Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Wild flowers 

Procumbent yellow-sorrel

Oxalis corniculata


Appearance

Small ground-cover annual with clover-like hairy bronze coloured stalked leaves arising from semi-recumbent hairy stems. Flowers small, yellow, bell-like, 5-petaled and with 10 stamens. Short bullet-shaped seed pods.

Habitat

In herbaceous borders and fruit cage.


Months in flower

2020
2021
2022
2023