Flora Identification Guide

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To aid users of mobile devices as well as those with a mouse or laptop finger pad this site uses a simple image-based menu system. Virtually every picture you see (images and photos) are links to more information arranged in a sort of top-down structure. See an image, click or tap on it to open a new page.

Make a selection from any of the lists below that match the flower you saw and a filtered selection of possible flowers will be displayed. The more of the four options you specify the smaller the number of likely flowers will be displayed but if you are too specific then you may eliminate your flower from the choices if they do not exactly match my groupings! Have fun ...

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Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Rose family - Rosaceae Single spikes with small yellow rose-like flowers along it	Alder Alnus glutinosa Birch family - Betulaceae Large purple catkins tinged with green when fully open	Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus Buckthorn family - Rhamnaceae Tiny white flowers amongst the leaves	Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Carrot family - Umbelliferea Early flowering greenish-yellow umbrella flowers near the sea
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Arum family - Araceae Large'spade-shaped leaves	American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum Willowherb family - Onagraceae Small open pink flowers on a slender plant with a reddish stem	Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua Spurge family - Euphorbiaceae Non-descript green plant with green flowers!	Annual Pearlwort Sagina apetala Campion Family - Caryophyllaceae Small plant with flowers hardly visible sprawling but not in mats
Annual Seablite Suaeda maritima Goosefoot family - Chenopodiaceae Short plant with reddish stem and non-descript flowers	Annual Wall Rocket Diplotaxis muralis Cabbage family - Cruciferae Small plant cowering by walls!	Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia Water-plantain family - Alismataceae Three petalled flower with a dark centre and large pointed leaves	Ash Fraxinus excelsior Olive family - Oleaceae The small sprays of dark brown, almost black, flowers
Atlantic Poppy Papaver atlanticum Poppy family - Papaveraceae Orange/red poppy flower near human habitation	Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella Gentian family - Gentianaceae Short plant with upright trumpet flowers	Autumn Hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis Daisy family - Compositae Untidy dandelion growing quite tall with branched stem and a flower on each stem	Autumn Ladys-tresses Spiranthes spiralis Orchid family - Orchidaceae The spiral of small white flowers round a central stem
Babingtons Leek Allium babingtonii Lily family - Liliaceae Large globed multi-flowered head	Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Rose family - Rosaceae Early flowering strawberry with gaps between the petals	Bastard Toadflax Thesium humifusum Sandalwood family - Santalaceae Tiny white star-shaped flowers in short turf	Beaked Hawks-beard Crepis vesicaria Daisy family - Compositae Small dandelion-like flowers with red streaks on the back on a plant with branched stems
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Orchid family - Orchidaceae An orchid with flowers that look like bumble-bees	Beech Fagus sylvatica Beech family - Fagaceae The tiny green flowers which is surprising for such a big tree	Bell Heather Erica cinerea Heather family - Ericaceae Rich dark pink bell shaped flowers on dry heath	Betony Stachys officinalis Mint family - Labiatae Cluster of tubular flowers at the top of a stout square stem
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heather family - Ericaceae The black (or green) berries on a small bushy plant	Birdsfoot Ornithopus perpusillus Pea family - Leguminosae Creeping plant with tiny pea shaped flowers in short truf	Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Pea family - Leguminosae Sprawling yellow pea=shaped flowers and seed pods resembling a bird's foot	Birdsnest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis Orchid family - Orchidaceae Dead-looking orchid spikes under beech trees
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Stonecrop family - Crassulaceae Small fleshy plant with red leaves forming mats on stone and rock	Bitter Vetchling Lathyrus linifolius Pea family - Leguminosae Medium sized purple and blue pea shaped flower	Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Nightshade family - Solonaceae Climbing plant with purple flowers and yellow centres	Black Bindweed Polygonum convolvulus Dock family - Polygonaceae Slender 'climbing' plant in fields
Black Bryony Tamus communis Yam family - Dioscoreaceae Dark green heart shaped leaves and red berries	Black Currant Ribes nigrum Currant family - Grossulariaceae Small pink petals ona green background!	Black Horehound Ballota nigra Mint family - Labiatae Large sturdy untidy plants with whorls of purple flowers	Black Medick Medicago lupulina Pea family - Leguminosae Low, prostrate plant with small clover flower heads
Black Mustard Brassica nigra Cabbage family - Cruciferae Very dark stems and leaves from which it derives its name 'black'	Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Nightshade family - Solonaceae Potato like flower producing black (poisonous) berries	Black Poplar Populus nigra Willow family - Salicaceae Attractive small purple flower spikes	Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Rose family - Rosaceae Shrub with white flowers appearing before any leaves
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Campion Family - Caryophyllaceae The large 'bladder' seed box at the bade of the flower head	Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris Daisy family - Compositae Small daisy flower that does not seem to fully open	Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Lily family - Liliaceae The classic bluebell everyone knows!	Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Lily family - Liliaceae Golden spikes of flowers in boggy heath
Bog Myrtle Myrica gale Bog myrtle family - Myricaceae Brown seed-like flowers on a shrubby plant. The flowers/seeds have strong pine scent when crushed.	Bog Orchid Hammarbya paludosa Orchid family - Orchidaceae Tiny plant a couple of inches tall in sphagnum moss bogs	Bog Pimpernel Anagallis tenella Primrose family - Primulaceae Small delicate plant with flowers that only open fully in sunshine	Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius Pondweed family - Potamogetonaceae Brownish green leaves floating on a heathland pool