List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland 4

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English name	Scientific name	Status
Perennial Rocket	Sisymbrium strictissimum	*
London-rocket	Sisymbrium irio	*
False London-rocket	Sisymbrium loeselii Sisymbrium loeselii Sisymbrium loeselii is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by several common names, including small tumbleweed mustard, tall hedge mustard, and false London rocket. It is native to Eurasia, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species and in some areas a common...	*
Russian Mustard	Sisymbrium volgense	*
Tall Rocket	Sisymbrium altissimum Sisymbrium altissimum Sisymbrium altissimum is a species of Sisymbrium. The plant is native to the western part of the Mediterranean Basin in Europe and Northern Africa and is widely naturalized throughout most of the world, including all of North America. It was probably introduced into North America by a contaminant...	*
Eastern Rocket	Sisymbrium orientale Sisymbrium orientale Sisymbrium orientale is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names Indian hedgemustard and eastern rocket. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found throughout much of the temperate world as an introduced species and in some areas a common...	*
Hedge mustard	Sisymbrium officinale
Flixweed	Descurainia sophia	*
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata
Thale Cress	Arabidopsis thaliana Arabidopsis thaliana Arabidopsis thaliana is a small flowering plant native to Europe, Asia, and northwestern Africa. A spring annual with a relatively short life cycle, arabidopsis is popular as a model organism in plant biology and genetics...
Woad	Isatis tinctoria	*
Warty-cabbage	Bunias orientalis Bunias orientalis Bunias orientalis is a plant species in the genus Bunias....	*
Treacle-mustard	Erysimum cheiranthoides Erysimum cheiranthoides Erysimum cheiranthoides is a species of Erysimum native to most of central and northern Europe and northern and central Asia....	*
Wallflower	Erysimum cheiri Erysimum cheiri Erysimum cheiri is a species of wallflower known by the common name Aegean wallflower in English. It is also known as giroflée and revenelle in French, goldlack in German, alhelí in Spanish and violacciocca in Italian.-Distribution:The plant is native to Europe but it is common and widespread on...	*
Dame's-violet	Hesperis matronalis	*
Virginia Stock	Malcolmia maritima	*
Hoary Stock	Matthiola incana Matthiola incana Matthiola incana is one of several species of stock. It is known by the common names hoary stock and tenweeks stock. It is a common garden flower, available in a variety of colours.-Main varieties of stocks:...
Sea Stock	Matthiola sinuata
Winter-cress	Barbarea vulgaris Barbarea vulgaris Barbarea vulgaris, also called as Bittercress, Herb Barbara, Rocketcress, Yellow Rocketcress, Winter Rocket, and Wound Rocket, is a biennial herb of the genus Barbarea, belonging to the family Brassicaceae....
Small-flowered Winter-cress	Barbarea stricta
Medium-flowered Winter-cress	Barbarea intermedia	*
American Winter-cress	Barbarea verna Barbarea verna Land cress , also known as American cress, bank cress, black wood cress, Belle Isle cress, Bermuda cress, early yellowrocket, early wintercress, scurvy cress, and upland cress, is a biennial herb in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to southwestern Europe, but is also cultivated in Florida...	*
Water-cress	Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Narrow-fruited Water-cress	Rorippa microphylla
Northern Yellow-cress	Rorippa islandica
Marsh Yellow-cress	Rorippa palustris Rorippa palustris Rorippa palustris is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names bog yellowcress and marsh cress. It is native to many parts of Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America, and it can be found in many other parts of the world as an introduced species and a common...
Creeping Yellowcress	Rorippa sylvestris Rorippa sylvestris Rorippa sylvestris is an invasive species ) in the United States....
Great Yellow-cress	Rorippa amphibia Rorippa amphibia Rorippa amphibia is a plant species in the genus Rorippa....
Austrain Yellow-cress	Rorippa austriaca Rorippa austriaca Rorippa austriaca is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names Austrian fieldcress and Austrian yellowcress. It is native to parts of Europe and Asia, and it is known in North America as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It can grow in disturbed...	*
Horseradish	Armoracia rusticana	*
Coralroot	Cardamine bulbifera
Trefoil Cress	Cardamine trifolia	*
Large Bitter-cress	Cardamine amara
Greater Cuckooflower	Cardamine raphanifolia	*
Cuckooflower	Cardamine pratensis Cardamine pratensis Cardamine pratensis , is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia.-Description:...
