Native flora

Group Description

The UK houses around 1500 species of native wildflowers.

SubGroups

name	latinname	species	sightings	media
Adder's-tongue Spearwort	Ranunculus ophioglossifolius	1	1	1
Agrimony	Agrimonia eupatoria	1	12	29
Amphibious Bistort	Persicaria amphibia	1	7	13
Annual Sea-blite	Suaeda maritima	1	2	5
Arrowhead	Sagittaria sagittifolia	1	4	17
Autumn Hawkbit	Scorzoneroides autumnali	1	11	28
Autumn Lady's-tresses	Spiranthes spiralis	1	7	17
Autumn Squill	Scilla verna	1	2	3
Babington's Orache	Atriplex glabriuscula	1	1	1
Barren Strawberry	Potentilla sterilis	1	15	24
Basil Thyme	Clinopodium acinos	1	4	10
Bath Asparagus	Ornithogalum pyrenaicum	1	4	8
Bee Orchid	Ophrys apifera	2	7	15
Beet	Beta vulgaris	1	4	7
Bell Heather	Erica cinerea	1	3	10
Betony	Stachys officinalis	1	6	14
Bird's-foot	Ornithopus perpusillus	1	2	26
Biting Stonecrop	Sedum acre	1	11	16
Black Bryony	Dioscorea communis	1	6	11
Black Knapweed	Centaurea nigra	1	27	56
Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	1	11	30
Black Mustard	Brassica nigra	1	3	8
Black Nightshade	Solanum nigrum	1	7	12
Bladder Campion	Silene vulgaris	1	3	19
Bloody Crane's-bill	Geranium sanguineum	2	17	40
Bog Pimpernel	Lysimachia tenella	1	1	12
Bogbean	Menyanthes trifoliata	1	2	6
Branched Bur-reed	Sparganium erectum	2	2	11
Bristol Onion	Allium sphaerocephalon	1	37	61
Bristol Rock-cress	Arabis scabra	1	4	10
Broad-leaved Dock	Rumex obtusifolius	1	8	13
Broad-leaved Pondweed	Potamogeton natans	1	2	10
Broad-leaved Willowherb	Epilobium montanum	1	10	20
Brooklime	Veronica beccabunga	1	11	25
Brookweed	Samolus valerandi	1	1	4
Broom	Cytisus scoparius	1	8	24
Buck's-horn Plantain	Plantago coronopus	1	8	10
Bugle	Ajuga reptans	1	12	28
Bulbous Buttercup	Ranunculus bulbosus	1	6	10
Burnet Saxifrage	Pimpinella saxifraga	1	13	36
Bush Vetch	Vicia sepium	1	6	18
Cabbage	Brassica oleracea	1	2	4
Carline Thistle	Carlina vulgaris	1	6	18
Cat's-ear	Hypochaeris radicata	1	16	34
Celery-leaved Buttercup	Ranunculus sceleratus	1	2	5
Chalk Fragrant-orchid	Gymnadenia conopsea	1	2	8
Changing Forget-me-not	Myosotis discolor	1	3	12
Cleavers	Galium aparine	1	5	9
Clustered Dock	Rumex conglomeratus	1	1	1
Colt's-foot	Tussilago farfara	1	13	14
Columbine	Aquilegia vulgaris	1	3	6
Common Bird's-foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	1	36	81
Common Broomrape	Orobanche minor	1	3	11
Common Calamint	Clinopodium ascendens	1	3	14
Common Centaury	Centaurium erythraea	1	6	24
Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	1	16	35
Common Comfrey	Symphytum officinale	2	14	36
Common Cumfrey	Symphytum officinale	1	1	1
Common Daisy	Bellis perennis	1	9	20
Common Dog-violet	Viola riviniana	2	16	43
Common Duckweed	Lemna minor	1	1	1
Common Eyebright	Euphrasia nemorosa	1	2	24
Common Figwort	Scrophularia nodosa	1	4	4
Common Fleabane	Pulicaria dysenterica	1	11	22
Common Gromwell	Lithospermum officinale	1	4	9
Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	1	21	37
