Looking for the Townhall Clock

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Moschatel or Townhall Clock, Adoxa moschatellina

For the first time in ages, I had a couple of hours available today to get out and look for things, so I went looking for Moschatel, also known as Townhall Clock.  This is not a common species in Buckinghamshire, and is in flower now, so worth having a look for it, if you have not seen it before.  This was a new species for me today!  It gets its name from its unusual flower, which has one terminal and four lateral flowers on a stem, looking like a Townhall Clock!  I found three large patches of it, though as it rhizomatomus, I've no idea if this was many plants or just one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few other nice things seen today including lots of the common gall on Elm, caused by Aceria campestricola, and the rust on Lesser Celandine, Uromyces ficariae (aka Bitter Chocolate Rust).

Lots and lots of Dock Beetles, Gastrophysa viridula, too, so couldn't resist some beetle porn.

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