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Adder's-tongue spearwort (
Ranunculus ophioglossifolius
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Adder's-tongue spearwort is related to the buttercup, and an alternative name for it is the 'Badgeworth buttercup'. The Latin name...
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Alchemilla (
Alchemilla minima
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This plant has no common English name but belongs to the well-known lady's mantle family. It was only recognised as a separate...
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Ash (
Fraxinus excelsior
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The ash is one of our tallest native trees. It has a fairly open crown, becoming oval or spherical in shape as it ages. The bark is...
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Atlantic lejeunea (
Lejeunea mandonii
)
This very small, rare plant is one of the 'leafy' liverworts, which forms thin yellow-green patches on rocks and other bryophytes...
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