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Wildflowers of Britain and Northern Europe...
Achillea millefolium - Yarrow
Achillea ptarmica - Sneezewort
Aegopodium podagraria - Ground Elder
Ajuga reptans - Bugle
Alchemilla vulgaris - Lady's Mantle
Alliaria petiolata - Jack-by-the-Hedge
Allium ursinium - Ramsons
Anacamptis morio - Green-winged Orchid
Anacamptis pyramidalis - Pyramidal Orchid
Anagalis arvensis - Scarlet Pimpernel
Anemone nemorosa - Wood Anemone
Angelica sylvestris - Wild Angelica
Anthiscus sylvestris - Cow Parsley
Aquilegia vulgaris - Aquilegia
Arctium minus - Lesser Burdock
Armeria maritinum - Thrift (Sea Pink)
Arum maculatum - Lords and Ladies
Athyllis vulneraria - Kidney Vetch
Atropa belladonna - Deadly Nightshade
Bellis perennis - Daisy
Brassica oleracea - Wild Cabbage
Butomus umbellatus - Flowering Rush
Callitriche stagnalis - Water Starwort
Caltha palustris - Marsh-marrigolds
Calystegia sepium - Hedge Bindweed
Campanula rotundifolia - Harebell
Campanula trachelium - Nettle-leaved Bellflower
Cardamine pratensis - Cuckoo Flower
Centaurea cyanus - Cornflower
Centaurea nigra - Common Knapweed
Centranthus ruber - Red Valerian
Cephalanthera longifolia - Sword-leaved Helleborine
Chamerion augusifolium - Rosebay Willowherb
Chelidonium majus - Greater Celandine
Chrysoplenium oppositifolium - Golden Saxifrage
Circaea lutetiana - Enchanter's Nightshade
Claytonia sibirica - Pink Purslane
Clematis vitalba - Old Man's Beard
Cochlearia officinalis - Common Scurvy-grass
Conium maculatum - Hemlock
Conopodium majus - Pignut
Convolvulus arvensis - Field Bindweed
Corydalis lutea - Yellow Corydalis
Cymbalaria muralis - Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Cypripedium calceolus - Lady's Slipper Orchid
Dactylorhiza cruenta - Leopard Orchid
Dactylorhiza fuchsii - Common Spotted-orchid
Dactylorhiza maculata - Heath Spotted-orchid
Dactylorhiza praetermissa - Southern Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza purpurella - Northern Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza traunsteineroides - N-L Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza viridis - Frog Orchid
Digitalis purpurea - Foxglove
Dipsacus fullonum - Teasel
Drosera rotundifolia - Round-leaved Sundew
Dipsacus fullonum - Sheepsbit Scabious
Echium vulgare - Viper's Bugloss
Elodea canadensis - Canadian Pondweed
Epilobium hirsutum - Great Willowherb
Epilobium palustre - Marsh Willowherb
Epipactis atrorubens - Dark-red Helleborine
Epipactis dunensis - Dune Helleborine
Epipactis helleborine - Broad-leaved Helleborine
Epipactis palustris - Marsh Helleborine
Epipactis phyllanthes - Green-flowered Helleborine
Epipactis purpurata - Violet Helleborine
Erica cinerea - Bell Heather
Erica tetralix - Cross-leaved Heath
Eriophorum vaginatum - Cotton Grass
Erysimum cheiri - Wallflower
Eupatorium cannabinum - Hemp Agrimony
Euphrasia officinalis - Eyebright
Fallopia japonica - Japanese Knotweed
Filipendula ulmaria - Meadowsweet
Fragaria vesca - Wild Strawberry
Fumaria capreolata - White Ramping-fumitory
Galanthus nivalis - Snowdrop
Galeopsis terrahit - Common Hempnettle
Galium aparine - Cleavers
Galium mollugo - Hedge Bedstraw
Galium saxatile - Heath Bedstraw
Galium verum - Lady's Bedstraw
Gentiana verna - Spring Gentian
Geranium dissectum - Cut-leaved Cranesbill
Geranium lucidum - Shining Cranesbill
Geranium pratense - Meadow Cranesbill
Geranium robertianum - Herb Robert
Geum rivale - Water Avens
Geum urbanum - Wood Avens
Glechoma hederacea - Ground-ivy
Gymnadenia conopsea - Fragrant Orchid
Hammarbya paludosa - Bog Orchid
Heracleum mantegazzianum - Giant Hogweed
Herminium monorchis - Musk Orchid
Hieracium aurantiacum - Fox and Cubs
Hyacinthiodes non-scripta - Bluebell
