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I did the NYPH in December so will have to do another walk around later this month 4th Jan Arncott Area Cardamine hirsuta - hairy bitter-cress Strong basal rosete, <3 stem leaves, glabrous stem, 4 stamens, pods overtopping flowers Holcus lanatus - Yorkshire fog Pink stripy pyjamas, hairy stems Deschampsia cespitosa - tufted hair-grass Long jagged ligule, tussocks, rough barbed backward stroke leaves Juncus inflexus - hard rush Ridges up stems, chambered pith Holcus lanatus Cardamine hirsuta Deschampsia cespitosa Juncus inflexus Juncus effusus Populus x canadensis Anthoxanthum odoratum Festuca ovina Juncus effusus - soft rush solid spongy pith, smooth shiny stems Populus x canadensis - hybrid black popular Large buds on branches with upturned ends Anthoxanthum odoratum - sweet vernal-grass Grassy root smell, whisker hairs on edge of roll top cloak auricle Festuca ovina - sheep's-fescue Needle rolled leaves, open cloak sheath, dense tufts, black roots

3 days of Scotland hawkweeds joining the 2024 BSBI Hawkweed hunt lead by Tim Rich 5th July On the drive up I stopped off at Orton VC69 and discovered a small patch of possible Hieracium stewartii (Endemic section Tridentata ) . Yellow (ish) styles and larger heads suggest this - would normally have more stellate hairs on the bracts Having made it to Scotland I decided to spend a few hours near to Ben Lawers at Allt tir Artair The first plants I came across in the heather next to gulley Allt a Mhoirneas were Hieracium pictorum ( Scottish Endemic Section Hieracium) NN602378 and then later under a bridge at NN587364. Some plants with a few more glandular hairs on the peduncles than normal. Small heads and long narrow ovate leaves. A little further along NN595368 was a small patch of Hieracium pseudanglicum (Scottish endemic section Subalpina) very similar to the Centhoidea Hieracium anglicum - looking closely at the leaves it has Subalpina pale micro-glands along the edges At NN587367 was Hieracium cuspidens (Scottish endemic section Subalpina) this has leaves with crazy uneven teeth - these plants had only a few simple hairs on the peduncles Under the bridge at NN587364 there was more H pictorum, pseudanglicum and cuspidens. Next to the stream there was Hieracium iricum (section Cerinthoidea) with its numerous clasping stem leaves Also Hieracium laetificum (Scottish endemic section Subalpina) with long bracts (15 mm) looking similar to H pseudanglicum And frequent Hieracium orcadense (section Hieracium) leaves a little more toothy than typical 6th July Fionn Ghleann This was the first day of the 2024 BSBI Hawkweed hunt lead by Tim Rich On the way to the Glen Coe Mountain Resort Tim and I stopped off at NN184562 to look at Hieracium shoolbredii (Scottish endemic section Cerinthoidea) with its rounded glabrous base leaves Car sharing sorted and off to Fionn Ghleann to begin the quest We set off on the long walk South of the River Etive heading toward the valley. After about an hour we realized we hadnt seen Tilly 🐾 for ages - Jamie ran back to find her ..... The valley stream was quite disappointing for hawkweeds (some H triviale) until we got to the top a clump of Hieracium lingulatum (Scottish endemic section Subalpina) at NN226503 and what was possibly Hieracium laetificum again but indeterminate - there was a flowering specimen collected on the opposite side of the valley We had all split into groups but no success in this valley. After the long trek back down, I waded across the river and trogged back to the car. On meeting Jamie, he hadn't caught up with us after going back for Tilly, he exclaimed that he had found H basicrinum on the ledges halfway along the walk at Coire Leacach. His photos (and specimen) confirmed it! Lots of whooping with joy back at the mountain resort car park July 7th Coire Leacach Back to the carpark I found some Hieracium callistopyllum (Scottish endemic section Subalpina) under a willow next to the stream NN265524 The teeth on these plants were extremely large Walking up Coire Leacach we found some Hieracium lingulatum and at NN216506 and Hieracium callistophyllum with its regular mammiform teeth a rain soaked Hieracium calenduliflorum (Scottish endemic section Alpina) also on the scree and finally the prize Hieracium basicrinum (Scottish endemic section Stelligera) about 30 plants mainly vegetative dotted around the scree at NN216506. Immediately recognizable with its spotted leaves and obtuse bracts On the way back down at NN215506 was Hieracium vennicontium (British endemic section Subalpina) with its wide obtuse black bracts At Kilin, Bridge of Dochart NN 571323 the walls are lined with Hieracium melanoglochin (Scottish endemic section Foliosa ) Down near the waters edge there were a few Hieracium prenanthoides (native section Prenanthoidea) with their clusters of small flowers and amplexicaul stem leaves. Also quite a few Hieracium lanceolatifolium on the riverside banks

