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British Plants and algae

 		Species 1 - 9 of 9
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Fen orchid (Liparis loeselii)
This rare orchid appears initially as a green scaly-looking bulb amongst the wet moss of a fen or a dune slack. There are two... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Fen ragwort (Senecio paludosus)
This fenland plant is one of England's rarest wild plants. It can grow up to 2 meters in height, produces many large yellow... More 7 Images 1 Video
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Fen violet (Viola persicifolia)
This speices is perhaps the rarest, and most beautiful of all our native violets. The fragile looking flowers are bluish-white in... More 4 Images 1 Video
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Field cow-wheat (Melampyrum arvense)
This colourful endangered plant has pale green, toothed and narrow leaves that grow on opposite sides of the stem. The flowers... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Flax-leaved St John's-wort (Hypericum linariifolium)
Flax-leaved St John's-wort (also known as toadflax-leaved St John's-wort) has reddish stems, and produces bright yellow flowers... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Floating water-plantain (Luronium natans)
Floating water plantain can be found in two different forms. In shallow water, it develops with floating oval leaves, in deep water... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
The foxglove is a familiar tall herb that produces 20-80 nodding flowers on a long spike, known as a raceme. The tube-like flowers... More 6 Images 3 Videos
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Foxtail stonewort (Lamprothamnium papulosum)
This is a medium-sized alga with simple, equal sized whorls, which are increasingly close together towards to top of the alga... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Freiberg's screw-moss (Tortula freibergii)
This low-growing moss is found in patches that are yellowish-green in colour, and has tiny oval-shaped leaves... More 1 Image 0 Videos
Species 1 - 9 of 9