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Cuckoo Flower, Bangor
by Rossographer
for square J5080
Cuckoo Flower (Lady's Smock - Cardamine pratensis) growing off the... (more)
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Bog Bean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG1695
Category: Flora
The flowering season for Bog Bean is almost over, but there were still a few in... (more)
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Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ1924
This plant is normally at its peak flowering in midsummer, but this year it is... (more)
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Insects on Flower
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
Category: Butterfly
On the left is a Green-veined White butterfly (Pieris napi), the commonest white... (more)
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Ladock - Roadside wild flowers
by Rob Farrow
for square SW8950
This pretty assortment of wild flowers were growing by the side of the main road... (more)
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Cuckoo-flowers at Bateswood Country Park
by Jonathan Hutchins
for square SJ7948
Also known as Lady's Smock.
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Pink Campion
by Anne Burgess
for square HY5042
Red Campion and White Campion, both of which occur here, are known to hybridise.... (more)
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Streptocarpus Harlequin Purple
by Richard Hoare
for square SH8076
A close up of this sensationally coloured Streptocarpus.
A medium/compact... (more)
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Common Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG4000
A close detail of a flower spike, showing the typical arrangement of an apical... (more)
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Lime Flowers and Fruits
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ0330
On a tree beside the Dava Way.
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Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4063
Flowers and fruit together.
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Seedhead of Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4063
I think the seed head is, if anything, more interesting than the flowers.
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Henbit Dead-nettle (Lamium amplexicaule)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3457
One of four Dead-nettles species that occur locally, recognised by the round... (more)
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Lesser Stitchwort (Stellaria graminea)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4048
An unusually large and dense patch of this unassuming summer flower.
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Milkwort (Polygala sp)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG5162
Milkwort is generally a deep blue colour, but occasionally you come across a... (more)
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Milkwort (Polygala sp)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG6213
Milkwort is usually a rich shade of blue, but occasionally you find a plant with... (more)
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Bumble Bee on Cranesbill Flower (2)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
One of many bees attracted to the bright purple-blue flowers of a clump of Cranesbill.
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Bumble Bee on Cranesbill Flower (1)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
The bright blue-purple flowers of a large clump of Cranesbill attracts large... (more)
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Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ1924
This is a plant that usually flowers earlier in the year, but this year there... (more)
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Flower head of Teasel at College Lake, near Tring
by Chris Reynolds
for square SP9314
The flowering of the teasel is interesting as it starts with a ring of flowers... (more)
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Hoverfly on Scabious
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
Category: Insects
The flower is Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis). Thanks to Mike Pennington who... (more)
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Field of purple flowers
by TCExplorer
geograph for square SJ7815
The Shropshire Petal Fields is an event which this year is open for just one... (more)
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Pavement Flowers
by Ian Dodds
for square NT0263
Red campions, it turns out, are actually pink. Although most flower guides state... (more)
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Small Nettle (Urtica urens)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ2963
Yes, there is more than one kind of nettle. Small Nettle is, as its name... (more)
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Few-flowered Spike-rush (Eleocharis quinqueflora)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO7256
One has to ask oneself why a plant with a common name of... (more)
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A mass of inflorescences
by Bob Harvey
for square SK9239
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Mass of tiny white flowers
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
A lot of Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana) flower spikes tangled... (more)
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Common Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit) with Bumble Bee
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3652
THe flowers of Common Hemp-nettle are usually pink, but this plant has the less... (more)
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Geranium robertianum
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
Herb Robert, also known as the Wren Flower or Fox Geranium or Mountain... (more)
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Cuckoo Flower on the margin of Loch Loy
by valenta
for square NH9358
Also known as the Lady's Smock, Cardamine palustris
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Spirit of Summer
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
A vibrant display of summer flowers by M&S.
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Streptocarpus by Dibleys
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
Another of my local nurseries one of which specialises in Streptocarpus.... (more)
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Colourful sheds at Chelsea
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
Featuring heucheras.
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Common Hemp-nettle
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3678
(Galeopsis tetrahit)
The plant was growing on a small earthen mound in... (more)
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Hazel Catkins
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3458
The catkins are the showy male flowers of the Hazel, while the female flowers... (more)
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Whin (Ulex europaeus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3457
Also known as Gorse and Furze, this plant can be relied on to be in flower at... (more)
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Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)
by Anne Burgess
for square NT2772
This is more how you'd expect to see it in November, when the flowers have... (more)
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Whin (Ulex europaeus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NT2772
Also known as Gorse or Furze, this is one plant that is almost guaranteed to be... (more)
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Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
by Anne Burgess
for square NT2772
The books say that this plant flowers from April to November, and there was... (more)
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Ivy (Hedera helix)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3458
Ivy flowers in late autumn, providing a source of nectar for bees and hoverfiles... (more)
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Ivy (Hedera helix)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3459
Ivy flowers in late autumn. The flowers in the cluster at top right are open,... (more)
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White flower
by Philip Halling
for square SO8739
Detail of an individual flower, part of a field of these flowers
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Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)
by Anne Burgess
for square ND1057
The florets on each flower head bloom successively, so that it has a long... (more)
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Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6859
A relative of Birdsfoot Trefoil, but taller and with more flowers in its flowering heads.
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Field of pink flowers
by TCExplorer
geograph for square SJ7815
The Shropshire Petal Fields is an event which this year is open for just one... (more)
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Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3050
One of our commonest and most widespread native plants. It starts to produce... (more)
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Spring Beauty (Claytonia perfoliata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NT6182
There are vast swathes of this modest early spring-flowering plant on the dunes... (more)
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Early Forget-me-not (Myosotis ramosissima)
by Anne Burgess
for square NT5982
There are several varieties of Forget-me-not. This one is very short, flowers... (more)
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Whin Flower (Ulex europaeus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3461
There's a saying, 'When the whin's not in flower, courting's... (more)
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Small-flowered Cranesbill (Geranium pusillum)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ2060
This has deeply cut leaves, a bit like G dissectum, and smaller flowers than... (more)
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