Day two of our members' weekend, and it would take more than a spot of British weather to stop this intrepid band of botanists! Lots of aquatic plants and ferns today, including the impressive Royal fern (hand for scale!)

We had a wonderful field meeting this morning, seeing lots of plants including the beautiful Hybrid goat's-beard, Tragopogon x mirabilis.

Starting our annual members' weekend, in Taunton this year. How many plants will we find before we even get out of the car park?

The rather stunning form of Small-flowered Catchfly, Silene gallica var. quinquevulnera, at Gorey, Jersey, one of many highlights of a splendid week with @wildflowersociety.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #pinkfamily

Breckland Speedwell, Veronica praecox (left), Fingered Speedwell, V. triphyllos (top right), and non-flowering Spring Speedwell, V. verna (bottom right). All seen during the fabulous @wildflowersociety.bsky.social meeting at Weeting Heath today. #WildflowerHour

The Spring week hunt is for plants found in flower during the first 7 days in March. Are you taking part this year? What flowers have you found so far?

Our latest online meeting video is now available on catch-up: Chris Metherell talks about Linnaeus and his contribution to botany. youtu.be/lYk43ZgcLas?...

The Wild Flower Society encourages people to appreciate and learn about our local flora in Britain and Ireland, but occasionally we enjoy hearing about plants from further afield, too. You can see Peter Llewellyn's talk on the wild flowers of Turkey on our YouTube channel youtu.be/7V85eG5D-Tw?...

The first of our Introduction to Botany talks by Karen Van Oostrum is now available to watch on YouTube: youtu.be/dzUumXm4sGk?...