Discovering a new moorland plant

New Plant

Today I broke down, because I put the wrong type of fuel in my bike.

I was naturally quite annoyed, because I had things to do and people to see, etc. But the right across the B3212, from where I had broken down; were these flowering plants, seen here to the right.

There were only 2 clumps of them, so there was no chance of me being able to justify transplanting any to other areas, until they had spread allot more, or in less I find a bigger clump somewhere else. But this site is about 300 metres above sea level, so they probably would survive and flourish further up, & in similar habitats. So perhaps I could collect some seed, when they form.

I cannot find my Keeble-Martin wild flower book, so identification will have to wait, but they have to be related to the dead nettles, I would say.

I like it when I see some plant that I have never seen before.

Incidentally; The AA took 5.5 hours to pick me up, so by that time my elation

from finding this plant had some what diminished.