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This Week in Photos: 12th-18th January (3)

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Floodplain regen – Burdock de Mestral – Female Hazel – Traveller’s-joy – Cracked Willow

A floodplain makes a good fit for willow woodland, naturally regenerating behind the fence. River Severn, Worcestershire. 15.01.26
Burdock Arctium spp. showcasing the hooked phyllaries that allegedly inspired George de Mestral to invent Velcro. 14.01.26
The sea anemone-like female flower of Hazel Corylus avellana doesn’t need petals, as it’s wind pollinated. 14.01.26
Traveller’s-joy Clematis vitalba follows the Birmingham Cross-city Line, where its seeds can be distributed readily by the winds of passing trains. Bournville, 16.01.26
A fibrous crack in the bough of a Crack Willow Salix fragilis, living up to its name. 14.01.26

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