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The Plants of Gledhow Valley
A-Z by Common Name

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Common Name Latin Name Picture
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A
Alder Alnus glutinosa
American Skunk Cabbage Lysichiton americanus
Annual Meadow Grass Poa annua
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Ash
B
Blackberry; Bramble Rubus fruticosus Bramble
Bluebell (cross native/spanish) Hyacinthoides non-scripta x Hyacinthoides hispanica
Bluebell (native) Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bluebell (native)
Broad Buckler Fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad-Leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-Leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum Broad-Leaved Willowherb
Burdock Arctium minus
C
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cock's Foot Dactylis glomerata
Colt's Foot Tussilago farfara
Common Beech Fagus sylvatica Common Beech
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Common Elder Sambucus nigra
Common Ivy Hedera helix Common Ivy
Common Lime Tilia x vulgaris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Nettle
Common Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Cow Parsley; Queen Anne's Lace Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley
Crack Willow Salix fragilis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Soft-Grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle
D
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Domestic Apple Malus sp.
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
E
Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea lutetiana
English Elm Ulmus procera
English Oak; Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Evergreen Alkanet
(bright blue flowers)
Pentaglottis sempervirens
F
False Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Field Rose Rosa arvensis Field-Rose
G
Garden Solomon's Seal (on roadside) Polygonatum x hybridum
Garlic Mustard; Jack-by-the-hedge Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard
Giant Fescue Festuca gigantea
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Goosegrass; Cleavers Galium aparine
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb
Great Woodrush Luzula sylvatica
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Ground Elder; Goutweed Aegopodium podagaria
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus
H
Hairy Bamboo Sasaella ramosa
Hairy Brome Bromopsis ramosa
Hairy Woodrush Luzula pilosa
Hart's Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Harts Tongue
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Herb Robert Geranium robertianun Herb Robert
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Holly Illex aquifolium Holly
Honesty Lunaria annua
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut
I
Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Indian Rhubarb
(tall bristly stem; pink flowers)
Darmera peltata
Iris Iris sp.
Ivy-Leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
J
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Larch Larix kaempferi
K
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
L
Lady Fern
(finely dissected fronds)
Athyrium filix-femina
Lady's Mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora
Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria Lesser Celandine
Lords-and-Ladies; Cuckoo Pint Arum maculatum Lords-and-Ladies; Cuckoo Pint
M
Male Fern Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern
Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Cranesbill Geranium pratense Meadow Cranesbill
Meadow Foxtail
(tall grass)
Alopecurus pratensis
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
N
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
O, P
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pignut
(edible tuber)
Conopodium majus Pignut
Poplar (hybrid) Populus x canadensis
Purple Loostrife Lythrum salicaria
Pussy Willow; Goat Willow Salix caprea
Q, R
Ramsons; Wild garlic Allium ursinium
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Red Campion Silene dioica Red Campion
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Rose-Bay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium Rose-Bay Willowherb
Rough Meadow-Grass Poa trivialis
Rowan; Mountain Ash Sorbus aucuparia
S
Scaly Male Fern
(many golden scales on stem)
Dryopteris affinis Scaly Male Fern
Sessile Oak
(no stem on acorn)
Quercus petraea Sessile Oak
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Smooth Meadow-Grass Poa pratensis
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop
Soft Rush Juncus effusus
Solomon's Seal Polygonatum multiflorum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle
Spiraea Spiraea sp.
Spotted Deadnettle Lamium maculatum
Swedish Whitebeam Sorbus intermedia
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut
Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore
T
Thyme-Leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Tufted Hair-Grass Deschampsia cespitosa
U, V, W
Wavy Bitter-Cress
(zig-zag stems; 6 stamens)
Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Deschampsia flexuosa
Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica
Western Balsam Poplar Populus trichocarpa
Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Wild Cherry Prunus avium Wild Cherry
Wild Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Wood Anenome Anemone nemorosa
Wood Avens; Herb Bennet Geum urbanum
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Forget-Me-Not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Melick
(bright green grass)
Melica uniflora
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Wood Sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood Sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Wych Elm
X, Y
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel
Yellow Flag Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yew Taxus baccata Yew
Z

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