Narrow-leaved Bitter-cress	Cardamine impatiens Cardamine impatiens Cardamine impatiens or Narrow-leaved Bittercress is a plant species of the genus Cardamine belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It is a slender, biennial herb, that produces sterile leaves in the first year, one to several flowering stems during the next. Its leaves are pinnate with several pairs...
Wavy Bitter-cress	Cardamine flexuosa Cardamine flexuosa Cardamine flexuosa, commonly known as Wavy Bittercress, is a herbaceous annual plant of the genus Cardamine....
Hairy Bitter-cress	Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress, Cardamine hirsuta, is a winter annual plant native to Europe and Asia, but also present in North America as an invasive weed. The plant is a member of the mustard family , and is edible as a bitter herb. It flowers from quite early in the Spring until the Autumn...
Northern Rock-cress	Arabis petraea
Tower Mustard	Arabis glabra Arabis glabra Arabis glabra, or tower mustard, is a tall, slim, grey-green plant with small creamy flowers at the top of the stem. It usually grows on poor chalky or sandy soils, in open situations. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it is widespread in North America where it is also probably...
Tower Cress	Arabis turrita	*
Alpine Rock-cress	Arabis alpina Arabis alpina Arabis alpina is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae that grows in mountainous areas of Europe, north Africa, central and eastern Asia and parts of North America. In the British Isles, it is only known to occur in a few locations in the Cuillin Ridge of the Isle of Skye.The stems of A...
Garden Arabis	Arabis caucasica	*
Hairy Rock-cress	Arabis hirsuta Arabis hirsuta Arabis hirsuta is a flowering plant of the genus Arabis in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to Europe, Asia, and the northern half of North America.-External links:****...
Rosy Cress	Arabis collina	*
Bristol Rock-cress	Arabis scabra
Aubretia	Aubretia deltoidea	*
Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	*
Small Alison	Alyssum alyssoides Alyssum alyssoides Alyssum alyssoides is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by several common names, including pale madwort and yellow alyssum...	*
Golden Alison	Alyssum saxatile	*
Hoary Alison	Berteroa incana Berteroa incana Berteroa incana is a plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae.Berteroa incana grows from a deep taproot and is an annual, biennial or short-lived perennial herbaceous plant with alternate, simple gray-green leaves. The foliage is rough with star shaped hairs...	*
Sweet Alison	Lobularia maritima Lobularia maritima Lobularia maritima, common name Sweet Alyssum or Sweet Alison, also commonly referred to as just Alyssum from the genus in which it was formerly classified, is a low-growing flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.-Etymology:...	*
Yellow Whitlowgrass	Draba aizoides Draba aizoides Draba aizoides is a species of Draba, known as yellow whitlow-grass.-Description:Draba aizoides is a perennial plant, with a basal rosette of linear, entire leaves...
Rock Whitlowgrass	Draba norvegica
Hoary Whitlowgrass	Draba incana
Wall Whitlowgrass	Draba muralis
Hairy Whitlowgrass	Erophila majuscula
Common Whitlowgrass	Erophila verna
Glabrous Whitlowgrass	Erophila glabrescens
English Scurvygrass	Cochlearia anglica Cochlearia anglica The flowering plant Cochlearia anglica is known by the common names English scurvy-grass and long-leaved scurvy grass. It is a plant of the coastlines of Europe, especially the British Isles. It is edible, and as its name suggests, it is rich in vitamin C. It has spade-shaped leaves and white...
Pyrenean Scurvygrass	Cochlearia pyrenaica
Common Scurvygrass	Cochlearia officinalis Cochlearia officinalis Cochlearia officinalis, or Common Scurvygrass is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae....
Mountain Scurvygrass	Cochlearia micacea
Danish Scurvygrass	Cochlearia danica Cochlearia danica Cochlearia danica, or Danish Scurvy-grass is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae. A salt-tolerant coastal plant spreading along roads and motorways in Europe. The mauve flowers are 4-5mm in diameter....
