Abstract
There was much recording in the Vice-county during the year with several folks (myself included) still unable to give up the habit of completing monad record cards, despite the end of Atlas 2020 recording.About 110 new hectad records were made including twelve of Hieracium species determined by David McCosh. Included in this list are fourteen plants that were recorded for the first time in the vice-county, the majority of which were found in Portree during surveys for the Urban Flora of Scotland project. Only one is a Scottish native.
Images of the fourteen new plants are shown with brief comments.
© Neil Robertson
Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Ragweed) Appeared in a garden on Eigg, probably from birdseed.
© Stephen Bungard
Aruncus dioicus (Buck's-beard) Has just about escaped from a garden in Portee. First reported by “Judy” (no surname) on iRecord.
© Stephen Bungard
Aruncus dioicus (Buck's-beard)
© Seth Gibson
Buddleja globosa (Orange-ball-tree) Most probably planted but doing well in a strip between a path and the shore at Broadford.
© Stephen Bungard
Cornus alba (White Dogwood) Two roadside sites in Portree. Following careful identification, earlier Cornus sites on Raasay and near Flodigarry on Skye were re-examined and found to be this too.
© Stephen Bungard
Cornus alba (White Dogwood) Fruit
© Seth Gibson
Gentiana asclepiadea (Willow Gentian) Roadside garden escape/throw-out near Dunvegan.
© Seth Gibson
Gentiana asclepiadea (Willow Gentian) Close-up of inflorescence
© Stephen Bungard
Hypericum 'Hidcote' Flourishing on waste ground in Portree. A few weeks after it was found the site was completely cleared for house-building.
© Stephen Bungard
Juniperus virginiana (Virginian Juniper) Planted on roadside in Portree.
© Stephen Bungard
Juniperus virginiana (Virginian Juniper) Close-up.
© Stephen Bungard
Juniperus virginiana (Virginian Juniper) Against a rule.
© Seth Gibson
Late season photograph of Linaria purpurea (Purple Toadflax) - a garden escape in two places in Portree.
© Seth Gibson
Linaria purpurea (Purple Toadflax). This one showing the powdery mildew Golovinomyces orontii.
© Stephen Bungard
Logfia minima (Small Cudweed) Plentiful in waste ground in Portree. Looks to have been there for several years. A native.
© Stephen Bungard
Logfia minima (Small Cudweed) Close-up
© John Chester
Luzula luzuloides (White Wood-rush) Growing beside the path in the Manse Wood, Eigg. A garden escape.
© Stephen Bungard
Lycium barbarum (Duke of Argyll's Teaplant) A single plant by the roadside in Portree.
© Stephen Bungard
Pulmonaria saccharata (Bethlehem-sage) A single plant by the roadside in Portree.
© Stephen Bungard
Rosa glauca (Red-leaved Rose) Two sites on waste ground in Portree.
© Seth Gibson
Borago officinalis (Borage) Roadside garden escape in Broadford. The only other 'record' for VC104 (on Rum) was an error.