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British Plants and algae

Species 1 - 28 of 28

Calluna vulgaris (Heather)
Heather is a highly branched evergreen shrub. The numerous stems take root at the base, and there are also a large number of short... More	6 Images	2 Videos

Caltha palustris (Marsh marigold)
Marsh marigold, also known as kingcup, is believed to be one of Britain’s most ancient native plants. It may have been growing here... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Campanula rotundifolia (Harebell)
The harebell, often known as 'bluebell' in Scotland, is a delicate, beautiful wildflower. It is a member of the bluebell family;... More	6 Images	2 Videos

Campylopus setifolius (Silky swan-neck moss)
Silky swan-neck moss forms very robust, dark green or olive-green plants. The leaves are very long and narrow, measuring between 3... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Carex depauperata (Starved wood-sedge)
Starved wood-sedge is one of Europe's rarest sedges. It characteristically produces few flowers and has very large fruits (called... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Carex vulpina (True fox-sedge)
True fox-sedge bears a strong resemblance to a close relative, false fox-sedge, and even experts need care in telling them apart... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Centaurea cyanus (Cornflower)
The attractive flowers of the cornflower are a bright celebratory blue, distinctive enough to have given its name to a colour. The... More	4 Images	2 Videos

Cephalanthera longifolia (Sword-leaved helleborine)
Sword-leaved helleborine, also know as narrow-leaved helleborine, has white flowers with a yellow or orange-edged lip. Each plant... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Cephalanthera rubra (Red helleborine)
This critically endangered orchid produces up to 12 attractive pink or purplish-pink flowers on a long spike. In profile, the... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Cephaloziella massalongi (Liverwort)
This liverwort has a leafy appearance with yellowish-green, dark red-brown or black shoots that either lie along the ground or are... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cephaloziella nicholsonii (Greater copperwort)
Greater copperwort belongs to a group of plants called liverworts. They are closely related to mosses and, in many cases, resemble... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cerastium brachypetalum (Grey mouse ear)
This endangered plant was first discovered in Great Britain in 1947. It is pale green to grey in colour and is covered in fairly... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Cerastium nigrescens (Shetland mouse-ear)
Shetland mouse ear is endemic to Shetland (it is found no-where else in the world). It is a diminutive tufted herb, with densely... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Chamaemelum nobile (Chamomile)
Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) is a low-growing plant with finely divided leaves, which are arranged alternately on the stem... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Chara connivens (Convergent stonewort)
Stoneworts used to be classified as members of the plant kingdom, but it is now agreed that they belong, along with other green... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cirsium vulgare (Spear thistle)
The spear thistle is perhaps the most likely candidate for the Scottish national emblem. It is a tall thistle, with a long tap-root... More	9 Images	3 Videos

Clinopodium menthifolium (Wood calamint)
Wood calamint produces pink or purplish-pink flowers, which measure 15 to 22 mm in length, and have two 'lips' of fused petals that... More	5 Images	1 Video

Cochlearia micacea (Mountain scurvygrass)
The mountain scurvygrass has small, white flowers at the end of slender stems that grow along the ground but are raised at the tips... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cochlearia officinalis subsp. scotica (Scottish scurvygrass)
There is currently disagreement as to the taxonomic status of Scottish scurvygrass. It was, at one point, held to be a species its... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Coincya wrightii (Lundy cabbage)
A tall and impressive plant, especially when it covers its cliff side habitat in yellow flowers from May to July. When not in... More	13 Images	0 Videos

Corrigiola litoralis (Strapwort)
Strapwort is a small, branched, annual plant, usually found along muddy lake shores. The stems of the plant are reddish in colour... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Corylus avellana (Hazel)
Hazel belongs to the same family of trees as the birch (family Betulaceae), however it is often described as a bush rather than a... More	12 Images	4 Videos

Cotoneaster cambricus (Wild cotoneaster)
Wild cotoneaster is a member of the rose family. It is a bushy deciduous shrub that grows to a height of 100 cm. In young shrubs... More	5 Images	2 Videos

Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn)
Hawthorn is also widely known as the May-tree, and is the only British plant to be named after the month in which it flowers. It is... More	12 Images	4 Videos

Crepis foetida (Stinking hawk's-beard)
Stinking hawk's-beard is a member of the large family of composites which includes daisies, thistles and dandelions. It is... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Cryphaea lamyana (Multi-fruited river moss)
Multi-fruited river moss has a creeping stem from which short branches arise. It is not as highly branched as the similar species... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cyperus fuscus (Brown galingale)
Brown galingale is a small tufted sedge, with three-angled stems that bear narrow, dull grey-green leaves. The flowers are tiny and... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Cypripedium calceolus (Lady’s slipper orchid)
The lady's slipper orchid is Britain's rarest and most impressive orchid. The exotic looking flowers have claret petals that frame... More	7 Images	0 Videos

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