Exhibits
You can view and download many of the fascinating exhibits from this year's Scottish Botanists' Conference below!
- Some botanical highlights for Westerness (v.c. 97) in 2023 by Ian Strachan (joint recorder for Westerness)
- The discovery of Ophioglossum azoricum Small Adder's-tongue in Kincardineshire by David Elston (recorder for Kincardineshire & North Aberdeenshire)
- Plant ID for beginners - a new method by Richard Milne
- Scottish Bramble Project poster by Angus Hannah (joint recorder for the Clyde Islands) plus a map showing Bramble recording in Scotland up to 2023, photos of Rubus dasyphyllus from Dumfriesshire, and Rubus longiflorus, a recent addition to the Scottish flora
- Urban and rural Woodlands in Easter Ross - a comparative study by Brian Ballinger (recorder for Easter Ross)
- Plants on the move: surveying urban greenspaces in Fife by Beccy Middleton (curator at St Andrews Botanic Garden)
- Atriplex on the Firth of Forth by Matt Harding (joint recorder for Stirlingshire)
- VC87 West Perth - A most unexpected find! by Liz Lavery (joint recorder for West Perthshire)
- How does the variation in the mineralogical and chemical properties of anthropogenic substrate influence plant biodiversity? by Savanna van Mesdag
- Midlothian VC83 - Notable finds for 2023 by Sue Jury (recorder for Midlothian)
Photos of some of the interesting specimens on display can also be viewed below:
- A series of Interesting finds in Dumfriesshire v.c. 72 in 2023, summarised here and including Epipactis dunensis (Dune Helleborine), Polygonum boreale (Northern Knotgrass) plus specimen, and Fumaria purpurea (Purple Ramping-fumitory) plus specimen
- A collection of Peebleshire plants in 2023, including Lathyrus tuberosus (Tuberous Pea) and Quercus frainetto (Hungarian Oak)
- Interesting finds from Midlothian, including Agrostis castellana (Highland Bent), Poa imbecilla, Crataegus x subsphaerica and other hawthorns
- The recently discovered Alchemilla neomanifesta (Revealed Lady's-mantle) - photo 1, photo 2 and photo 3
Workshop Resources
Handouts and guidance from some of the workshop sessions can be viewed and downloaded below:
- Epilobium visual key
- Montane willow handout and herbarium sheets
- Guidance on herbarium specimen preparation and care
- RBGE Guide to Collecting Herbarium Specimens in the Field