Hypericum humifusum - Trailing St John's Wort
Hypericum spp - Common St John's Wort
Hypochaeris radicata - Common Catsear
Impatiens capensis - Orange balsam
Impatiens grandulifera - Himalayan Balsam
Inula helenium - Elecampane
Iris pseudacorus - Yellow Flag Iris
Knautia arvensis - Field Scabious
Lamiastrum galeobdolon - Yellow Archangel
Lamium album - White Deadnettle
Lamium purpureum - Red Deadnettle
Lapsa communis - Nipplewort
Lathrea clandestina - Purple Toothwort
Lemna minor - Common Duckweed
Leucanthemum vulgare - Marguerites
Linaria repens - Pale Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris - Common Toadflax
Liparis loeselii - Fen Orchid
Lobelia dortmanna - Water Lobelia
Lonicera periclymenum - Honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus - Birdsfoot Trefoil
Lupinus arboreus - Bush lupin
Lychnis flos-cuculi - Ragged Robin
Lysimachia nemorum - Yellow Pimpernel
Lysimachia nummularia - Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia - Yellow loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria - Purple loosestrife
Malva moschata - Musk Mallow
Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow
Matricaria discoidea - Pineaple Mayweed
Meconopsis cambria - Welsh Poppy
Medicago lupulina - Black medick
Mentha aquatica - Water Mint
Menyanthes trifoliata - Bogbean
Mercurialis perennis - Dog's Mercury
Mimulus guttatus - Monkey flower
Myriophyllum species - Water Milfoil
Mysotis scorpiodes - Water Forget-me-not
Narcissus pseudonarcissus - Daffodil
Nasturtium officinale - Water-cress
Neottia cordata - Common Twayblade
Neottia nidus-avis - Bird's-nest Orchid
Nuphar lutea - Yellow water-lily
Nymphaea alba - Water-lily
Oenanthe crocata - Hemlock Water Dropwort
Oenanthe fistulosa - Tubular Water Dropwort
Oenethera biennis - Evening Primrose
Ophrys apifera - Bee Orchid
Ophrys bombylifera - Bumblebee Orchid
Ophrys fusca - Sombre Bee Orchid
Ophrys insectifera - Fly Orchid
Ophrys lutea - Yellow Ophrys
Ophrys scolopax - Woodcock Orchid
Ophrys speculum - Mirror Orchid
Ophrys sphegodes - Early Spider Orchid
Ophrys tenthredinifera - Sawfly Orchid
Orchis anthopophora - Man Orchid
Orchis italica - Naked Man Orchid
Orchis mascula - Early-purple Orchid
Oxalis acetosella - Wood-sorrel
Papaver rhoeas - Field Poppy
Pentaglottis sempervivens - Green Alkanet
Persicaria hydropiper - Water Pepper
Persicaria maculosa - Redshank
Pilosella officinarum - Mouse-ear Hawkweed
Pinguicula vulgaris - Butterwort
Platanthera bifolia - Lesser Butterfly-orchid
Platanthera chlorantha - Greater Butterfly-orchid
Polygala vulgaris - Milkwort
Potamogeton natans - Broad-leaved pondweed
Potentilla anserina - Silverweed
Potentilla erecta - Tormentil
Potentilla palustris - Marsh Cinquefoil
Potentilla reptans - Creeping Cinquefoil
Primula elatior - Oxlip
Primula veris - Cowslip
Primula vulgaris - Primrose
Prunella vulgaris - Self-heal
Pseudorchis albida - Small White Orchid
Pulicaria dysenterica - Common Fleabane
Ranunculus acris - Buttercup
Ranunculus ficaria - Lesser Celandine
Ranunculus flammula - Lesser Spearwort
Ranunculus fluitans - Water crowfoot
Ranunculus lingua - Greater Spearwort
Reseda luteola - Weld
Rhinathus minor - Yellow Rattle
Rhododendron ponticum - Rhododendron
Rosa canina - Dog Rose
Rumex acetosa - Common Sorrel
Scilla verna - Spring Squill
Scrophularia auriculata - Water Figwort
Scrophularia nodosa - Common Figwort
Sedum acre - Biting Stonecrop
Sedum anglicum - English stonecrop
Senecio aquaticus - Marsh Ragwort
Senecio jacobaea - Common Ragwort
Senecio squalidus - Oxford Ragwort
Senecio vulgaris - Groundsel
Serapias cordigera - Heart-flowered Serapias
Serapias lingu - Tongue Orchid
Serapias parviflora - Small-flowered Serapias
