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Solved Two wildflower ID's please

Discussion in 'Identification Area' started by Fat Controller, Jul 2, 2015.

  1. Fat Controller

    Fat Controller 'Cuddly' Scottish Admin! Staff Member

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    Seen lots of these on roadsides near me this year; the first one I started noticing last year and it seems to have spread remarkably well -- got a mallow/malva look about it?

    2015-07-02 10.07.12.jpg

    The second seems to be an adept climber, but here it is lying flat on the grass in the middle of a roundabout

    2015-07-02 10.07.21.jpg

    Very similar to bindweed in terms of the flowers, but these are much smaller.
     
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    No 1 is Mallow Sylvestris or common wild mallow.

    No 2 is Convulvulus Arvensis ( lesser bindweed ) which can have either pink or white flowers.

    It's in the same family ( like distant cousins ) but is not the same as the larger bindweed which is Calystegia Sepium.
     
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      Thank you :)

      Seems I was closer to the mark than I thought.
       
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