Cowslip  (Primula veris)

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Glossary

  • Calcareous: containing free calcium carbonate, chalky.
  • Perennial: plants that live for at least three seasons; after an initial period they produce flowers once a year.
  • Rides: often the footpaths and access tracks which run through and divide blocks of trees in woodland. Many rides contain a mixture of rich flora and structure, and provide different habitat conditions for a range of wildlife.
  • Subspecies: a different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (Feb 2003): http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. (1987) Flora of the British Isles. 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  3. Preston, C.D., Pearman, D.A. & Dines, T.D. (2002) The New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  4. Mabey, R. (1996) Flora Britannica. Sinclair-Stevenson, London.
  5. Press, B. & Gibbons, B (1993) Photographic field guide to wild flowers of Britain and Europe. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd, London.
  6. A Modern Herbal (Feb 2003): http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/cowsl112.html
  7. Plantlife Common Plants Survey (Feb 2003): http://www.plantlife.org.uk/html/commun_survey_intro.htm
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