Common Hemp-nettle	Galeopsis tetrahit	1	1	4
Common Hogweed	Heracleum sphondylium	1	21	34
Common Horhound	Marrubium vulgare	1	1	2
Common Knotgrass	Polygonum aviculare	1	7	14
Common Meadow-rue	Thalictrum flavum	1	2	13
Common Milkwort	Polygala vulgaris	1	4	30
Common Mouse-ear	Cerastium fontanum	2	18	41
Common Nettle	Urtica dioica	1	5	7
Common Orache	Atriplex patula	1	1	4
Common Ragwort	Jacobaea vulgaris	1	23	52
Common Restharrow	Ononis repens	1	4	8
Common Rock-rose	Helianthemum nummularium	1	15	22
Common Sea-lavender	Limonium vulgare	1	4	7
Common Sorrel	Rumex acetosa	1	8	17
Common Spotted-orchid	Dactylorhiza fuchsii	1	23	64
Common Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	1	4	8
Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	1	2	12
Common Toothwort	Lathraea squamaria	1	5	33
Common Valerian	Valeriana officinalis	1	3	11
Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	2	19	35
Common Water-crowfoot	Ranunculus aquatilis	1	1	1
Common Water-starwort	Callitriche stagnalis	1	2	3
Common Whitlowgrass	Erophila verna	3	20	45
Common cornsalad	Valerianella locusta	1	1	2
Copse-bindweed	Fallopia dumetorum	1	1	32
Corky-fruited Water Dropwort	Oenanthe pimpinelloides	1	11	58
Corn Parsley	Petroselinum segetum	1	2	4
Corn Spurrey	Spergula arvensis	1	2	3
Cow Parsley	Anthriscus sylvestris	1	20	34
Cowslip	Primula veris	1	25	57
Creeping Buttercup	Ranunculus repens	1	12	21
Creeping Cinquefoil	Potentilla reptans	1	11	17
Creeping Jenny	Lysimachia nummularia	1	7	18
Creeping Thistle	Cirsium arvense	1	9	21
Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum	1	3	17
Crosswort	Cruciata laevipes	1	3	10
Cuckoo Flower	Cardamine pratensis	1	24	63
Curled Dock	Rumex crispus	2	5	15
Curled Pondweed	Potamogeton crispus	1	2	7
Curly Waterweed	Lagarosiphon major	1	2	8
Dandelion	Taraxacum	143	588	4239
Danish Scurvygrass	Cochlearia danica	1	8	26
Dark Mullein	Verbascum nigrum	2	5	8
Devil's-bit Scabious	Succisa pratensis	1	5	34
Dog's Mercury	Mercurialis Perennis	1	7	17
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill	Geranium molle	1	18	32
Dropwort	Filipendula vulgaris	1	9	19
Dwarf Mouse-ear	Cerastium pumilum	1	4	24
Dwarf Thistle	Cirsium acaule	1	2	3
Dyer's Greenweed	Genista tinctoria	1	2	10
Early Dog-violet	Viola reichenbachiana	1	17	43
Early Forget-me-not	Myosotis ramosissima	1	3	20
Early Marsh-orchid	Dactylorhiza incarnata	1	1	1
Early-purple Orchid	Orchis mascula	1	18	32
Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea lutetiana	1	12	29
English Bluebell	Hyacinthoides non-scripta	1	29	52
English Scurvygrass	Cochlearia anglica	1	4	7
Euphrasia officinalis	Euphrasia officinalis	1	2	6
Fairy Flax	Linum catharticum	1	3	7
Fat-hen	Chenopodium album	1	4	3
Fiddle Dock	Rumex pulcher	1	1	1
Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	1	12	28
Field Garlic	Allium oleraceum	1	4	8
Field Madder	Sherardia arvensis	1	5	13
Field Scabious	knautia arvensis	1	5	22
Fool's Parsley	Aethusa cynapium	2	4	5
Fool's Water-cress	Apium nodiflorum	1	6	17
