Hi Chas,
Look like buds to me too:
Circaea,
volume
3 No. 2, 1985
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Tomlinson, P. – An aid to the identification of fossil buds, bud-scales and catkin-scales of British trees and shrubs (p.45-130)
online at: http://www.envarch.net/publications/circaea/circaea3-2.pdf (accessed
10/5/2018)
Trees-identification com has, if I remember correctly, good photos of tree buds but they are US species. Might get you to a smaller range though.
Cheers
Jacqui, even if Ruth beat me to it mostly!!
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Jacqui Huntley
Archaeobotanist/environmental archaeologist
HI folks.
Looking for an id on the items inside the red circle.
From a uk prehistoric peat sample.
It has been suggested they might be buds ??
They are mostly pear shaped and roughly 2mm in length.
Any suggestions or pointers appreciated.
Cheers
