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British Plants and algae

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Lundy cabbage (Coincya wrightii)
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

Many-fruited beardless moss (Weissia multicapsularis)
This moss, with its curious English name, forms small patches on the ground and on Cornish hedge banks. It forms small patches on... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Marsh clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata)
Clubmosses are simple plants, related to ferns; their common name is an indication of their resemblance to true mosses, the 'club'... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Marsh earwort (Jamesoniella undulifolia)
This species is one of the world’s rarest bryophytes. Liverworts vary in appearance, from those with filmy, ribbon-like bodies, to... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Marsh lousewort (Pedicularis palustris)
Marsh lousewort or red-rattle is a widespread hemiparasitic herb. The stems and leaves are smooth, or have a few sparse hairs. The... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)
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

Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis)
Meadow clary is an attractive herb, which produces striking deep blue to violet hooded flowers. These are 20 to 30 millimetres long... More	6 Images	1 Video

Military orchid (Orchis militaris)
The rare military orchid earns its name from the appearance of the pink to purplish flowers, which look like small soldiers. They... More	4 Images	1 Video

Mistletoe (Viscum album)
Mistletoe is a plant with centuries of superstition and belief attached to it. There are many stories about its supposed magical... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Monkey orchid (Orchis simia)
The English name of this very rare orchid refers to the shape of the flowers, which resemble monkeys. The curled 'arms and legs' of... More	5 Images	1 Video

Mountain scurvygrass (Cochlearia micacea)
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

Mrs. Appleyard's moss (Brachythecium appleyardiae)
The small, rough-textured mats formed by this moss can vary in colour from a yellowish-green to pale green. Its main stems, which... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Multi-fruited river moss (Cryphaea lamyana)
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

Narrow-leaved cudweed (Filago gallica)
Narrow-leaved cudweed produces tiny flowers and has small, narrow, silvery-grey to green leaves. The seeds are known as achenes... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Norwegian mugwort (Artemisia norvegica)
Norwegian mugwort is a rare alpine herb that forms small, aromatic tufted plants. The deeply toothed leaves are hairy on both the... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Nowell's limestone moss (Zygodon gracilis)
This rare moss is a brownish-green in colour and forms dense cushions. It is named after John Nowell, an amateur bryologist, who... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Oarweed (Laminaria digitata)
Oarweed, also known as 'tangle' or 'tangleweed' is a familiar glossy golden brown kelp, which grows attached to rocky substrates... More	6 Images	3 Videos

Oblong woodsia (Woodsia ilvensis)
This fern, thought to be Britain's rarest, is small in comparison with other members of its class. The variable-length leaves are a... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)
This oak, the 'king of trees' has a special place in the English psyche, and is a well-loved symbol of strength and duration. It is... More	12 Images	7 Videos

Pedunculate sea-purslane (Atriplex pedunculata)
Pedunculate sea-purslane is an erect, branching shrub, with fleshy leaves arranged alternately on the stem. The flowers are small... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
Pennyroyal is a creeping plant that has small, elliptical leaves in opposite pairs on the stem. The lilac to pinkish-purple... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Perennial knawel (Scleranthus perennis prostratus)
This subspecies of the perennial knawel is a small, inconspicuous and prostrate plant. It has brittle, woody stems and the five... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Petalwort (Petalophyllum ralfsii)
Petalwort is a tiny, delicate liverwort, with a flattened pale green thallus, featuring crisped raised projections called... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Pheasant's eye (Adonis annua)
The beautiful pheasant's eye has feathery leaves and produces attractive scarlet coloured flowers, similar in appearance to... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Pillwort (Pilularia globulifera)
Pillwort is a rather curious member of the fern family. Its leaves resemble green hair, and arise singly from a creeping stem, or... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Plymouth pear (Pyrus cordata)
The Plymouth pear is smaller than its more common relative and grows as a hedgerow tree. It may be distinguished from the common... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Primrose (Primula vulgaris)
The primrose is well-known as one of the first flowers of the year, indeed the common name derives from 'prima rosa' meaning 'first... More	7 Images	4 Videos

Purple ramping-fumitory (Fumaria purpurea)
Purple ramping-fumitory is a climbing plant which can also be found sprawling across the ground. It bears up to 24 purple flowers... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Pygmy rush (Juncus pygmaeus)
One of our smallest members of the rush family, pygmy rush has one or a few flower heads, each with one to five flowers. The leaves... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Red campion (Silene dioica)
Red campion is a common spring-flowering plant that in some areas is known as the 'cuckoo-flower' as it shares a season with this... More	10 Images	0 Videos

Red dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum)
Evidence of red dead-nettle has been found in Bronze Age deposits, and it seems likely that this plant was introduced to Britain... More	6 Images	1 Video

Red helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra)
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

Red hemp-nettle (Galeopsis angustifolia)
Red hemp-nettle is covered in soft hairs, and has narrow, weakly toothed leaves which occur in opposite pairs on the stem. It... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Red-tipped cudweed (Filago lutescens)
Red-tipped cudweed is an upright plant, with a grey-green, branched stem. The leaves are spear-shaped and have fine yellowish hairs... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Ribbon-leaved water-plantain (Alisma gramineum)
The aquatic ribbon-leaved water plantain resembles its more common relative, common water plantain; however it is generally more... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
This common plantain has dark green, narrow lance-shaped leaves that form rosettes. The deep veins visible on the leaves have... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Rock sea-lavenders (endemic) (Limonium spp)
The rock sea-lavenders comprise a group of closely related, beautiful and delicate plants that have cushions of leaves close to the... More	6 Images	1 Video

Rough marsh mallow (Althaea hirsuta)
Rough marsh mallow is a hairy, annual or biennial plant with five-lobed, kidney-shaped leaves and the characteristic pink mallow... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
Rowan is one of the most familiar wild trees in the British Isles, recognised for its distinctive red berries, which inject a... More	13 Images	0 Videos

Sausage beard-moss (Didymodon tomaculosus)
This moss was only recognised as a distinct species for the first time in 1981. It is very similar to other species of the genus... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
As the alternative names of shepherd’s sundial and shepherd’s weather-glass suggest, scarlet pimpernel is well-known for its... More	7 Images	1 Video

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Scots pine is one of only three native conifers found in the UK and our only true cone-bearing tree. Although Scots pine can trace... More	27 Images	0 Videos

Scottish scurvygrass (Cochlearia officinalis subsp. scotica)
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

Sea lettuce (Ulva lactua)
Sea lettuce is a common green seaweed with a broad translucent frond that is just 2 cell layers thick. This seaweed has a rather... More	7 Images	1 Video

Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
Oak trees have a special place in the English psyche, and are well-loved symbols of strength. The crown of this magnificent native... More	22 Images	1 Video

Shepherd's needle (Scandix pecten-veneris)
Shepherd's needle is a member of the carrot family, has highly divided 'frizzy' pinnate leaves and produces tiny white flowers... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Shetland mouse-ear (Cerastium nigrescens)
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

Shore dock (Rumex rupestris)
A rare member of an otherwise familiar group of plants, shore dock has greyish green leaves and tiny green or reddish-brown flowers... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Silky swan-neck moss (Campylopus setifolius)
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

Silver birch (Betula pendula)
One of the most familiar trees in the British countryside, the graceful silver birch is a genuine native, having been an early... More	18 Images	0 Videos

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