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Ryedale Natural History Society: Flowers September/October

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Small Tortoiseshell butterfly, basking on the flowers of Marjoram. These butterflies love aromatic herbs like thyme and marjoram, as well as “butterfly bushes” like Buddleia. 11/9/99.

Note: Although there may not be too many flowers about at this time of year, the fungi are usually at their best. There are photos of several fungi, some very colourful, on our Fungi page.

Blackberries Rubus fruticosus	Yew Taxus baccata	St Johnswort, common or perforate Hypericum perforatum	Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Bell heather Erica cinerea	Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus	Heather Calluna vulgaris	Knapweed, common Centaurea nigra
Red Bartsia Odontites verna	Hawkweed, mouse eared Hieracium pilosella	Vetch, wood Vicia sylvatica	Ivy Hedera helix
Rose hips Rosa canina	Haws Crataegus monogyna	Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale	Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus
Acorns Quercus sp.	Larch cones Larix sp.

© Ryedale Natural History Society 1999