Serratoula tincoria - Saw-wort
Silene alba - White Campion
Silene dioica - Red Campion
Silene uniflora - Sea campion
Smyrnium olusatrum - Alexanders
Solanum dulcamara - Bittersweet
Solidago virgaurea - Goldenrod
Sonchus oleraceus - Prickly Sow-thistle
Sparganium erectum - Branched bur-reed
Spergularia sp - Sea spurrey
Spiranthes_spiralis - Autumn Lady's Tresses
Stachys arvensis - Field Woundwort
Stachys officinalis - Betony
Stachys palustris - Marsh Woundwort
Stella holostea - Greater Stitchwort
Stellaria graminea - Lesser Stitchwort
Succisa pratensis - Devilsbit Scabious
Symphytum officinale - Common Comfrey
Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew
Taraxacum officinale - Dandelion
Teucrium scorodonia - Wood Sage
Thymus polytrichus - Wild thyme
Trifolium pratense - Red Clover
Tripleurospermum inodorum - Scentless Mayweed
Trollius europaeus - Globe Flower
Tussilago farfara - Coltsfoot
Typha latifolia - Great reedmace
Umbilicus rupestris - Navelwort
Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle
Urtricularia vulgaris - Greater Bladderwort
Valeriana dioica - Marsh Valerian
Vallisnaria spiralis - Tape-grass
Verbascum thapsus - Great Mullein
Veronica beccabunga - Brooklime
Veronica Chamaedrys - Germander Speedwell
Vicia cracca - Tufted Vetch
Vicia orobus - Upright Vetch
Vinca minor - Lesser Periwinkle
Viola riviniana - Common Dog Voilet
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Wild Orchids in this section...
Anacamptis morio - Green-winged Orchid
Anacamptis pyramidalis - Pyramidal Orchid
Anacamptis pyramidalis - Pyramidal Orchid (white)
Cephalanthera longifolia - Sword-leaved Helleborine
Cypripedium calceolus - Lady's Slipper Orchid
Dactylorhiza cruenta - Leopard Orchid
Dactylorhiza fuchsii - Common Spotted-orchid
Dactylorhiza incarnata - Early Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza maculata - Heath Spotted-orchid
Dactylorhiza majalis - Western Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza praetermissa - Southern Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza purpurella - Northern Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza sambucina - Elder-flowered orchid
Dactylorhiza traunsteineroides - N-L Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza viridis - Frog Orchid
Epipactis atrorubens - Dark-red Helleborine
Epipactis dunensis - Dune Helleborine
Epipactis helleborine - Broad-leaved Helleborine
Epipactis tremolsii ssp. lusitanica
Epipactis palustris - Marsh Helleborine
Epipactis phyllanthes - Green-flowered Helleborine
Epipactis purpurata - Violet Helleborine
Epipactis tremolsii
Gymnadenia conopsea - Fragrant Orchid
Hammarbya paludosa - Bog Orchid
Herminium monorchis - Musk Orchid
Limodorum abortivum - Violet Limodore
Liparis loeselii - Fen Orchid
Neottia cordata - Lesser Twayblade
Neottia nidus-avis - Bird's-nest Orchid
Neottia ovata - Common Twayblade
Ophrys apifera - Bee Orchid
Ophrys bombylifera - Bumblebee Orchid
Ophrys fusca - Sombre Bee Orchid
Ophrys insectifera - Fly Orchid
Ophrys lutea - Yellow Ophrys
Ophrys scolopax - Woodcock Orchid
Ophrys speculum - Mirror Orchid
Ophrys sphegodes - Early Spider Orchid
Ophrys tenthredinifera - Sawfly Orchid
Orchis anthopophora - Man Orchid
Orchis italica - Naked Man Orchid
Orchis mascula - Early-purple Orchid
Orchis purpurea - Lady Orchid
Orchis simia - Monkey Orchid
Orchis ustulata - Burnt Orchid
Platanthera bifolia - Lesser Butterfly-orchid
Platanthera chlorantha - Greater Butterfly-orchid
Pseudorchis albida - Small White Orchid
Serapias cordigera - Heart-flowered Serapias
Serapias lingua - Tongue Orchid
Serapias parviflora - Small-flowered Serapias
Spiranthes_spiralis - Autumn Lady's Tresses
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