Four-leaved Allseed	Polycarpon tetraphyllum	1	2	11
Fox Glove	Digitalis purpurea	1	6	20
Fringed Water-lily	Nymphoides peltata	1	1	8
Frogbit	Hydrocharis morsus-ranae	1	1	4
Frosted Orache	Atriplex laciniata	1	1	4
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	1	8	9
Germander Speedwell	Veronica chamaedrys	1	13	27
Glabrous Whitlowgrass	Erophila glabrescens	1	2	2
Goat's-beard	Tragopogon pratensis	1	6	11
Goldenrod	Solidago virgaurea	1	5	11
Goldilocks Buttercup	Ranunculus auricomus	1	1	1
Grass Vetchling	Lathyrus nissolia	1	4	17
Great Lettuce	Lactuca virosa	1	3	7
Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	1	10	11
Great Willowherb	Epilobium hirsutum	1	15	28
Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil	Lotus uliginosus	1	9	27
Greater Chickweed	Stellaria neglecta	1	1	3
Greater Duckweed	Spirodela polyrhiza	1	2	4
Greater Knapweed	Centaurea scabiosa	1	21	63
Greater Plantain	Plantago major	1	7	13
Greater Sea-spurrey	Spergularia media	1	2	5
Greater Stitchwort	Stellaria holostea	1	8	19
Green-winged Orchid	Anacamptis morio	1	49	107
Ground Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	1	11	20
Gypsywort	Lycopus europaeus	1	2	3
Hairy Bitter-cress	Cardamine hirsuta	1	11	14
Hairy Lady's Mantle	Alchemilla filicaulis	1	1	4
Hairy Rock-cress	Arabis hirsuta	1	2	19
Hairy St John's-wort	Hypericum hirsutum	1	10	36
Hairy Tare	Ervilia hirsuta	1	7	14
Hairy Violet	Viola hirta	1	5	18
Hairy Whitlowgrass	Erophila majuscula	1	1	26
Hairy-fruited Cornsalad	Valerianella eriocarpa	1	1	3
Harebell	Campanula rotundifolia	1	12	39
Hawkweed	Hieracium	11	26	167
Hawkweed Oxtongue	Picris hieracioides	2	6	30
Heath Bedstraw	Galium saxatile	1	9	24
Heath Spotted-orchid	Dactylorhiza maculata	1	3	26
Hedge Bedstraw	Galium mollugo	1	5	8
Hedge Bindweed	Calystegia sepium	2	2	6
Hedge Woundwort	Stachys sylvatica	1	15	25
Hemlock	Conium maculatum	1	1	1
Hemlock Water-dropwort	Oenanthe crocata	1	9	18
Hemp Agrimony	Eupatorium cannabinum	1	9	27
Herb-robert	Geranium robertianum	1	37	74
Hoary Cinquefoil	Potentilla argentea	1	2	42
Hoary Plantain	Plantago media	1	7	16
Hoary Ragwort	Jacobaea erucifolia	1	8	13
Hoary Willowherb	Epilobium parviflorum	1	12	27
Honewort	Trinia glauca	1	9	17
Hop Trefoil	Trifolium campestre	1	1	1
Horseshoe Vetch	Hippocrepis comosa	1	4	17
Imperforate St John's-wort	Hypericum maculatum	1	2	7
Ivy Broomrape	Orobanche hederae	1	29	44
Ivy-leaved Duckweed	Lemna trisulca	1	3	3
Kidney Vetch	Anthyllis vulneraria	2	8	32
Knotted Clover	Trifolium striatum	1	1	2
Lady's Bedstraw	Galium verum	1	12	28
Large Thyme	Thymus pulegioides	1	1	14
Lesser Burdock	Arctium minus	2	12	22
Lesser Celandine	Ranunculus ficaria	4	24	58
Lesser Chickweed	Stellaria pallida	1	7	2
Lesser Hawkbit	Leontodon saxatilis	1	4	8
Lesser Meadow-rue	Thalictrum minus	3	6	17
Lesser Pondweed	Potamogeton pusillus	1	1	7
Lesser Sea-spurrey	Spergularia marina	1	5	9
Lesser Spearwort	Ranunculus flammula	1	2	5
Lesser Stitchwort	Stellaria graminea	1	4	23
