Natural History: Flora: Plants & Flowers

Common Name

Latin Name

Alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage

Chrysosplenium alternifolium

Agrinomy

Agrimonia eupatoria

Annual meadow-grass

Poa annua

Autumn gentian

Gentianella amarella

Autumn hawkbit

Leontodon autumnalis

Barren strawberry

Potentilla sterilis

Bearded couch

Elymus caninus

Bee orchid

Ophrys apifera

Bellflower species

Campanula sp.

Bent-grass species

Agrostis sp.

Bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus

Bird’s-nest orchid

Neottia nidus-avis

Bittersweet

Solanum dulcamara

Bitter vetch

Lathyrus montanus

Black bryony

Tamus communis

Black knapweed

Centaurea nigra

Black medick

Medicago lupulina

Black mustard

Brassica nigra

Black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Bluebell

Hyacinthoides nonscriptus

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Bramble

Rubus fruticosus

Branched bur-reed

Sparganium erectum

Broad buckler fern

Dryopteris dilatata

Broad-leaved dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved helleborine

Epipactis helleborine

Broad-leaved willowherb

Epilobium montanum

Brooklime

Veronica beccabunga

Burnet-saxifrage

Pimpinellasaxifragia

Bush vetch

Vicia sepium

Carline thistle

Carlina vulgaris

Common Name

Latin Name

Cleavers

Galium aparine

Cock’s-foot

Dactylis glomerata

Colt’s-foot

Tussilago farfara

Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

Common bent-grass

Agrostis capillaris

Common bird’s-foot-trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Common cat’s-ear

Hypochoeris radicata

Common centaury

Centaurium erythraea

Common chickweed

Stellaria media

Common comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Common dog-violet

Viola riviniana

Common eyebright

Euphrasia nemorosa

Common field speedwell

Veronica persica

Common figwort

Scrophularia nodosa

Common fumitory

Fumaria officinalis

Common hemp-nettle

Galeopsis tetrahit

Common milkwort

Polygala vulgaris

Common mouse-ear

Cerastium holosteoides

Common nettle

Urtica dioica

Common polypody

Polypodium vulgare

Common quaking-grass

Briza media

Common ragwort

Senecio jacobaea

Common Solomon’s-seal

Polygonatum multiflorum

Common sorrel

Rumex acetosa

Common spotted orchid

Dactylorhiza fuchsia

Common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Common twayblade

Listera ovata

Common valerian

Valeriana officinalis

Common vetch

Vicia sativa

Compact rush

Juncus conglomeratus

Corn mint

Mentha arvensis

Cow parsley

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cowslip

Primula veris

Creeping bent-grass

Agrostis stolonifera

Creeping buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Creeping cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans

