Thirty years as plant recorder for Lanarkshire (VC 77) — a pearl anniversary. The pearls and perils encountered

摘要

This paper is based on a presentation given to the Glasgow Natural History Society (GNHS) on 10th February 2009. The article describes some of the pearls and perils encountered during the 30 years for which I have been the Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI) plant recorder for Lanarkshire (VC 77). The Pearls are categorised into sites and individual plants. With regard to Perils, how is this for a start- I have seen on a poster BEWARLOF PLANTS and on others DANGER OF DEATH which doesn't always keep me out if it looks inviting. The perils experienced are reported during the course of the article.