Wild Flowers

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Most of us love our gardens, and find them not only a beautiful space to be a part of, but also a peaceful and relaxing sanctuary. It is a way of being close to nature, and enjoying plants grow and florish, seeing how they change with the seasons. But of course nature has her own garden, full of flowers, wild flowers which grow and florish, and which not only provide a source of food and shelter for a range of birds, mammals, insects and other invertebrates, but an inspirational beauty which can touch the heart.

Family Nymphaeaceae: Water Lilies

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White Water-lily
(Nymphaea alba)

Yellow Water-lily
(Nuphar lutea)

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Family Papaveraceae: Poppies

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Common Poppy
(Papaver rhoeas)

Greater Celandine
(Chelidonium majus)

Opium Poppy
(Papaver somniferum)

Yellow Corydalis
(Pseudofumaria lutea)

Welsh Poppy
(Meconopsis cambrica)

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Family Ranunculaceae: Buttercups

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Marsh Marigold
(Caltha palustris)

Celery-leaved Buttercup
(Ranunculus sceleratus)

Wood Anemone
(Anemone nemorosa)

Lesser celandine
(Ficaria verna)

Creeping Buttercup
(Ranunculus repens)

Columbine
(Aquilegia vulgaris agg.)

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Family Fabaceae: Peas & Beans

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Goat’s-rue
(Galega officinalis)

Common Restharrow
(Ononis repens)

Hare’s-foot Clover
(Trifolium arvense)

Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea
(Lathyrus latifolius)

Tufted Vetch
(Vicia cracca)

White Clover
(Trifolium repens)

Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil
(Lotus corniculatus)

Tall Melilot
(Melilotus altissima)

Common Vetch
(Vicia sativa)

Red Clover
(Trifolium pratense)

Garden Lupin
(Lupinus agg.)

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Family Rosaceae: Roses

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Meadowsweet
(Filipendula ulmaria)

Bramble
(Rubus fruticosus agg.)

Dog Rose
(Rosa canina)

Silverweed
(Potentilla anserina)

Rasberry
(Rubus idaeus)

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Family Cucurbitaceae: Cucurbits

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White Bryony
(Bryonia dioica)

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Family Violaceae: Violets

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Field Pansy
(Viola arvensis)

Common Dog-violet
(Viola riviniana)

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Family Geraniaceae: Geraniums

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Herb Robert
(Geranium robertianum)

Druce’s Crane’s-bill (Geranium endressii x versicolor = G x oxonianum)

Common Stork’s-bill
(Erodium cicutarium)

Hedgerow Crane’s-Bill
(Geranium pyrenaicum)

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Family Onagraceae: Evening Primroses

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Large-flowered Evening-primrose
(Oenothera glazioviana)

Rosebay Willowherb
(Chamerion angustifolium)

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Family Malvaceae: Mallows

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Common Mallow
(Malva sylvestris)

Musk Mallow
(Malva moschata)

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Family Brassicaceae: Mustards

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Wild Radish
(Raphanus raphanistrum)

Oil-seed Rape
(Brassica napus)

Cuckooflower
(Cardamine pratensis)

Garlic Mustard
(Alliaria petiolata)

Hairy Bittercress
(Cardamine hirsuta)

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Family Polygonaceae: Buckwheats

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Redshank
(Persicaria maculosa)

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Family Caryophyllaceae: Pinks

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White Campion
(Silene latifolia)

Sea Campion
(Silene uniflora)

Pink Campion
(Silene x hampeana)

Snow-in-summer
(Cerastium tomentosum)

Red Campion
(Silene dioica)

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Family Balsaminaceae: Balsams

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Himalayan Balsam
(Impatiens glandulifera)

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Family Primulaceae: Primroses

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Primrose
(Primula vulgaris)

Cultivated Primrose
(Primula vulgaris) ‘Cult.’

Scarlet Pimpernel
(Anagallis arvensis)

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Family Boraginaceae: Borages

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Green Alkanet
(Pentaglottis sempervirens)

Russian Comfrey
(Symphytum x uplandicum)

Wood Forget-me-not
(Myosotis sylvatica)

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Family Convolvulaceae: Bindweeds

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Field Bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis)

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Family Plantaginaceae: Plantains

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Foxglove
(Digitalis purpurea)

Common Toadflax
(Linaria vulgaris)

Gemander Speedwell
(Veronica chamaedrys)

Common Field-speedwell
(Veronica persica)

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Family Lamiaceae: Mints

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Red Dead-nettle
(Lamium purpureum)

Water Mint
(Mentha aquatica)

Variegated Yellow Archangel
(Lamium galeobdolon subsp. argentatum)

Skullcap
(Scutellaria galericulata)

Ground-ivy
(Glechoma hederacea)

Selfheal
(Prunella vulgaris)

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Family Campanulaceae: Bellflowers

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Nettle-leaved bellflower
(Campanula trachelium)

Peach-leaved Bellflower
(Campanula persicifolia)

Trailing Bellflower
(Campanula poscharskyana)

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Family Araceae: Arums

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Common Duckweed
(Lemna minor)

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Family Asteraceae: Daisies

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Daisy
(Bellis perennis)

Dandelion
(Taraxacum officinale agg.)

Oxeye Daisy
(Leucanthemum vulgare)

Fox-and-cubs
(Pilosella aurantiaca)

Prickly Sow-thistle
(Sonchus asper)

Common Ragwort
(Senecio jacobaea)

Sicilian Chamomile
(Anthemis punctata ssp. cupaniana)

Cat’s-ear
(Hypochaeris radicata)

Lesser Burdock
(Arctium minus)

Creeping Thistle
(Cirsium arvense)

Spear Thistle
(Cirsium vulgare)

Canadian Goldenrod
(Solidago canadensis)

Smooth Sow-thistle
(Sonchus oleraceus)

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Family Valerianaceae: Valerians

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Red Valerian
(Centranthus ruber)

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Family Dipsacaceae: Teasels

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Common Teasel
(Dipsacus fullonum)

Field Scabious
(Knautia arvensis)

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Family Apiaceae: Umbellifers

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Wild Carrot
(Daucus carota)

Hogweed
(Heracleum sphondylium)

Cow Parsley
(Anthriscus sylvestris)

Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

Sea Holly
(Eryngium maritimum)

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Family Alismataceae: Water-plantains

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Arrowhead
(Sagittaria sagittifolia)

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Family Butomaceae: Flowering Rushes

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Flowering Rush
(Butomus umbellatus)

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Family Orchidaceae: Orchids

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Common Spotted-orchid
(Dactylorhiza fuchsii)

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Family Iridaceae: Irises

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Yellow Flag Iris
(Iris pseudacorus)

Spring Crocus
(Crocus vernus)

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Family Amaryllidaceae: Amaryllises

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Snowdrop
(Galanthus nivalis)

Garden Grape-hyacinth
(Muscari armeniacum)

Bluebell
(Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

Glory-of-the-snow
(Scilla forbesii)

Hybrid Bluebell
(Hyacinthoides x massartiana)

Cultivated Daffodil
(Narcissus agg.)

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