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British Plants and algae

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Ranunculus ficaria (Lesser celandine)
As the local name spring messenger suggests, lesser celandine is one of the first flowers of the year. Its bright buttery yellow... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Ranunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder's-tongue spearwort)
Adder's-tongue spearwort is related to the buttercup, and an alternative name for it is the 'Badgeworth buttercup'. The Latin name... More	11 Images	0 Videos

Ranunculus tripartitus (Three-lobed water-crowfoot)
This scarce member of the buttercup family is a creeping plant of mud and shallow water. The stem can be either single or branched... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Rhianthus minor (Yellow rattle)
Yellow rattle is a common hemiparasitic plant. The yellow flowers occur in spikes. After they die, brown seed pods remain. When... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Riccia huebeneriana (Violet crystalwort)
Violet crystalwort is a small, flat greenish liverwort, which often has a violet or reddish tinge. Old parts of this narrow... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Rubus fruticosus agg. (Bramble)
Brambles form a complex group known as Rubus fruticosus agg. (short for aggregate), containing around 320 individual species known... More	12 Images	0 Videos

Rumex rupestris (Shore dock)
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

Salix lanata (Woolly willow)
The woolly willow is aptly named as the silvery-green, oval leaves have a thick coat of hairs, and grow to five centimetres... More	5 Images	0 Videos

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

Sambucus nigra (Elder)
The elder is not quite large enough to be classed as a tree, but is too large for a bush. It is a strange tree of many contrasts.... More	9 Images	2 Videos

Saxifraga hirculus (Yellow marsh saxifrage)
Yellow marsh saxifrage is a tufted, hairy plant, with stems of a reddish-brown. The leaves are spear-shaped and concentrated around... More	6 Images	1 Video

Scandix pecten-veneris (Shepherd's needle)
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

Schoenoplectus triqueter (Triangular club-rush)
Triangular club-rush is a critically endangered species in Britain. Both the common name and the Latin name triqueter (from the... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Scleranthus perennis prostratus (Perennial knawel)
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

Seligeria calycina (English rock-bristle)
English rock-bristle is a small moss with narrow leaves, which grows in patches on shaded... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Seligeria carniolica (Water rock-bristle)
This minute dark green moss is very distinctive. The tapering leaves have very broad bases and long, narrow... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Senecio paludosus (Fen ragwort)
This fenland plant is one of England's rarest wild plants. It can grow up to 2 meters in height, produces many large yellow... More	7 Images	1 Video

Silene dioica (Red campion)
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

Silene gallica (Small-flowered catchfly)
The small-flowered catchfly is covered in soft hairs and has small narrow leaves and pinkish flowers that are arranged in loose... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sium latifolium (Greater water-parsnip )
Greater water-parsnip is an upright plant, with a very robust appearance. The stem is hollow and grooved; the leaves, which can... More	3 Images	0 Videos

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

Sorbus spp (Whitebeams)
The genus of Sorbus trees comprises a widely differing group. The family includes rowan, also known as the mountain ash Sorbus... More	20 Images	0 Videos

Sparganium erectum (Branched bur-reed)
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

Sphagnum balticum (Baltic bog moss)
This rare moss can grow whilst completely or partly submerged in water. It resembles several other members of the sphagnum moss... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Spiranthes aestivalis (Summer lady's-tresses)
Summer lady's-tresses is thought to be extinct in Britain. This orchid produces 5-20 yellowish-white flowers in a spiral row. The... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Spiranthes romanzoffiana (Irish lady's tresses)
This beautiful orchid has white flowers that climb up the stem in three closely woven spirals. The leaves are clustered around the... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Stachys germanica (Downy woundwort)
This upright herb is densely covered in long, white silky hairs, which give the plant a silvery greyish-green appearance (hence the... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Stellaria media (Common chickweed )
Common chickweed is a very common weed. It is extremely variable in its appearance, but generally it has a very slender tap root... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Taraxacum officinale agg (Common dandelion)
Dandelions are well-known, robust weeds; the common name derives from the French 'dent de lion', meaning 'lion's tooth', which... More	11 Images	3 Videos

Tetrodontium repandum (Small four-tooth moss)
Small four-tooth moss is minute, and is so called as the capsule (the spore-bearing structure which is held aloft on a stalk... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Teucrium botrys (Cut-leaved germander)
Cut-leaved germander is a hairy plant that, as the common name suggests, has leaves that are cut into a number of oblong-shaped... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Teucrium scordium (Water germander)
Water germander is similar in appearance to a mint, although the flowers are bigger. The leaves, which occur in opposite pairs... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Thamnobryum angustifolium (Derbyshire feather-moss)
Although clearly related to the widespread moss Thamnobryum alopecurum, this species has more distinctive narrower leaves with very... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Thlaspi perfoliatum (Cotswold pennycress)
Perfoliate, or 'Cotswold' penny-cress is an unusual member of the cabbage family, with one or more smooth stems. It has a rosette... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Tolypella intricata (Tassel stonewort)
Stoneworts used to be classified as members of the plant kingdom, but it is now agreed that they belong, along with other green... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Tolypella prolifera (Great tassel stonewort)
Stoneworts used to be classified as members of the plant kingdom, but it is now agreed that they belong, along with other green... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Torilis arvensis (Spreading hedge-parsley)
Spreading hedge-parsley is usually an upright-growing plant, which has two or three-lobed leaves with toothed edges. The flowers... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Tortula freibergii (Freiberg's screw-moss)
This low-growing moss is found in patches that are yellowish-green in colour, and has tiny oval-shaped... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Trichomanes speciosum (Killarney fern)
This distinctive fern is one of three European species with translucent (semi-transparent) leaves. There can be as many as several... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Tussilago farfara (Colt's-foot)
Colt's foot is one of the earliest flowers each spring. The alternative name ‘son-before-father' refers to the fact that the bright... More	11 Images	0 Videos

Typha latifolia (Bulrush )
The bulrush was termed 'reedmace' by botanists until the 1970s, but the common English name 'bulrush'has since been accepted. This... More	7 Images	2 Videos

Ulva lactua (Sea lettuce)
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

Urtica dioica (Common nettle)
The common, or stinging nettle is a well-known and highly successful 'weed' species. The roots are very tough and are yellow... More	7 Images	4 Videos

Valerianella rimosa (Broad-fruited corn salad)
The Latin name Valerianella means 'little valerian', and refers to the fact that this genus is affiliated with the valerians.... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Viccia cracca (Tufted vetch)
Tufted vetch is a common scrambling or climbing member of the pea family (Fabaceae). The leaves and stems are fairly hairy, and... More	7 Images	1 Video

Viola persicifolia (Fen violet)
This speices is perhaps the rarest, and most beautiful of all our native violets. The fragile looking flowers are bluish-white... More	4 Images	1 Video

Viscum album (Mistletoe)
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

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

Weissia rostellata (Beaked beardless moss)
Beaked beardless moss is a small moss that grows in tufts on damp soil and drying... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Weissia sterilis (Sterile beardless moss)
Sterile beardless moss occurs as patches or scattered stems. The stems are usually branched, and the branches are often clustered... More	1 Image	0 Videos

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