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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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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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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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Cuckoo-flowers at Bateswood Country Park
by Jonathan Hutchins
for square SJ7948
Also known as Lady's Smock.
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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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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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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 (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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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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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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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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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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Conifer Flowers
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3656
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Flowers and Cones
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3656
I think this is a spruce of some kind but I'm not sure exactly which. It... (more)
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Common Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ9856
This is one of the few plants whose seed heads are actually more interesting... (more)
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Smooth Sow-thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NK0161
The Sow-thistles here seem to have gained a new lease of life, and are flowering... (more)
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Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4457
The seedheads of Foxglove are every bit as interesting as the flowers.
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Field Gentian (Gentianella campestris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3265
This grows profusely on the Lein, but most flowers were over, leaving only a few... (more)
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Orchid Seedhead
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3265
Not, perhaps, as pretty as when it was in flower, but one of the many... (more)
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Marsh Lousewort (Pedicuaris palustris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3265
Not, perhaps, as pretty as when it was in flower, but one of the many... (more)
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Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NX1289
Cornflowers are commoner further south, and when found here are often garden... (more)
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Slender St John's Wort (Hypericum pulchrum)
by Anne Burgess
for square NX1894
A late-flowering spike of the most delicate spacies of St John's Wort.
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Bluebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
by Anne Burgess
for square NX1894
This is the Scottish Bluebell, called Harebell in England. The flower which in... (more)
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Sea Mayweed (Tripleurospermum maritimum)
by Anne Burgess
for square NX0986
There are vast swathes of this at the top of the beach, but most were past... (more)
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Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
by Anne Burgess
for square NX0986
There was one pale stunted plant of Hemp Agrimony still in flower in a sheltered... (more)
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Sea Plantain (Plantago maritima)
by Anne Burgess
for square NX0986
A late-flowering spike of Sea Plantain, which is plentiful close to the sea here.
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Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
by Anne Burgess
for square NX0986
A few late flower-heads of Wild Carrot, which seems to be very common on this... (more)
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Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ0039
Probably the commonest orchid in this part of the world, but usually they are... (more)
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Fairy Flax (Linum catharticum)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ0133
A tiny plant that normally prefers limy soil, so perhaps the ballast on the... (more)
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Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ0331
There were lots of ripe berries in the wood at Lynmore. They are said to be... (more)
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Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ0330
A fine seedhead of Wild Angelica beside the path.
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Many Shades of Purple
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ2724
It's only when you find a great swathe of heather in full bloom that you... (more)
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Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4048
Not the nasty invasive Giant Hogweed with its toxic sap, but the ordinary... (more)
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Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4048
Angelica is everywhere at the moment, growing in waste ground and here on the... (more)
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Alpine Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla alpina)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3357
This species normally grows only in mountains, so it was a great surprise to... (more)
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Galium aparine
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0819
Cleavers, Goose Grass, Bedstraw - call it what you will it is everywhere in the... (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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Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)
by Anne Burgess
for square SW5927
A fine example of a very common plant, the one on the left rather larger and... (more)
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Primroses (Primula vulgaris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG5948
One of many clumps of primroses in the woods by the path.
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Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG6008
Common Butterwort is widespread on bogs and wet moors. Its leaves are designed... (more)
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