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Garreg yr Ogof, an outlying crag in the Rhinogydd, Snowdonia (April 2009).
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[ Post a Comment ]| yatsek | Softer Than Rock | | 
Voted 10/10 | What's that yellow blossom enhancing the scene? | | Posted Apr 22, 2009 5:47 pm |
 | | Nanuls | Re: Softer Than Rock | | 
Hasn't voted | It's Gorse (Ulex europaeus), A rather nasty, prickly shrub that you really don't want to fall into. On the other hand it does smell quite nice. | | Posted Apr 23, 2009 6:51 am |
| | yatsek | Re: Softer Than Rock | |
Voted 10/10 | Thanks for the info Dan! Quite surprisingly, this time the Net says this plant (anthropophyte in Poland) (I can't remeber seeing anything yellow that big:) is native to Britain, right?
Cheers
Jacek | | Posted Apr 23, 2009 8:15 am |
| | Nanuls | Re: Softer Than Rock | |
Hasn't voted | Yes, it's a native, and quite common too in west Wales. Tends not to grow that high, but does quite well on lower hills, valleys and coastal regions. It can become a bit of a nuisance, as if it is not managed properly it has a tendancy to take over other habitiats. | | Posted Apr 23, 2009 8:29 am |
| | yatsek | Re: Softer Than Rock | |
Voted 10/10 | Aha, maybe softer than rock then but able, or even willing, to hurt :) | | Posted Apr 23, 2009 9:11 am |
| | Nanuls | Re: Softer Than Rock | |
Hasn't voted | Yes, I can tell you from personal experience that running through it hurts (or maybe I'm just being a baby...) | | Posted Apr 23, 2009 3:22 pm |
| | yatsek | Re: Softer Than Rock | |
Voted 10/10 | I wonder if the ancient Britons used it to make their defence ditches or palisades more effective… | | Posted Apr 23, 2009 4:58 pm |
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