Gold-of-pleasure	Camelina sativa Camelina sativa Camelina sativa, usually known in English as camelina, gold-of-pleasure, or false flax, also occasionally wild flax, linseed dodder, German sesame, and Siberian oilseed, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae which includes mustard, cabbage, rapeseed, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, brussels...	*
Shepherd's-purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris
Pink Shepherd's-purse	Capsella rubella	*
Hutchinsia	Hornungia petraea
Shepherd's Cress	Teesdalia nudicaulis
Field Penny-cress	Thlaspi arvense Thlaspi arvense Thlaspi arvense is a foetid Eurasian plant having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America. It is also related to the Lepidium species in the cabbage family.-Edible uses:...
Garlic Penny-cress	Thlaspi alliaceum	*
Perfoliate Penny-cress	Thlaspi perfoliatum
Alpine Penny-cress	Thlaspi caerulescens
Caucasian Penny-cress	Thlaspi macrophyllum	*
Perennial Candytuft	Iberis sempervivens	*
Wild Candytuft	Iberis amara
Garden Cress	Lepidium sativum	*
Field Pepperwort	Lepidium campestre Lepidium campestre Lepidium campestre is an annual plant in the Brassicaceae or mustard family, native to Europe, but commonly found in North America as an invasive weed. The most notable characteristic of field pepperweed is the raceme of flowers which forks off of the stem...
Smith's Pepperwort	Lepidium heterophyllum
Least Pepperwort	Lepidium virginicum Lepidium virginicum Lepidium virginicum, also known as Virginia pepperweed or peppergrass, is an annual or biennial plant in the Brassicaceae or mustard family. It is native to much of North America, including most of the United States and Mexico and southern regions of Canada, as well as most of Central America...	*
Narrow-leaved Pepperwort	Lepidium ruderale
Dittander	Lepidium latifolium
Tall Pepperwort	Lepidium graminifolium	*
Hoary Cress	Lepidium draba	*
Swine-cress	Coronopus squamatus
Lesser Swine-cress	Coronopus didymus Coronopus didymus Coronopus didymus is a species of Coronopus, which is a genus of plants in the Brassicaceae .It is called Pitapara in Hindi and Jangli Halon in Urdu. It is easily recognizable by its spreading stems, pinnate leaves, and biglobose fruits. It flowers between April and October...	*
Awlwort	Subularia aquatica Subularia aquatica Subularia aquatica is an aquatic plant in the mustard family which is known by the common name water awlwort. This is a small herb with awl-like leaves , and growing from a corm above a network of bright white roots. Tiny flowers, each only about a millimeter long, are borne on stalks...
Perennial Wall-rocket	Diplotaxis tenuifolia Diplotaxis tenuifolia Diplotaxis tenuifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name perennial wall-rocket. This plant is native to Europe and Western Asia. It can be found throughout much of the temperate world where it has naturalized.This is an erect mustard-like plant with...
Annual Wall-rocket	Diplotaxis muralis Diplotaxis muralis Diplotaxis muralis is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name annual wall-rocket. This plant is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, but it is found throughout the temperate world, where it has naturalized. This is an erect mustardlike plant rarely reaching half a...	*
Cabbage	Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea, or wild cabbage, is a species of Brassica native to coastal southern and western Europe, where its tolerance of salt and lime and its intolerance of competition from other plants typically restrict its natural occurrence to limestone sea cliffs, like the chalk cliffs on both...
