Children at the Attenborough Nature Reserve © Liz Artindale

 

Wild Flowers and their Families

A British Naturalists' Association Guide by Roger Tabor

DICOTYLEDONS

Rununculaceae – Buttercup family


Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris


Pasque Flower Pulsatilla vulgaris

Cruciferae – Cabbage family

Dame’s Violet Hesperis matronalis

Resedaceae – Mignonette family

Weld Reseda luteola

Caryophyllaceae – Pinks family


White Campion Silene alba

Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family

Shrubby Seablite Suaeda fruticosa



Annual Seablite Suaeda maratima
Malvaceae – Mallow family

Marsh Mallow Althaea officinalis

Geraniaceae – Geranium family

Herb Robert Geranium robertianum

Leguminosae – Pea family

Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Rosaceae – Rose Family

Blackthorn Prunus spinosa



Water Avens Geum rivale

Onagraceae – Willowherb family

Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium

Urticaceae – Nettle family

Common Nettle Urtica dioica

Tamaricaceae – Tamarisk family

Tamerisk Tamarix gallica

Fagaceae – Beech family

Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa

Salicaceae – Willow family

Pussy Willow
Umbelliferae – Carrot family

Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris

Wild Carrot Daucus carota

Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum

 


Fool’s Parsley Aethusa cynapium

Polygonaceae – Dock family


Pale Persicaria Polygonum lapathifolium

Labiatae – Labiate family

Red Deadnettle Lamium purpureum



White Deadnettle Lamium album


Corn Mint Mentha arvensis

Boraginaceae – Borage family

Hound’s Tongue Cynoglossum officinale

Orobanchaceae - Broomrape family

Common Broomrape Orobanche minor
Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family

Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Compositae – Daisy family

Ragwort


Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica

Daisy Bellis perennis

Hemp Agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum

MONOCOTYLEDONS

Liliaceae

Lily-of-the-Valley Convallaria majalis

 

Orchidaceae – Orchid family

Green-winged Orchid Orchis morio


 

 



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