Plant of the Week – September 22nd 2025 – Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare) – Botany in Scotland
A widespread plant found in the stomach of prehistoric humans.| Botany in Scotland
A plant with a magical past| Botany in Scotland
A widespread plant found in the stomach of prehistoric humans.| Botany in Scotland
2 posts published by botsocscot during September 2025| Botany in Scotland
An interesting introduction, but did Linnaeus use the wrong name for it?| Botany in Scotland
A native climber, beloved by poets. It’s ‘right-handed’.| Botany in Scotland
Isn’t it strange that poisonous plants are nearly always strikingly beautiful?| Botany in Scotland
A rare coastal species and perhaps a future food plant| Botany in Scotland
A favourite of bees and butterflies| Botany in Scotland
Few plants excite poets - this is one.| Botany in Scotland
This plant served humankind for thousands of years, and may be on the verge of resurgence| Botany in Scotland
Bitten by the Devil| Botany in Scotland
A smelly species recorded on Arthur’s Seat| Botany in Scotland
Julius Caesar said there were no beech trees in Britain but he was mistaken.| Botany in Scotland
This week’s plant likes limey soils. It is common in the southern half of England where I knew it well whilst growing up. It’s a rampant climber, and in my village it grew in almost every hedgerow.…| Botany in Scotland
Many thousands of plant species have entered our country via garden centres and seed merchants. They bring colour, sweet scents and food for insects to our gardens and parklands. An interesting que…| Botany in Scotland
Another name for this native plant is the Sea-side Thistle.| Botany in Scotland
