Virtual Field Course -The Sands of Time Exercise

Table of Contents

1. Instructions
2. Analysis
3. Cross-references to relevant sections of the book
4. Data
5. Video of the site
6. Aerial view of the site
7. Photo of crucibles
8. Sand dune succession montage
9. Plant portraits
   1. Ammophila arenaria - marram grass
   2. Anagallis monellii - blue pimperne
   3. Cephalaria leucantha - white cephalaria
   4. Centranthus calcitrapae - valerian-type
   5. Cyperus capitatus - galingale
   6. Dittrichia viscosa - sticky inula
   7. Echium vulgare - viper's bugloss
   8. Erodium cicutarium - common stork's-bill
   9. Euphorbia helioscopa - sun spurge
   10. Eryngium maritimum - sea holly
   11. Lotus creticus - southern bird's-foot-trefoil
   12. Matthiola tricuspidata - three-horned stock
   13. Medicago orbicularis - large disc medick
   14. Ononis natrix - large yellow restharrow
   15. Pancratium maritimum - sea daffodil
   16. Silene colorata - catchfly
   17. Thymelaea hirsuta - thymelaea

Thymelaea hirsuta - thymelaea

A shrubby perennial, this plant is covered in scale-like hairs and produces tiny yellow flowers. It is a member of the Thymelaeaceae- the daphne family.