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Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 1:55 pm Post subject: Help

My nephew is just finishing his Phd in an ecology based subject at Bangor University and as part of his studies, he needs to find locations where yellow water lillies are growing in natural pools and lakes
Its way over my head of course, but he's looking at the amounts of, I think he said methane, that they are giving off into the atmosphere.
I've told him of a few spots but he needs more to be able to complete his work.

Liz in Ireland

Joined: 27 Jan 2009
Posts: 1287

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 9:53 pm Post subject:
My mum says that there used to be yellow water lilies at Bodiam Castle East Sussex. And she thinks there may be some in West Cornwall and will get more details if any use?

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: Help

Bodger wrote:

How natural? I am pretty sure ness gardens has them in its lakes but they are cultivated lakes

https://www.nessgardens.org.uk/

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: Devon

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 9:57 pm Post subject:
Could you ask him the exact Latin name of what species he wants?

Liz in Ireland

Joined: 27 Jan 2009
Posts: 1287

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 9:59 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

Could you ask him the exact Latin name of what species he wants?

Yes, my mum asked was it the big bottley ones or the small raggedy ones?

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 10:00 pm Post subject:

Liz in Ireland wrote:

Jamanda wrote:

Could you ask him the exact Latin name of what species he wants?

Yes, my mum asked was it the big bottley ones or the small raggedy ones?

lilius bigus bottlius or lilius smallus ragus

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46362
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 10:05 pm Post subject:
local to me is not local to him sorry plenty up north ,

windyridge

Joined: 03 Oct 2010
Posts: 2732
Location: Up the garden from Henry

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 10:05 pm Post subject:
Flag Fen near Peterborough .. named for them

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: Devon

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 10:51 pm Post subject:

windyridge wrote:

Flag Fen near Peterborough .. named for them

Would that not be flag irises?

windyridge

Joined: 03 Oct 2010
Posts: 2732
Location: Up the garden from Henry

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 10:52 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

windyridge wrote:

Flag Fen near Peterborough .. named for them

Would that not be flag irises?

duh!!! of course it would be... had the stupid head on again

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 10:54 pm Post subject:

windyridge wrote:

Flag Fen near Peterborough .. named for them

Are you thinking of irises?

None up here but seeing the rate our pond filled up 'naturally' with various flora I'm not sure how many natural sites there will be anymore.

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 10:55 pm Post subject:
I could give the rangers a call in the morning, they would know (south wales though)

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 11:00 pm Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

windyridge wrote:

Flag Fen near Peterborough .. named for them

Are you thinking of irises?

None up here but seeing the rate our pond filled up 'naturally' with various flora I'm not sure how many natural sites there will be anymore.

I didn't know there were yellow lilies ...so, if it's flag irises you're after, there are plenty on most of the wetlands on Anglesey. You see loads on the marshy bits nr Llangefni when you drive across the island.

if it's w'lilies, sorry, I can only think of places where there are white ones.

EV

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 11:03 pm Post subject:
We've got yellow irises in the pond down the field, couldn't be them could it? Serve me right for not Reading properly, you're after lilies! Sorry

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 11:05 pm Post subject:

Well I never knew that...

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During winter, when water lilies have no surface leaves, the gases in the rhizome lacunae approach equilibrium with the gases of the sediment water. The resulting increase of internal pressure is manifested by the sustained streams of bubbles (up to 37 percent methane and 6 percent carbon dioxide) that escape when emerging leaves are torn in the spring. Methane continues to enter the roots and rhizome during summer, rapidly moves up the petioles, and passes out through the emergent leaves into the atmosphere.

https://www.sciencemag.org/content/203/4386/1253.abstract

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