Vegetation

Vegetation along a railway line can contain havens for plants that have disappeared from adjacent fields due to agriculture and buildings, etc., and of course weeds. The galley below contains preferably colour pictures, and close-ups (zooms) already found elsewhere on Festipedia, but gathered together in one article.

Methodology

When a suitable picture is come across, which shows some vegetation, a close-up (or zoom) picture is made using say Windows Paint. This small zoomed picture is then uploaded, and the Overview and Zoom pictures shown side by side.

Since the original picture has not been made with vegetation in mind, there may be blemishes, such as shadows in the wrong place, unsuitable backgrounds or general clutter. Other Festipedia people are therefore invited to take better and purpose-built pictures of the said vegetation.

Gallery

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  Near Garnedd tunnel
  Purple flowers
  (overview)

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  Near Garnedd tunnel
  Purple flowers
  (zoom)

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  Creuau Bank
  
  (overview)

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  Creuau Bank
  Green bush
  (zoom)

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  Weeds on siding.
  Green
  (overview)

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  Weeds on siding.
  
  (zoom)

Type

Vegetation might be classified as:

• N : Native.
• H : Haven - native no longer found anywhere except say a railway haven due to agriculture, roads or buildings.
• W : Weed.
• X : noxious - poisonous, or has say roots that damage stonework or pipes.

Table

N	Latin Name	Common Name	Location	Picture Overview	Picture Zoom	Colour	Type	Year Author	Detail	Notes
21	P q				ZZ			1830		AA
31	A b	Purple Fleur	Garnedd Tunnel			Purple	N, H or W ?	2007 ME	Low bush	BB
22	J k		Creuau Bank			Green		2005 ME	Low bush	CC
24	R s		Siding				W	2006 TG		DD

See also

• Weed-Killing Waggons - any plant growing in the ballast degrades the drainage, which reduces the quality of the track.