Lesser Trefoil	Trifolium dubium	1	6	22
Lesser Water-parsnip	Berula erecta	1	1	5
Lily of the Valley	Convallaria majalis	1	1	2
Ling Heather	Calluna vulgaris	1	1	1
Little Mouse-ear	Cerastium semidecandrum	1	3	38
Little Robin	Geranium purpureum	1	2	6
Long-stalked Crane's-bill	Geranium columbinum	1	3	18
Long-stalked Orache	Atriplex longipes	1	3	8
Lords-and-Ladies	Arum maculatum	1	19	20
Mare's-tail	Hippuris vulgaris	1	1	4
Marsh Cudweed	Gnaphalium uliginosum	1	3	10
Marsh Fragrant-orchid	Gymnadenia densiflora	1	2	14
Marsh Helleborine	Epipactis palustris	1	2	18
Marsh Mallow	Althaea officinalis	1	3	9
Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	1	6	20
Marsh Ragwort	Jacobaea aquatica	1	3	12
Marsh Stitchwort	Stellaria palustris	1	2	5
Marsh Thistle	Cirsium palustre	1	5	11
Marsh Valerian	Valeriana dioica	1	1	2
Marsh Woundwort	Stachys palustris	1	4	10
Marsh Yellow-cress	Rorippa palustris	1	2	9
Meadow Buttercup	Ranunculus acris	1	14	26
Meadow Crane's-bill	Geranium pratense	1	9	22
Meadow Thistle	Cirsium dissectum	1	1	6
Meadow Vetchling	Lathyrus pratensis	1	16	29
Meadowsweet	Filipendula ulmaria	1	10	21
Mistletoe	Viscum album	1	6	8
Monk's-hood	Aconitum napellus	1	1	3
Moschatel	Adoxa moschatellina	1	4	10
Mouse-ear Hawkweed	Pilosella officinarum	1	10	26
Musk Mallow	Malva moschata	1	8	21
Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans	1	4	11
Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot Trefoil	Lotus tenuis	1	3	4
Narrow-leaved Bittercress	Cardamine impatiens	1	1	6
Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea	Lathyrus sylvestris	1	5	17
Nettle-leaved Bellflower	Campanula trachelium	1	1	10
Nipplewort	Lapsana communis	1	8	12
Northern Knotgrass	Polygonum boreale	1	4	23
Northern Marsh Orchid	Dactylorhiza purpurella	1	3	5
Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage	Chrysosplenium oppositifolium	1	5	13
Ox-eye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	1	16	50
Oxford Ragwort x Groundsel	Senecio squalidus x vulgaris = S. x baxteri	1	1	2
Pale Flax	Linum bienne	1	8	28
Pale Persicaria	Persicaria lapathifolia	1	5	10
Pale st Johs's-wort	Hypericum montanum	1	3	10
Parsley Water-dropwort	Oenanthe lachenalii	1	1	5
Parsley-piert	Aphanes arvensis	1	7	12
Parsnip	Pastinaca sativa	1	1	2
Pellitory-of-the-Wall	Parietaria judaica	1	7	10
Perennial Flax	Linum perenne	1	1	19
Perennial Sow-thistle	Sonchus arvensis	1	10	17
Perforate St John's-wort	Hypericum perforatum	1	6	20
Pignut	Conopodium majus	1	4	8
Pink Water-speedwell	Veronica catenata	1	2	3
Ploughman's Spikenard	Inula conyzae	1	2	4
Prickly Saltwort	Salsola Kali	1	3	7
Prickly Sow-thistle	Sonchus asper	1	7	14
Primrose	Primula vulgaris	1	22	51
Procumbent Pearlwort	Sagina procumbens	1	9	22
Purple Glasswort	Salicornia ramosissima	1	1	1
Purple Gromwell	Aegonychon purpureocaeruleum	1	1	12
Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	1	4	7
Pyramidal Orchid	Anacamptis pyramidalis	1	6	30
Ragged-Robin	Silene flos-cuculi	1	6	23
Red Bartsia	Odontites vernus	1	11	25
