wyrtwednesday

#wyrtwednesday is the place for plants gowing wild in Britain and Ireland with 'wort' in their common or folk names. Tweets by @melelloyd and @NatureLark.

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This is exactly the kind of excellent wort content we love! 😍 We're planning to be back up & running with a regular #wyrtwednesday next Spring/Summer, but until then please enjoy @thenewgalaxy's lovely Felworts, & do catch up with our lovely Wednesday friends over at @webswild.

[Dr Richard Bate @thenewgalaxy]

I love #wyrtwednesday by @nervousbotanist, a wonderful celebration of the “worts” we’ve come across!

Here are three of my faves - Felwort (Field Gentian), Autumn Felwort (Autumn Gentian) and Scarce Felwort (Chiltern Gentian) all of which can be seen right now! #wildflowerhour

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@wildflower_hour @thenewgalaxy Thank you!

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@Bedfontbird @nervousbotanist @thenewgalaxy Gorgeous! 😍

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@botany_beck @thenewgalaxy @nervousbotanist @Haggewoods @dunnjons @smurfett722 @BryanYorke @chrishindle @SLeguil @Greenwings @BSBIbotany Don't worry, we will be back!

[Friends of Lye Valley @friendlyevalley]

Is #wyrtwednesday still a thing? We've got Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) flowering now in our Slade entrance. We suspect it's a survivor of the times a couple of hundred years ago when washerwomen lived in the cottages here, and used the plant as an alternative to soap...

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@friendlyevalley @judyweb32049878 @NearbyWild @TVERC1 @WildOxfordshire @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany We are still a thing! Due to the covid-19 situation we weren't active this year, but hopefully we will get going again next Spring/Summer.
@melelloyd @nervousbotanist

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@botany_beck @apmcguigan @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany @Love_plants @Buzz_dont_tweet @WoodlandTrust @NatureBftB @WildFlowerSoc @savebutterflies @ukorchids @speciesrecovery @WildlifeTrusts We will be back soon for all things worty!

[WildWebsWednesday @WebsWild]

It’s wild, it’s webby, it’s #WildWebsWednesday! Please share your lovely pics of the wonderful biodiversity that our amazing wild plants support! Let’s celebrate the web of life! 🎉🕸🌿🐞🌸🐛#interconnectedness

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@thenewgalaxy @JonesintheWild @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany Thanks Richard.

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Well folks, that's a wrap! Thank you so much to everyone who has taken part in #wyrtwednesday this year. It's been lovely to share your plant finds and learn so much fantastic folklore. We will see you again next spring, but in the meantime check out @WebsWild #WildWebsWednesday!

[Angelika Smith @AngelikaHTCG]

A late-flowering Meadowsweet or Meadwort with a little Longhorn Beetle near Draycote for the last #wyrtwednesday but also for #WildWebsWednesday #wildflowers #wildlife #pollinators

[Ian Ralphs @Ralphs_Ian]

Saw-wort on St.David's Head this afternoon #wyrtwednesday

[Kate @JonesintheWild]

Am I looking at a gentian and a toadflax here? But of which varieties? Purple toadflax? Photos taken on 21st July @wildflower_hour #wildflowerhour @BSBIbotany Could I crowbar this post into #wyrtwednesday

[Lloyd Evans @EcolaEvans]

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Sneezewort (A. ptarmica) Castlemorton Common, Worcestershire. #wortwednesday @BSBIbotany

[Bria Cuthbert @VeckioUKNature]

One of my favourites- White Bryony or Green-poisony-witchy-wort #makeupawortname #wyrtwednesday

[Dolly 🌼🦋🐞🐝🐦🌱 @dolly_and_dj]

Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis). The substance saponin, is contained in the roots at levels up to 20 percent when the plant is flowering whereas Indian soapnuts contain only 15 percent. It produces a lather when in contact with water. #wyrtwednesday

[Dolly 🌼🦋🐞🐝🐦🌱 @dolly_and_dj]

Burdock or for #makeupawortname Velcrowort ! #wyrtwednesday

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@dolly_and_dj Me too! 😍 Moira

[Dolly 🌼🦋🐞🐝🐦🌱 @dolly_and_dj]

Ragwort is already a wort but maybe could be Marmitewort too? Personally I love Marmite! 🤫 #makeupawortname #wyrtwednesday