Rapeseed	Brassica napus	*
Turnip	Brassica rapa Brassica rapa Brassica rapa L. , commonly known as turnip, turnip rape, field mustard or turnip mustard is a plant widely cultivated as a leaf vegetable , a root vegetable , and an oilseed .In the 18th century the turnip and...	*
Chinese Mustard	Brassica juncea Brassica juncea Brassica juncea, also known as mustard greens, Indian mustard, Chinese mustard, and leaf mustard, is a species of mustard plant. Subvarieties include southern giant curled mustard, which resembles a headless cabbage such as kale, but with a distinct horseradish-mustard flavor...	*
Black Mustard	Brassica nigra Brassica nigra Brassica nigra is an annual weedy plant cultivated for its seeds, which are commonly used as a spice.-Description:...	*
Charlock	Sinapsis arvensis
White Mustard	Sinapsis alba	*
Hairy Rocket	Erucastrum gallicum Erucastrum gallicum Erucastrum gallicum is an annual or biennial plant in the mustard family known by the common name common dogmustard. It is a weedy plant with an erect upright habit or sometimes with ascending tops with bright yellow flowers. Plants bloom in late spring, as plants bloom the stems extend upward and...	*
Isle of Man Cabbage	Coincya monensis
Lundy Cabbage	Coincya wrightii
Hoary Mustard	Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by many common names, including Shortpod mustard, Buchanweed, Hoary mustard and Mediterranean mustard. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Hirschfeldia, which is closely related to Brassica...	*
Sea Rocket	Cakile maritima Cakile maritima Cakile maritima, the European searocket, is a common plant in the mustard family. It is widespread in Europe, especially on coastlines, and it can now be found in other areas of the world where it has been introduced. It is an inhabitant of the west and east coasts of North America, where it has...
Bastard Cabbage	Rapistrum rugosum Rapistrum rugosum Rapistrum rugosum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names annual bastard cabbage, common giant mustard or turnipweed. It is native to Eurasia and parts of Africa, and it is present throughout the world as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an...	*
Steppe Cabbage	Rapistrum perenne	*
Sea-kale	Crambe maritima
Greater Sea-kale	Crambe cordifolia Crambe cordifolia Crambe cordifolia, syn. Crambe glabrata DC., a colewort sometimes called Heartleaf crambe, is an ornamental plant native to the Caucasus. It is in the brassicaceae plant family and thus related to cabbage; the leaves emit a distinctive cabbagy odour when bruised...	*
Wild Radish	Raphanus raphanistrum
Weld	Reseda luteola Reseda luteola Reseda luteola is a plant species in the genus Reseda. Common names include dyer's rocket, dyer's weed, weld, woold, and yellow weed...
White Mignonette	Reseda alba Reseda alba Reseda alba is a species of flowering plant in the reseda family known by the common name white mignonette, or white upright mignonette. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found in parts of the Americas and Australia as an introduced species. It is also cultivated as an...	*
Wild Mignonette	Reseda lutea Reseda lutea Reseda lutea or Wild Mignonette is a species of fragrant herbaceous plant. Its roots have been used to make a yellow dye called "weld" since the first millennium BC, although the related plant Reseda luteola was more widely used for that purpose.A native of Eurasia and North Africa, the plant is...
Corn Mignonette	Reseda phyteuma	*
Crowberry	Empetrum nigrum Empetrum nigrum Empetrum nigrum is a species of crowberry known as black crowberry which is native to most northern areas of the northern hemisphere, as well as the Falkland Islands in the southern hemisphere....
Labrador-tea	Ledum palustre	*
Rhododendron	Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron ponticum, called Common Rhododendron or Pontic Rhododendron, is a species of Rhododendron native to southern Europe and southwest Asia.-Description:...	*
Yellow Azalea	Rhododendron luteum Rhododendron luteum Rhododendron luteum, Yellow Azalea or Honeysuckle Azalea is a species of Rhododendron native to southeastern Europe and southwest Asia. In Europe, it occurs from southern Poland and Austria south through the Balkans and east to southern Russia, and in Asia, east to the Caucasus.It is a shrub...	*
Trailing Azalea	Loiseleuria procumbens Loiseleuria procumbens The Loiseleuria procumbens, alpine azalea, are dwarf shrubs of high mountain regions of Northern hemisphere that usually grow no more than 10cm. It shares the history of a family Kalmiopsis leachiana...
Bog-laurel	Kalmia polifolia	*
Sheep-laurel	Kalmia angustifolia Kalmia angustifolia Kalmia angustifolia is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, which is often used like an ornamental plant. It has attractive small, deep crimson-pink flowers that occur early summer. The low shrub, a native plant of North America, may be only six inches high, or it may attain three feet...	*
Blue Heath	Phyllodoce caerulea
St Dabeoc's Heath	Daboecia cantabrica
Bog-rosemary	Andromeda polifolia
Shallon	Gaultheria shallon	*
Checkerberry	Gaultheria procumbens	*
Prickly Heath	Gaultheria mucronata Gaultheria mucronata Gaultheria mucronata is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae, is a native to southern Argentina and Chile. It produces purple plum-shaped fruits. Commonly known as "Chaura". While the fruits are edible, they are sweet and somewhat tasteless. In North America this frost-tolerant species is...	*
Strawberry-tree	Arbutus unedo
Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, with names for this species including Kinnikinnick and Pinemat manzanita, one of several related species referred to as Bearberry...