Creeping soft-grass

Holcus mollis

Creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense

Creeping yellow-cress

Rorippa sylvestris

Crested dog’s-tail

Cynosurus cristatus

Crosswort

Galium cruciata

Cuckooflower

Cardamine pratensis

Curled dock

Rumex crispus

Cut-leaved crane’s-bill

Geranium dissectum

Daisy

Bellis perennis

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Dewberry

Rubus caesius

Dog’s-mercury

Mercurialis perennis

Dove’s-foot crane’s-bill

Geranium molle

Downy oat-grass

Avenula pubescens

Early hair-grass

Aira praecox

Early-purple orchid

Orchis mascula

Enchanter’s-nightshade

Circaea lutetiana

Equal-leaved knotgrass

Polygonum arenastrum

Fairy flax

Linum catharticum

False brome

Brachypodium sylvaticum

False oat-grass

Arrhenatherum elatius

Fat-hen

Chenopodium album

Field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Field forget-me-not

Myosotis arvensis

Field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Field madder

Sherardia arvensis

Field wood-rush

Luzula campestris

Flowering-rush

Butomus umbellatus

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Fragrant orchid

Gymnadenia conopsea

Common Name

Latin Name

Garlic mustard

Alliaria petiolata

Germander speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

Giant bellflower

Campanula latifolia

Gipsywort

Lycopus europaeus

Glaucous sedge

Carex flacca

Great mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Great willowherb

Epilobium hirsutum

Great wood-rush

Luzula sylvatica

Greater bird’s-foot-trefoil

Lotus pendunculatus

Greater butterfly orchid

Platanthera chlorantha

Greater celandine

Chelidonium majus

Greater chickweed

Stellaria neglecta

Greater plantain

Plantago major

Greater stitchwort

Stellaria holostea

Green alkanet

Pentaglottis sempervirens

Green-flowered helleborine

Epipactis phyllanthes

Grey sedge

Carex divulsa

Groundsel

Senecio vulgaris

Ground-elder

Aegopodium podagraria

Ground ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Hairy bitter-cress

Cardamine hirsuta

Hairy sedge

Carex hirta

Hairy St John’s-wort

Hypericum hirsutum

Hairy tare

Vicia hirsuta

Hairy violet

Viola hirta

Hairy wood-rush

Luzula pilosa

Hard fern

Blechnum spicant

Hard rush

Juncus inflexus

Hard shield fern

Polystichum aculeatum

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Hart’s-tongue

Phyllitis scolopendrium

Hawkweed species

Hieracium sp.

Heath bedstraw

Galium saxatile

Common Name

Latin Name

Heath speedwell

Veronica officinalis

Heath milkwort

Polygala serpyllifolia

Heath wood-rush

Luzula multiflora

Heather

Calluna vulgaris

Hedge bedstraw

Galium mollugo

Hedge bindweed

Calystegia sepium

Hedge mustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Hedge woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

Hemlock

Conium maculatum

Hemlock water-dropwort

Oenanthe crocata

Hemp-agrinomy

Eupatorium cannabinum

Herb-robert

Geranium robertianum

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Hoary plantain

Plantago media

Hogweed

Heracleum sphondylium

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclynemum

Hop trefoil

Trifolium campestre

Imperforate St John’s-wort

Hypericum maculatum

Iris species

Iris sp.

Ivy

Hedera helix

Ivy-leaved speedwell

Veronica hederifolia

Ivy-leaved toadflax

Cymbalaria muralis

Japanese knotweed

Fallopia japonica

Knotgrass

Polygonum aviculare

Lady fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Lady’s bedstraw

Galium verum

Large bindweed

Calystegia sylvatica

Lesser burdock

Arctium minus

Lesser celandine

Ranunculus ficaria

Lesser hawkbit

Leontodon taraxacoides

Lesser pond sedge

Carex acutiformis

Lesser stitchwort

Stellaria graminea

Lesser trefoil

Trifolium dubium

Common Name

Latin Name

Leopard’s-bane

Doronicum pardalianches

Lords-and-Ladies

Arum maculatum

Maidenhair spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Male fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

Marsh thistle

Cirsium palustre

Meadow buttercup

Ranunculus acris

Meadow saffron

Colchicum autumnale

Meadow vetchling

Lathyrus pratensis

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Mouse-ear hawkweed

Pilosella officinarum

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

Narrow-leaved water-plantain

Alisma lanceolatum

Navelwort

Umbilicus rupestris

Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Pale St John’s-wort

Hypericum montanum

Parsley-piert

Aphanes arvensis

Pearly everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Pendulous sedge

Carex pendula

Perennial rye-grass

Lolium perenne

Perforate St John’s-wort

Hypericum perforatum

Pignut

Conopodium majus

Pill sedge

Carex pilulifera

Pink purslane

Montia sibirica

Ploughman’s-spikenard

Inula conyza

Prickly sow-thistle

Sonchus asper

Primrose

Primula vulgaris

Procumbent pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Purple-loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Pyramidal orchid

Anacamptis pyramidalis

Ramsons

Allium ursinum

Red bartasia

Odontites verna

Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis

Common Name

Latin Name

Red campion

Silene dioica

Red clover

Trifolium pratense

Red dead-nettle

Lamium purpureum

Red fesue

Festuca rubra

Reed canary-grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Remote sedge

Carex remota

Ribwort plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Rosebay willowherb