26th May 2024 Taraxacum duplidentifrons HU 3349 5044 VC112 Semblister Probably the most numerous and ubiquitous species on the islands. Pollen sparse/absent (probably due to weather). Dark styles, grey ligule stripes with dark blackish tips, hairy leaves with acute lobes, typical multi-directional bracts Taraxacum palmeri HU 3349 5044 VC112 Semblister Grass road verge No pollen, linear pale bordered ciliate bracts, discoloured stigmas, narrow bracts solid ligule stripes, few blotches, red tips to ligule teeth also inner florets Taraxacum luteum HU 2822 7711 VC112 Hillswick Grassy verge next to hotel and rough grass down by beach Went to visit the plants that Baz Scampion had re-located based on an old record. Pollen present. Some plants had subtle brown/silver ligule streaks at the base and some had discoloured teeth. All of the bracts are spreading sub-erect and recurved, heterophyllous leaves – inner leaves with long subdivided end lobe, petioles long unwinged and purple. The younger plants had no large inner lobes and more purple midribs, the ligules were pure yellow with more reddish smudging to the inner floret ligule tips 10+ plants dotted around the area - spread onto (or from?) the beach area Taraxacum duplidentifrons HU 2822 7711 VC112 Hillswick Grassy verge A large mature plant Taraxacum palmeri HU 4372 5383 VC112 Catfirth Grass on edge of burn With broader ovate bracts and streaked ligule stripes this population - intermediate T faeroense? Pollen absent. 20+ plants Taraxacum unguilobum HU 3879 3591 VC112 Hamnavoe Roadside verge No pollen, yellow stigmas, bordered bracts, streaky brown ligule stripes Leaves very crisped and curled - Summer (they resemble Taraxacum fulvicarpum) Frequent on mainland Taraxacum naevosum HU 3879 3591 VC112 Hamnavoe Roadside verge Pollen present Hairy, strongly spotted, acute triangular lobes, broad spreading bracts Taraxacum naevosiforme HU 3879 3591 VC112 Hamnavoe Roadside verge Pollen present, narrower leaves and paler green base colour Taraxacum palmeri HU 37647 35396 VC112 Meal Sands Pasture grassland Long linear bracts with pale ciliate edges, no pollen, ligules streaked, few blotches on the leaves 200+ plants 27th - 28th May 2024 Taraxacum palmeri and Taraxacum faeroense HU 2661 5118 VC112 Bridge of Walls Roadside grass AJR 'Very convincing both growing together' One with larger flower and streaked ligules oblong bracts, other with smaller heads and solid ligules more linear edged to bracts. Population of around 100+ plants Taraxacum hirsutissimum HU2316 4962 VC112 Walls Edge of road – moorland There are T palmeri intertwined. Amazing hairs! Population of around 20+ plants Taraxacum palmeri HU2316 4962 VC112 Walls Edge of road – moorland These plants differ again with hairier leaves with larger lobes. Around 20+ plants Taraxacum chrysoglossum HU3884 0959 VC112 Scatness The 1st record for Shetland of this rare Scotland endemic. It has not been recorded North of VC105 Rough grass These flowers and leaves growing through an old wooden door! Pale silver ligule stripes, some bracts erect. Stigmas dark, pollen present, lateral lobes with acute linear process patent, unwinged purple petioles (under the wood) 2 or 3 plants  30th May 2024 Taraxacum serpenticola HU631 108 VC112 Unst - Muckle Heog Round 'red onion' bracts and some arachnoid scape hairs on the scape below the involucre Taraxacum calophyllum HP 6249 0927 VC112 Unst - Halligarth A little over but - probable per. Marion Barlow 31st May - 1st June 2024 Taraxacum palmeri HU 37265733 VC112 Lunklet Burn Edge of stream Interesting type of 'palmeri' growing at the top of the Burn (with Hieracium zetlandicum) Growing amongst ‘typical’ spotted, streaky ligule, 'faeroense' plants Flat, thin fresh green, unspotted, leaves and narrow purple petioles (curled very quickly when picked) Bracts lax and erect (not appressed!) and mid green, ligule stripes 3/4 pale silver then peach to dark purple tips, florets pinched / involute and red tipped Scapes glabrous and washed out green / purple) no pollen, discoloured/dark styles Taraxacum faeroense HU 3733 5731 VC112 Lunklet Burn Edge of stream This is the contrasting plant growing with the above in Lunklet Burn with thicker spotted leaves and noticeably yellower styles. Ligule stripes peach purple is from the base. Ligules flat Bracts mixed width - oblong and scape with hairs Taraxacum naevosum HU3347 8346 VC112 Ronas Hill Rocky edge of car park With pollen Taraxacum palmeri HU3182 8272 VC112 Ronas Hill Edge of Grud Burn Heath form - No pollen, discoloured styles Ligules streaked and yellow tips/teeth Bracts oval with +/- pale border. Similar to other 'heath' forms with more ovate bracts and streaked ligules. Leaves thin Taraxacum faeroense Here's a plant from Ben Lawers