Two plants seen last Sunday?

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Two plants seen last Sunday?

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The small yellow flower is common but only about 5 mm diameter?

The green plant (herb?) is always inside caves and, in this case in a Punic tomb at the cart ruts. A Maltese friend thinks it is a type of parsley (Turcine?) any ideas please?
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The green plant is Adianthum capillus-veneris - the maiden hair fern and as it says it is one of the few wild ferns (about 7 in total) that we have, and amongst them it is the most frequent. I have seen this in several humid places the strangest being under pipes of air conditions at a high wall (which was propably leaking water). In Maltese it is called Tursin il-Bir.

Check for this in the website:
http://www.maltawildplants.com/ADNT/Adi ... eneris.php

The yellow flower is the Calendula arvensis var. bicolor Normally they are all yellow but the rarer var.bicolor is met here and there especially at Buskett / Dingli Clifs area. More common in Gozo.

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Another graceful Adianthum cappilus-veneris for Hulland!
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managed to grow it from spores in my garden. actually it is quite easy :)
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btw, how long it took to form visible plantlets after he innoculation of the spores on the soil?
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