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Yarrow (
Achillea millefolium
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Yarrow is a common herb that has been highly regarded for its medicinal properties in Britain since Anglo-Saxon times. The erect...
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Yellow iris (
Iris pseudacorus
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The yellow iris is a robust plant with beautiful bright yellow flowers. The roots and bulbs are thick and fleshy, and the narrow...
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Yellow marsh saxifrage (
Saxifraga hirculus
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Yellow marsh saxifrage is a tufted, hairy plant, with stems of a reddish-brown. The leaves are spear-shaped and concentrated around...
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Yellow rattle (
Rhianthus minor
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Yellow rattle is a common hemiparasitic plant. The yellow flowers occur in spikes. After they die, brown seed pods remain. When...
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Young's helleborine (
Epipactis youngiana
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This orchid is endemic to Great Britain, this means that it does not occur anywhere else in the world. The flower petals and sepals...
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