Arctic Bearberry	Arctostaphylos alpinus
Heather	Calluna vulgaris
Dorset Heath	Erica ciliaris Erica ciliaris Erica ciliaris is a species of heather, known in the British Isles as Dorset heath. It grows to , and has leaves long, with long, glandular hairs. The flowers are long, bright pink, and arranged in long racemes....
Mackay's Heath	Erica mackaiana
Cross-leaved Heath	Erica tetralix Erica tetralix Erica tetralix is a species of heather found in Atlantic areas of Europe, from southern Portugal to central Norway, as well as a number of boggy regions further from the coast in Central Europe. In bogs, wet heaths and damp coniferous woodland, Erica tetralix can become a dominant part of the flora...
Corsican Heath	Erica terminalis	*
Bell Heather	Erica cinerea Erica cinerea Erica cinerea is a species of heather, native to western and central Europe. It is a low shrub growing to tall, with fine needle-like leaves long arranged in whorls of three...
Portuguese Heath	Erica lusitanica Erica lusitanica Erica lusitanica is a species of flowering plant in the heather family known by the common names Spanish heath and Portuguese heath. It is native to southwestern Europe and it is present in other regions of the world as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is naturalized in...	*
Tree Heath	Erica erigena
Cornish Heath	Erica vagans
Cranberry	Vaccinium oxycoccus
Small Cranberry	Vaccinium microcarpum
American Cranberry	Vaccinium macrocarpon Vaccinium macrocarpon Vaccinium macrocarpon is a cranberry of the subgenus Oxycoccus and genus Vaccinium...	*
Cowberry	Vaccinium vitis-idaea Vaccinium vitis-idaea Vaccinium vitis-idaea is a short evergreen shrub in the heath family that bears edible sour fruit, native to boreal forest and Arctic tundra throughout the Northern Hemisphere from Eurasia to North America. In the past it was seldom cultivated, but fruit was commonly collected in the wild. ...
Bog Bilberry	Vaccinium uliginosum Vaccinium uliginosum Vaccinium uliginosum is a flowering plant in the genus Vaccinium.-Distribution:Vaccinium uliginosum is native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, at low altitudes in the Arctic, and at high altitudes south to the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Caucasus in Europe, the mountains of...
Bilberry	Vaccinium myrtillus Vaccinium myrtillus Vaccinium myrtillus is an almost Holarctic species of shrub with edible fruit, usually simply referred to as "bilberry" or "whortleberry". It is more precidely called Common Bilberry or Blue Whortleberry, to distinguish it from its Vaccinium relatives...
Blueberry	Vaccinium corymbosum	*
Common Wintergreen	Pyrola minor Pyrola minor Pyrola minor, known by the common names snowline wintergreen, lesser wintergreen, and common wintergreen, is a plant species of the genus Pyrola. It has a Circumboreal distribution and can be found throughout the northern latitudes of Eurasia and North America.-External links:****...
Intermediate Wintergreen	Pyrola media Pyrola media Pyrola media is a flowering plant in the genus Pyrola, native to northern and eastern Europe and Western Asia....
Round-leaved Wintergreen	Pyrola rotundifolia Pyrola rotundifolia Pyrola rotundifolia or Round-leaved Wintergreen is a plant species of the genus Pyrola. It is found in the Northeastern United States, as Pyrola americana var. rotundifolia.-External links:*...
Serrated Wintergreen	Orthilia secunda
One-flowered Wintergreen	Moneses uniflora Moneses uniflora Moneses uniflora Gray is a plant of the family of Ericaceae, that is indigenous to moist coniferous forests in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere from Spain to Japan and across North America...