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Rose-of-Sharon

Hypericum calycinum

Rough hawkbit

Leontodon hispidus

Rough meadow-grass

Poa trivialis

Round-leaved mint

Mentha rotundifolia

Rustyback

Ceterach officinarum

Sanicle

Sanicula europaea

Scaly male fern

Dryopteris affinis

Scentless mayweed

Tripleurospermum maritimum ssp. Inodorum

Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Sheep’s fecue

Festuca ovina

Sheep’s sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Shepherd’s-purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Silverweed

Potentilla anserina

Slender rush

Juncus tenuis

Slender St John’s-wort

Hypericum pulchrum

Smooth hawk’s-beard

Crepis capillaris

Smooth meadow-grass

Poa pratensis

Smooth sow-thistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Sneezewort

Achillea ptarmica

Soft brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Soft rush

Juncus effusus

Soft shield fern

Polystitchum setiferum

Southern wood-rush

Luzula forsteri

Spear thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Spiked sedge

Carex spicata

Common Name

Latin Name

Spring sedge

Carex caryophyllea

Square-stalked St John’s-wort

Hypericum tetrapterum

Square-stalked willowherb

Epilobium tetragonum

Stinking iris

Iris foetidissima

Sweet vernal-grass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet violet

Viola odorata

Tansy

Chrysanthemum vulgare

Teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Three-veined sandwort

Moehringia trinervia

Thyme-leaved speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Timothy

Phleum pratense

Toad rush

Juncus bufonius

Toothwort

Lathraea squamaria

Tor-grass

Brachypodium pinnatum

Tormentil

Potentilla erecta

Trailing St John’s-wort

Hypericum humifusum

Traveller’s-joy

Clematis vitalba

Trifid bur-marigold

Bidens tripartita

Tufted hair-grass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Tufted vetch

Vicia cracca

Tutsan

Hypericum androsaemum

Upright brome

Bromus erectus

Upright hedge-parsley

Torilis japonica

Violet species

Viola spp.

Wall lettuce

Mycelis muralis

Wall rue

Asplenium ruta-muraria

Wall speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Water chickweed

Myosoton aquaticum

Water figwort

Scrophularia nodosa

Water forget-me-not

Myosotis scorpioides

Water mint

Mentha aquatica

Water-pepper

Polygonum hydropiper

Wavy bitter-cress

Cardamine flexuosa

Common Name

Latin Name

Wavy hair-grass

Deschampsia flexuosa

Western polypody

Polypodium interjectum

White bryony

Bryonia dioica

White campion

Silene alba

White clover

Trifolium repens

White dead-nettle

Lamium album

White helleborine

Cephalanthera damasonium

Wild angelica

Angelica sylvestris

Wild basil

Clinopodium vulgare

Wild hop

Humulus lupulus

Wild thyme

Thymus drucei

Wild strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Winter heliotrope

Petasites fragrans

Woodruff

Galium odoratum

Wood-sorrel

Oxalis acetosella

Wood anemone

Anemone nemorosa

Wood avens

Geum rivale

Wood dock

Rumex sanguineus

Wood forget-me-not

Myosotis sylvatica

Wood meadow-grass

Poa nemoralis

Wood mellick

Melica uniflora

Wood millet

Milium effusum

Wood sage

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood sedge

Carex sylvatica

Wood speedwell

Veronica montana

Wood spurge

Euphorbia amygdaloides

Wood vetch

Vicia sylvatica

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Yellow-wort

Blackstonia perfoliata

Yellow archangel

Lamiastrum galeobdolon

Yellow loosestrife

Lysimachia vulgaris

Yellow oat-grass

Trisetum flavescens

Yellow pimpernel

Lysimachia nemorum

Common Name

Latin Name

Yellow rattle

Rhinanthus minor

Yorkshire fog

Holcus lanatus