Cowslip
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 11th May 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 19th May 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Aberlady on 20th May 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Cowslip.
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AKA: 		Primula veris. 
Ericales.
Primulaceae.
Perennial.
Bunch of Keys.
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 Open dry grassy places, meadows, banks
April-May.
19 -30 cm
The flowers of ths plant are said to resemble the bunch of keys to heaven dropped by St Peter when he heard a duplicate set was made. This folktale gives the alternative name used in some parts - "bunch of keys". There are two kinds of cowslip flowers, one with a stigma prominent and the other with the stamen prominent. Insects foraging for nectar inadvertently rub pollen from the anthers onto their bodies and carry them to the stigma of the other kind of flower, so pollinating the flowers. Cowslips are used to make country wine with quite a punch!