Red Campion	Silene dioica	1	13	25
Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	1	16	33
Red Goosefoot	Oxybasis rubra	1	1	1
Red Shank	Persicaria maculosa	1	9	30
Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	1	15	22
Rigid Hornwort	Ceratophyllum demersum	1	4	11
Rock Samphire	Crithmum maritimum	1	3	4
Rock Sea-spurrey	Spergularia rupicola	1	2	7
Rosebay Willowerb	Chamerion angustifolium	1	9	40
Rough Chervil	Chaerophyllum temulum	1	6	17
Rough Clover	Trifolium scabrum	1	5	8
Rough Hawk's-beard	Crepis biennis	1	3	9
Rough Hawkbit	Leontodon hispidus	1	7	24
Round-leaved Cranesbill	Geranium rotundifolium	1	3	3
Round-leaved Mint	Mentha suaveolens	1	1	1
Rue-leaved Saxifrage	Saxifraga tridactylites	1	3	9
Sainfoin	Onobrychis viciifolia	1	3	10
Salad Burnet	Sanguisorba minor	1	7	11
Sand Leek	Allium scorodoprasum	1	1	3
Sanicle	Sanicula europaea	1	1	6
Saw-wort	Serratula tinctoria	1	2	11
Scarlet Pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	1	15	35
Sea Arrow-grass	Triglochin maritimum	1	4	11
Sea Aster	Aster tripolium	1	7	14
Sea Pearlwort	Sagina maritima	1	1	1
Sea Plantain	Plantago Maritima	1	4	8
Sea Sandwort	Honckenya peploides	1	1	7
Sea Spurge	Euphorbia paralias	1	2	6
Sea Stork's-bill	Erodium maritimum	1	3	3
Sea-milkwort	Glaux maritima	1	3	5
Sea-purslane	Atriplex portulacoides	1	1	5
Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	1	16	35
Sheep's Sorrel	Rumex acetosella	1	2	7
Shining Crane's-bill	Geranium lucidum	1	10	18
Short-fruited Willowherb	Epilobium obscurum	1	3	12
Silverweed	Potetilla anserina	1	6	7
Skullcap	Scutellaria galericulata	1	1	5
Slender Knapweed	Centaurea debeauxii	1	3	12
Slender Parsley-piert	Aphanes australis	1	6	22
Slender Pearlwort	Sagina filicaulis	1	1	1
Slender St John's-wort	Hypericum pulchrum	1	3	8
Small Scabious	Scabiosa columbaria	1	3	10
Small Teasel	Dipsacus pilosus	1	5	27
Smooth Cat's-ear	Hypochaeris glabra	1	1	3
Smooth Hawk's-beard	Crepis capillaris	2	15	77
Smooth Sow-thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	1	6	10
Smooth Tare	Vicia tetraspermum	1	3	9
Snakes Head Fritilary	Fritillaria meleagris	1	2	9
Sneezewort	Achillea ptarmica	1	1	6
Southern Marsh Orchid	Dactylorhiza praetermissa	2	11	49
Spear Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	1	5	7
Spear-leaved Orache	Atriplex prostrata	1	4	15
Spiked Water-milfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum	1	1	3
Spiked speedwell	Veronica spicata	1	2	3
Spiny Restharrow	Ononis spinosa	1	2	8
Spotted Medick	Medicago arabica	1	7	13
Spring Cinquefoil	Potentilla verna	1	8	27
Square-stalked St John's-wort	Hypericum tetrapterum	1	5	13
Square-stalked Willowherb	Epilobium tetragonum	2	8	18
Sticky Mouse-ear	Cerastium glomeratum	1	5	11
Stinking Hellebore	Helleborus foetidus	1	3	31
Stinking Iris	Iris foetidissima	1	11	26
Stone Parsley	Sison amomum	1	4	10
Stream Water-crowfoot	Ranunculus penicillatus	1	1	7
Sweet Violet	Viola odorata	5	19	62
Tansy	Tanacetum vulgare	1	4	9
