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the target species is not clear, it characteristics are not obvious: plus it forms only a very small portion of the plant species in the photo
Insufficient or inconclusive evidence 12 Sep 2023 JaneR
Unidentified 11 Sep 2023 AndyRoo

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GPSed. Incidental sighting - initially thought they were part of Water Forget-me-not (sighting 4508753) plants - hence close ups are cropped with resulting less than optimal resolution.

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Tapirlord wrote:
   11 Sep 2023
Do you mean the brassica?
JaneR wrote:
   11 Sep 2023
i can see some small blades emerging from the water on the bottom right - is that what you mean ?
AndyRoo wrote:
   11 Sep 2023
The dark green reniform (or reniform) like leaves beneath the Water Forget-me-not flowers.
Tapirlord wrote:
   11 Sep 2023
Yeah ok, I think that is an exotic rorippa.
JaneR wrote:
   11 Sep 2023
I can’t see the leaf very well. If it is a Brassica leaf, then judging by habitat the plant is likely Rorippa nasturtium-aquatica.
If you are keen to record this species from this location, then perhaps you could revisit and take a dedicated photograph which shows the target species clearly.
I am unwilling for this photograph to be treated as a sighting of Rorippa, when the .photo shows mainly a different species ( Myosotis). However, if Ciaran thinks it is acceptable, then I will go with that.
AndyRoo wrote:
   12 Sep 2023
Thanks T'Lord & Jane. Agree looks very much like Rorippa nasturtium-aquatica but best to leave unIDed. I'll be posting another sighting, with better pics, from further upstream (towards west end of site) that may help resolve this or not?
AndyRoo wrote:
   12 Sep 2023
Jane & T'Lord, given confirmation of Rorippa ... upstream by Jane (see 4508945) do you reckon it would be reasonable to call this as Rorippa nasturtium-aquatica?

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