Species in the order Scrophulariales Results 1 - 16
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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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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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Yellow rattle (Rhianthus minor)
Yellow rattle is a common hemiparasitic plant. The yellow flowers occur in spikes. After they die, brown seed pods remain. When th...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Eyebright (Euphrasia vigursii)
This attractive endemic eyebright produces large, lilac-deep purple flowers, which are occasionally white. The leaves and bracts a...  More  1 Image  1 Video
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Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia)
Information on Jacaranda mimosifolia is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  17 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(2). The tube-like flow...  More  6 Images  3 Videos
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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 gr...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Thistle broomrape (Orobanche reticulata)
All broomrapes are said to resemble 'withered orchids'; they are parasitic, and lack the green pigment chlorophyll. Thistle broomr...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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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
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Nemesia (Nemesia strumosa)
Nemesia, a member of the snapdragon family, is an annual herb that is widely grown in cultivation as the clusters of colourful flo...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Lagotis (Lagotis cashmeriana)
Information on the Lagotis cashmeriana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Giffard’s cyrtandra (Cyrtandra giffardii)
Information on the Giffard’s cyrtanda is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Maltese toadflax (Linaria pseudolaxiflora)
Information on the Maltese toadflax is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Small cow-wheat (Melampyrum sylvaticum)
Small cow-wheat has narrow leaves and produces deep brownish yellow flowers...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Pau-branco (Picconia azorica)
A shrub species, the pau-branco has a distinctive greyish or silvery sheen to its leaves, which are opposite each other on the ste...  More  5 Images  0 Videos

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