Teasel	Dipsacus fullonum	1	9	13
Thale Cress	Arabidopsis thaliana	1	3	6
Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot	Ranunculus trichophyllus	1	2	4
Three-nerved Sandwort	Moehringia trinervia	1	2	4
Thrift	Armeria maritima	1	1	1
Thyme-leaved Sandwort	Arenaria serpyllifolia	2	2	8
Thyme-leaved Speedwell	Veronica serpyllifolia	1	11	28
Tormentil	Potentilla erecta	1	7	21
Tree Mallow	Malva arborea	1	8	25
Trifolium arvense	Hare's-foot Clover	1	3	14
Tufted Forget-me-not	Myosotis laxa	1	2	10
Tufted Vetch	Vicia cracca	1	10	30
Tutsan	Hypericum androsaemum	1	13	28
Upright Hedge-parsley	Torilis japonica	1	3	11
Upright Spurge	Euphorbia stricta	1	3	22
Viper's Bugloss	Echium vulgare	1	2	2
Wall Germander	Teucrium chamaedrys	1	2	9
Wall Lettuce	Mycelis muralis	1	14	18
Wall Pennywort	Umbilius rupestris	1	9	17
Wall Speedwell	Veronica arvensis	1	10	18
Water Chickweed	Stellaria aquatica	1	1	10
Water Dock	Rumex hydrolapathum	1	5	12
Water Figwort	Scrophularia auriculata	1	12	18
Water Forget-me-not	Myosotis scorpioides	1	3	12
Water Mint	Mentha aquatica	1	6	12
Water Plantain	Alisma Plantago-aquatica	1	8	14
Water Starwort ?	Callitriche	1	2	5
Water-cress	Nasturtium officinale	1	8	20
Water-pepper	Persicaria hydropiper	1	2	6
Water-violet	Hottonia palustris	1	1	5
Wavy Bitter-cress	Cardamine flexuosa	1	4	7
Welsh Poppy	Papaver cambricum	1	5	11
Welted Thistle	Carduus crispus	1	4	7
White Bryony	Bryonia dioica	1	3	7
White Clover	Trifolium repens	1	10	25
White Ramping-fumitory	Fumaria capreolata	1	1	19
White Water-lily	Nymphaea alba	1	1	8
Wild Angelica	Angelica sylvestris	1	3	8
Wild Basil	Clinopodium vulgare	1	6	18
Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	1	12	18
Wild Celery	Apium graveolens	1	1	4
Wild Clary	Salvia verbenaca	1	6	11
Wild Daffodil	Narcissus psuedo-narcissus	1	16	39
Wild Garlic	Allium ursinum	1	12	20
Wild Madder	Rubia peregrina	1	1	1
Wild Marjoram	Origanum vulgare	1	5	13
Wild Mignonette	Reseda lutea	1	2	6
Wild Onion	Allium vineale	1	16	24
Wild Strawberry	Fragaria vesca	1	10	25
Wild Thyme	Thymus drucei	1	6	18
Winter-cress	Barbarea vulgaris	1	9	14
Wood Anemone	Anemone nemorosa	1	9	24
Wood Avens	Geum urbanum	1	9	17
Wood Dock	Rumex sanguineus	2	6	11
Wood Forget-me-not	Myosotis sylvatica	1	20	57
Wood Sage	Teucrium scorodonia	1	3	10
Wood Speedwell	Veronica montana	1	6	10
Wood Spurge	Euphorbia amygdaloides	2	11	30
Wood-sorrel	Oxalis acetosella	1	5	15
Woodruff	galium odoratum	1	2	4
Woody Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	1	7	32
Woolly Thistle	Cirsium eriophorum	1	1	1
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	1	24	38
Yellow Archangel	Lamiastrum galeobdolon	1	7	12
Yellow Flag Iris	Iris pseudacorus	1	15	39
Yellow Glasswort	Salicornia fragilis	1	4	6
Yellow Pimpernel	Lysimachia nemorum	1	3	12
Yellow Rattle	Rhinanthus minor	1	11	20
Yellow Water-lily	Nuphar lutea	1	3	1
Yellow-wort	Blackstonia perfoliata	1	2	7
Zigzag Clover	Trifolium medium	1	2	3

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