Isles is, to quote Professor Stace in his New Flora of the British Colour Section – no need for a list of plates and Isles, “unparalleled”. The sheer scale and quali- corresponding page numbers this time. Colour photos in News DAVID PEARMAN, GWYNN ELLIS & LEANDER WOLSTENHOLME We have now been including a colour section graphs every week - please send in decent topi- for 5 years (since issue 87, 2001). In each issue cal pictures (preferably, but not essentially as we have included what we have been sent, digital images). Alternatively is there a keen which has been apposite to the articles included photographer who would like to be the liaison but often, dare we say, just a little less than between the editor and the outside world – who totally striking! would have a suitable image or know instinc- Members might think we had a large choice, tively where to find one? Such a person would but the reality is that it is often a great struggle have to work to a deadline of three to four to find images. weeks; that is we would say we have this and We could make a general exhortation, as there that articles, please find images. must be hundreds of members taking photo- We would really be grateful for assistance. Resignation of our Director of Development / Change in the British Flora 1987 – 2004 3 Resignation of our Director of Development RICHARD J. GORNALL,