Yellow Bird's-nest	Monotropa hypopitys Monotropa hypopitys Monotropa hypopitys, also known as Dutchman's Pipe, Yellow Bird's-nest or Pinesap, is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified in the families Monotropaceae or Pyrolaceae, but now included within the subfamily Monotropoidiae of the blueberry family...
Diapensia	Diapensia lapponica
Primrose	Primula vulgaris Primula vulgaris Primula vulgaris is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa , and southwest Asia...
Oxlip	Primula elatior Primula elatior Primula elatior, the oxlip , is a flowering plant in the genus Primula, found in nutrient- and calcium-rich damp woods and meadows throughout Europe with northern bordes in Denmark and southern parts of Sweden, eastwards to Altai Mountains and on the Kola Peninsula in Russia...
Cowslip	Primula veris Primula veris Primula veris is a flowering plant in the genus Primula. The species is found throughout most of temperate Europe and Asia, and although absent from more northerly areas including much of northwest Scotland, it reappears in northernmost Sutherland and Orkney.-Names:The common name cowslip derives...
Bird's-eye Primrose	Primula farinosa Primula farinosa Primula farinosa, the bird's-eye primrose, is a small perennial plant in the family Primulaceae, native to northern Europe and northern Asia, and farther south at high altitudes in the mountains of southern Europe. This primrose thrives on grazed meadows rich in lime and moisture.-Growth:This...
Scottish Primrose	Primula scotica Primula scotica Primula scotica, commonly known as Scottish primrose, is a species of primrose that is endemic to the north coast of Scotland, including Caithness and Orkney. It is closely related to the Arctic species Primula stricta and Primula scandinavica.Primula scotica is easily distinguished from other...
Auricula	Primula auricula Primula auricula Primula auricula, often known as Auricula, mountain cowslip or bear's ear , is a species of primrose that grows on basic rocks in the mountain ranges of central Europe, including the western Alps, Jura, the Vosges, the Black Forest and the Tatra mountains...	*
Tibetan Cowslip	Primula florindae Primula florindae Primula florindae, also known as the giant cowslip, is a native of southeastern Tibet, where it grows in huge numbers close to rivers like the Tsangpo....	*
Sikkim Cowslip	Primula sikkimensis	*
Japanese Cowslip	Primula japonica	*
Water-violet	Hottonia palustris Hottonia palustris Hottonia palustris of the family Primulaceae is an aquatic plant-Description:This plant has a stem reaching up to 80 cm in height. Its basal roots are buried in the underlying mud while other silvery, shiny roots dangle freely in the water...
Sowbread	Cyclamen hederifolium Cyclamen hederifolium Cyclamen hederifolium is the most widespread cyclamen species, the most widely cultivated after the florist's cyclamen , and the most hardy and vigorous in oceanic climates...	*
Eastern Sowbread	Cyclamen coum Cyclamen coum Cyclamen coum is one of a group of cyclamens with stubby flowers and nearly round leaves. Species of the group are native to areas near the coasts of the eastern Mediterranean and the Black and Caspian Seas, from sea level to alpine tundra.-Etymology:The species name is the adjective of a place name...	*
Yellow Pimpernel	Lysimachia nemorum
Creeping-Jenny	Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia is a low, creeping plant of the genus Lysimachia. It is commonly called Creeping Jenny, Moneywort, Herb Twopence and Twopenny grass.-Distribution:...
Yellow Loosestrife	Lysimachia vulgaris Lysimachia vulgaris Lysimachia vulgaris is a species of herbaceous perennial plants in the genus Lysimachia native to wetlands, damp meadows and forests of Eurasia. It is a 50-150 cm tall plant with an upright habit, blooming from June through August with erect panicles of conspicuous yellow flowers. L...
Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata is a plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is a herbaceous plant with opposite, simple leaves, and smooth, green stems. The flowers are yellow, borne in summer. It is native to North America, including most of southern Canada and most of the United States except for the southwest....	*
Dotted Loosestrife	Lysimachia punctata Lysimachia punctata Lysimachia punctata is a plant species in the genus Lysimachia....	*
Lake Loosestrife	Lysimachia terrestris Lysimachia terrestris Lysimachia terrestris is a plant in the Primulaceae family.-Description:Lysimachia terrestris is a herbaceous plant with opposite, simple leaves, and erect stems. The flowers are yellow, borne in mid-summer.The flowers are star-shaped with five yellow petals...	*
Tufted Loosestrife	Lysimachia thyrsiflora Lysimachia thyrsiflora Lysimachia thyrsiflora, commonly known as Tufted Loosestrife, is a plant in the genus Lysimachia. It is native to large sections of the northern Northern Hemisphere, including Eurasia and North America. It often grows in marshes, shorelines of lakes and ponds and occasionally along streams...
Chickweed-wintergreen	Trientalis europaea Trientalis europaea Trientalis europaea is a plant in the Myrsinaceae family, called by the common name chickweed wintergreen or Arctic starflower. It is a small herbaceous perennial plant with one or more whorls of obovate leaves. The leaves take on a copper hue in late summer. The solitary white flowers appear in...
Bog Pimpernel	Anagallis tenella Anagallis tenella Anagallis tenella known in Britain as the Bog Pimpernel, is a low growing, perennial plant found in a variety of damp habitats from calcareous dune slacks to boggy and peaty heaths in Eurasia but absent from North America...
Scarlet Pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis
Chaffweed	Anagallis minima Anagallis minima Anagallis minima is a 1-4 inch perennial herb in the Myrsine family . A native of Europe, this small plant has been widely naturalized elsewhere. It can be found growing in moist soils and seasonal pools....
Sea-milkwort	Glaux maritima
Brookweed	Samolus valerandi Samolus valerandi Samolus valerandi is a species of water pimpernel native to a very wide area across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Common names include Thin-Leaf Brookweed, Water Cabbage, and Water Rose.-Cultivation:...
Karo	Pittosporum crassifolium Pittosporum crassifolium ', Pittosporum crassifolium, is a small tree or shrub native to New Zealand. It is found in lowland and coastal forests throughout most of the North Island. Mature trees grow to about in height...	*
Kohuhu	Pittosporum tenuifolium Pittosporum tenuifolium Pittosporum tenuifolium is a small evergreen tree native to New Zealand, known by the Maori names kohuhu and kohukohu, or as Black Matipo . It is sometimes grown under the cultivar name 'Nigricans', so called because of its black stems...	*
Mock-orange	Philadelphus coronarius Philadelphus coronarius Philadelphus coronarius L. is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus Philadelphus, native to Southern Europe.-Cultivation:...	*
Escallonia	Escallonia macrantha	*
Red Currant	Ribes rubrum	*
Downy Currant	Ribes spicatum
Black Currant	Ribes nigrum
Flowering Currant	Ribes sanguineum Ribes sanguineum Ribes sanguineum is a species of currant native to western coastal North America from central British Columbia south to central California.-Description:...	*
Buffalo Currant	Ribes odoratum	*
Mountain Currant	Ribes alpinum Ribes alpinum Ribes alpinum, or Alpine Currant, is a small deciduous shrub native to central and northern Europe from Finland and Norway south to the Alps and Pyrenees; in the south of its range, it is confined to high altitudes...
Gooseberry	Ribes uva-crispa
Mossy Stonecrop	Crassula tillaea Crassula tillaea Crassula tillaea is a succulent plant known by the common name moss pygmyweed. It is a small fleshy plant growing only a few centimeters in height. It is green when new and gradually turns orange and then deep red when mature. It has tiny triangular pointed leaves only a few millimeters long...
Pigmyweed	Crassula aquatica Crassula aquatica Crassula aquatica is a succulent plant known by the common names water pygmyweed and common pygmyweed. It is an annual plant of salt marshes, vernal pools, wetlands, and other fresh to brackish water bodies. It is at least partially aquatic, living in areas which are submersed much of the time...
New Zealand Pigmyweed	Crassula helmsii Crassula helmsii -Origins:Originally found in Australia and New Zealand, it has been introduced around the world. In the UK it is considered an invasive species.-Description:...	*
Scilly Pigmyweed	Crassula decumbens	*
Jersey Pigmyweed	Crassula pubescens	*
Navelwort	Umbilicus rupestris Umbilicus rupestris Umbilicus rupestris is a fleshy, perennial, edible flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae so named for its umbilicate leaves....
