Butterfly

Plant Surveys 2011

SECTIONS: Flowers

Flowers

Families and names are as in The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe by Fitter, Fitter & Blamey

Surveys have restarted in 2011 by Pam and Clifford Smith and will be appearing in due course

Family / Common Name Scientific Name Apr Jun
Willow Family - Salicaceae
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Birch Family - Betulaceae
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Hazel Family - Corylaceae
Hazel Corylus avellana
Nettle Family - Urticaceae
Nettle Urtica dioica
Dock Family - Polygonaceae
Bistort Persicaria bistorta
Redshank Persicaria persicaria
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Common Sorrel Rumex acitosa
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
Purslane Family - Portulacaceae
Spring Beauty Claytonia perfoliata
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Goosefoot Family - Chenopodiaceae
Fat Hen Chenopodium album
Pink Family - Caryophyllaceae
Fine-leaved Sandwort Minuatia hybrida
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria uliginosa
Water Chickweed Myosoton aquaticum
Red Campion Silene dioica
White Campion Silene latifolia
Ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi
Buttercup Family - Ranunculaceae
Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria
Cabbage Family - Cruciferae
Hedge Mustard Sysimbrium officinale
Common Wintercress Barbarea vulgaris
Cuckoo Flower Cardamine pratensis
Garlic Mustard Allaria petiolata
Dames Violet Hesperis matronalis
Hairy Bittercress Cardamine hirsuta
Wavy Bittercress Cardamine flexuosa
Saxifrage Family - Saxifragaceae
Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Rose Family - Rosaceae
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Bramble Rubus fructicosus
Herb Bennet (Wood Avens) Geum urbanum
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Pea Family - Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Narrow-leaved Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus glaber
Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus pendunculatus
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
White Clover Trifolium repens
Geranium Family - Geraniaceae
Herb Robert Geranium robertianum
Cut-leaved Cranesbill Geranium dissectum
Spurge Family - Euphorbiaceae
Dogís Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Balsam Family - Balsaminaceae
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Touch-me-not Balsam Impatiens noli-tangere
St Johnís Wort Family - Clusiaceae (Guttiferae)
Square-stalked St Johnís Wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Violet Family - Violaceae
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Willowherb Family - Onagraceae
Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Loosestrife Family - Lythraceae
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Ivy Family - Araliaceae
Ivy Hedera helix
Carrot Family - Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Ground Elder Aegopodium podagraria
Upright Hedge Parsley Torilis japonica
Greater Burnet Saxifrage Pimpinella major
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Hemlock Water Dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Primrose Family - Primulaceae
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Cowslip Primula veris
Bindweed Family - Convolvulaceae
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Bedstraw Family - Rubiaceae
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Common Cleavers (Goosegrass) Galium aparine
Borage Family - Boraginaceae
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Wood Forgetmenot Myosotis sylvatica
Field Forgetmenot Myosotis arvenis
Water Forgetmenot Myosotis scorpioides
Mint Family - Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
White Deadnettle Lamium album
Red Deadnettle Lamium purpureum
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis
Spear Mint Mentha spicata
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens
Gipsywort Lycopus europaeus
Nightshade Family - Solanaceae
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Moschatel Family - Adoxaceae
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Figwort Family - Scrophulariaceae
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Monkey Flower Mimulus guttatus
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Lilac Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia ssp.lucorum
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Plantain Family - Plantaginaceae
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Honeysuckle Family - Caprifoliaceae
Elder Sambucus nigra
Daisy Family - Asteraceae (Compositae)
Daisy Bellis perennis
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Pineapple Mayweed Matricaria discoidea
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea
Grouldsel Senecio vulgaris
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Dandelion Taraxacum ssp.?
Common Catsear Hypochaeris radicata
Smooth Hawksbeard Crepis capillaris
Marsh Hawksbeard Crepis paludosa
Lily Family - Liliaceae
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Arum Family - Araceae
Lords and Ladies (Wild Arum) Arum maculatum
Iris Family - Iridaceae
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Orchid Family - Orchidaceae
Common Spotted Dactylorhiza fushsii