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Species A-Z

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Wildflowers

Spring squill, a short-stalked wildflower with purple-blue, star-shaped flowers, growing from short grass

Spring squill

The purple flower spikes of betony growing in a grassland

Betony

A frog orchid rises from a grassy mound, with the grassland sloping up to a hedge in the distance. The orchid has bulbous reddish flowers groing from a central stalk

Frog orchid

The flowers of a fly orchid, demonstrating their insect-like appearance

Fly orchid

sea campion

Sea campion

Southern Marsh Orchid

Southern marsh orchid

Greater water parsnip

Greater water parsnip

Fen violet

Fen violet

Field cow-wheat

Field cow-wheat

Heather (Calluna vulgaris)

Heather

White Water-lily

White water-lily

Sea Beet

Sea beet

Hairy Bitter-cress

Hairy bitter-cress

Hare's-foot Clover

Hare's-foot clover

Salad Burnet

Salad burnet

Fennel

Fennel

Germander Speedwell

Germander speedwell

Wood Sage

Wood sage

Common Toadflax

Common toadflax

Yarrow

Yarrow

Musk Thistle

Musk thistle

Ramsons

Wild garlic

Dyer's greenweed

Dyer's greenweed

Early gentian

Early gentian

Chamomile

Chamomile

Common Fumitory

Common fumitory

common glasswort

Common glasswort

Shepherd's Purse

Shepherd's purse

Red Clover

Red clover

Biting Stonecrop

Biting stonecrop

Giant Hogweed

Giant hogweed

Hay meadow with yellow rattle

Yellow-rattle

Bugle

Bugle

Ribwort Plantain

Ribwort plantain

Hemp-agrimony

Hemp-agrimony

Woolly Thistle

Woolly thistle

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