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.

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Family Nymphaeaceae (Water Lilies)

White Water-lily
Nymphaea alba

Yellow Water-lily
Nuphar lutea

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Family Papaveraceae (Poppies)

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)

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)

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)

Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria

Bramble
Rubus fruticosus agg.

Dog Rose
Rosa canina

Silverweed
Potentilla anserina

Rasberry
Rubus idaeus

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Family Cucurbitaceae (Cucurbits)

White Bryony
Bryonia dioica

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Family Violaceae (Violets)

Field Pansy
Viola arvensis

Common Dog-violet
Viola riviniana

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Family Geraniaceae (Geraniums)

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)

Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Oenothera glazioviana

Rosebay Willowherb
Chamerion angustifolium

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Family Malvaceae (Mallows)

Common Mallow
Malva sylvestris

Musk Mallow
Malva moschata

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Family Brassicaceae (Mustards)

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)

Redshank
Persicaria maculosa

Japanese Knotweed
Fallopia japonica

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Family Caryophyllaceae (Pinks)

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)

Himalayan Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera

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Family Primulaceae (Primroses)

Primrose
Primula vulgaris

Cultivated Primrose
Primula vulgaris ‘Cult.’

Scarlet Pimpernel
Anagallis arvensis

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Family Boraginaceae (Borages)

Green Alkanet
Pentaglottis sempervirens

Russian Comfrey
Symphytum x uplandicum

Wood Forget-me-not
Myosotis sylvatica

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Family Convolvulaceae (Bindweeds)

Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis

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Family Plantaginaceae (Plantains)

Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea

Common Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris

Gemander Speedwell
Veronica chamaedrys

Common Field-speedwell
Veronica persica

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Family Lamiaceae (Mints)

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)

Nettle-leaved bellflower
Campanula trachelium

Peach-leaved Bellflower
Campanula persicifolia

Trailing Bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana

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Family Araceae (Arums)

Common Duckweed
Lemna minor

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Family Asteraceae (Daisies)

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)

Red Valerian
Centranthus ruber

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Family Dipsacaceae (Teasels)

Common Teasel
Dipsacus fullonum

Field Scabious
Knautia arvensis

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Family Apiaceae (Umbellifers)

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)

Arrowhead
Sagittaria sagittifolia

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Family Butomaceae (Flowering Rushes)

Flowering Rush
Butomus umbellatus

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Family Orchidaceae (Orchids)

Common Spotted-orchid
Dactylorhiza fuchsii

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Family Iridaceae (Irises)

Yellow Flag Iris
Iris pseudacorus

Spring Crocus
Crocus vernus

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Family Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllises)

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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