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Wildflowers

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Botanical Glossary

Plant Parts & Reproduction

Systematics and Naming

Botanical Families

Wildflower Conservation

Nature Site Designations

Wildflowers of Wales

Orchids as House Plants

Wild Orchid Gallery

Broomrapes

Nepeta tuberosa

This large, imposing wildflower proved to be very difficult to identify, and our thanks go to the scientific staff of Kew Gardens for their kind assistance in the matter. It is a relative of common cat mint and is a native of Sicily and the Iberian Peninsula, where it flowers in April and May. It is a member of the Mint family (Lamiaceae).

nepeta close up

This specimen was photographed in the Algarve in Portugal in April.

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Algarve Wildlife

This beautifully illustrated book, details the birds, insects, mamals, amphibians and reptiles as well as wildflowers and fungi to be found in each two-week period through the year. Now available from our Online Bookshop...

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Algarve Wild Orchids

The Algarve's wonderful wild orchids are featured in the First Nature Guide to locating and identifying Wild Orchids in the Algarve. This full-colour book is now available from our Online Bookshop...

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Algarve Wildflowers

Many dozens of beautiful Algarve species are featured in the First Nature introduction to Wildflowers in the Algarve. Copies this and all our other wildflower guides are available from our Online Bookshop...