Species in the phylum Anthophyta Results 1 - 20
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Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
The ash is one of our tallest native trees. It has a fairly open crown, becoming oval or spherical in shape as it ages. The bark i...  More  11 Images  1 Video
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Daisy (Bellis perennis)
The humble yet cheerfully attractive daisy is familiar to most as a 'weed' of lawns and a feature of many children's games. The sm...  More  6 Images  2 Videos
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Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Bugle is a common herb that often grows in large clumps. The flowers are deep purplish blue, rarely pink or white, and are arrange...  More  6 Images  1 Video
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Branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum)
Branched bur-reed is an aquatic emergent plant that grows rooted in the mud at the margins of waterbodies. The narrow, smooth and ...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Butterfly-bush (Buddleja davidii)
This large shrub is so called because it is visited by large numbers of butterflies and moths, as it is an extremely good source o...  More  4 Images  3 Videos
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Bird’s-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
The humble and diminutive bird’s-foot-trefoil goes by a plethora of local names; Geoffrey Grigson, in ‘The Englishman’s Flora’ cou...  More  10 Images  2 Videos
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Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
The bluebell, popularly thought of as Britain's national flower, is a bulbous spring flowering plant. When growing en masse in woo...  More  7 Images  4 Videos
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Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
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
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Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Blackthorn is a deciduous shrub that has long been popular in hedgerows because of its thorns. The beautiful white blossom tends t...  More  9 Images  2 Videos
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Butterbur (Petasites hybridus)
Butterbur is so called as the huge rhubarb-like leaves with their downy undersides were used to wrap around butter in the days bef...  More  10 Images  1 Video
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Corncockle (Agrostemma githago)
This attractive tall cornfield plant has purple flowers which occur singly on the top of long stalks, the leaves are long and poin...  More  6 Images  2 Videos
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Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
Bogbean is an aquatic or bog plant, hence the common name. The ‘bean’ part of the name refers to the smooth-edged shiny leaves, wh...  More  8 Images  2 Videos
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Bulrush (Typha latifolia)
The bulrush was termed 'reedmace' by botanists until the 1970s, but the common English name 'bulrush’'has since been accepted. Thi...  More  7 Images  2 Videos
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Cowslip (Primula veris)
The cowslip is a well-known spring flowering plant, which was once much more common than it is today. The crinkled green leaves ar...  More  7 Images  2 Videos
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Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
The beech is a magnificent large tree with a broad crown, and very smooth greyish bark. There are typically many branches, which ...  More  21 Images  2 Videos
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Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Bracken is a well-known deciduous fern; a species that has inspired a rich wealth of folklore in Britain. It is easy to recognise...  More  12 Images  3 Videos
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Common reed (Phragmites australis)
This common reed forms large beds in shallow water; it has round, hollow stems, which typically grow to 2m in height, but may reac...  More  4 Images  4 Videos
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Common holly (Ilex aquifolium)
With its bright red berries (found only on female plants), and shiny evergreen leaves, the native holly tree has been a symbol of ...  More  6 Images  1 Video
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Common nettle (Urtica dioica)
The common or stinging nettle is a well-known and highly successful 'weed' species. The roots are very tough and are yellow in col...  More  7 Images  4 Videos
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Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
The common poppy is a familiar wild flower, which has long been a symbol of death and rebirth, and is worn in many countries on Re...  More  12 Images  3 Videos
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