House-leek	Sempervivum tectorum Sempervivum tectorum Sempervivum tectorum is a succulent evergreen perennial whose many common names include Common houseleek,Jove's beard, Jupiter's eye, Thor's beard, St. George's Beard, and...	*
Aeonium	Aeonium cuneatum Aeonium cuneatum Aeonium cuneatum is a succulent plant of the genus Aeonium. It has a large rosette and no stem. The leaves are smooth but have a grey shine to the upper surface which can be rubbed. It offshoots easily which makes a large group of aeoniums across the ground...	*
Roseroot	Rhodiola rosea Rhodiola rosea Rhodiola rosea is a plant in the Crassulaceae family that grows in cold regions of the world. These include much of the Arctic, the mountains of Central Asia, the Rocky Mountains, and mountainous parts of Europe, such as the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathian Mountains, Scandinavia, Iceland, Great...
Butterfly Stonecrop	Hylotelephium spectabile Hylotelephium spectabile Hylotelephium spectabile is a plant in the stonecrop family, Crassulaceae. Its common names include showy stonecrop, ice plant, and butterfly stone crop. A variety commonly grown is called "Autumn Joy"....	*
Orpine	Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium is succulent perennial groundcover of the family Crassulaceae native to Eurasia. The flowers are held in dense heads and can be reddish or yellowish-white...
Greater Mexican-stonecrop	Sedum praealtum	*
Lesser Mexican-stonecrop	Sedum confusum	*
Love-restoring Stonecrop	Sedum anacampseros	*
Caucasian-stonecrop	Sedum spurium Sedum spurium Sedum spurium is a plant in the orpine family, Crassulaceae.-Description:Sedum spurium is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on creeping stems. The flowers are pink, borne in spring through fall....	*
Lesser Caucasian-stonecrop	Sedum stoloniferum	*
Pale Stonecrop	Sedum sediforme	*
Reflexed Stonecrop	Sedum reflexum Sedum reflexum Sedum reflexum or Sedum rupestre, also known as Reflexed Stonecrop, Blue Stonecrop, Jenny's Stonecrop and Prick-madam, is a species of succulent plant of the genus Sedum, native to Northern, Central, and Southwestern Europe.-Description:The Sedum reflexum plants are typically up to 10 cm high, with...	*
Rock Stonecrop	Sedum forsterianum
Biting Stonecrop	Sedum acre Sedum acre Sedum acre, commonly known as the Goldmoss Stonecrop, Goldmoss Sedum, Biting Stonecrop, Wallpepper, and the picturesque name Welcome home husband though never so drunk, is a perennial plant native to Europe, but also naturalised in North America. This plant grows as a creeping ground cover, often...
Tasteless Stonecrop	Sedum sexangulare Sedum sexangulare Sedum sexangulare, also known as Tasteless Stonecrop, is a species of succulent plant of the genus Sedum. It is similar to Sedum acre, but has shorter and denser leaves. It gained the name for its characteristic six spirals of leaves....	*
White Stonecrop	Sedum album Sedum album Sedum album or White stonecrop, is a flowering plant of the genus Sedum in the family Crassulaceae. Sedum album is able to acclimate according to the environment...
Least Stonecrop	Sedum lydium	*
English Stonecrop	Sedum anglicum Sedum anglicum Sedum anglicum or English stonecrop, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sedum in the family Crassulaceae.-Description:...
Thick-leaved Stonecrop	Sedum dasyphyllum	*
Hairy Stonecrop	Sedum villosum
Spanish Stonecrop	Sedum hispanicum	*
False-buck's-beard	Astilbe japonica	*
Tall False-buck's-beard	Astilbe rivularis	*
Rodgersia	Rodgersia podophylla Rodgersia podophylla Rodgersia podophylla is a plant in the Saxifragaceae family native to Asia. It is extensively grown for ornamental use in gardens where it prefers damp shady positions on neutral to acid soils.-External links:*...	*
Elephant-ears	Bergenia crassifolia Bergenia crassifolia Bergenia crassifolia, the badan, Siberian tea, Mongolian tea, leather bergenia, winter-blooming bergenia, heartleaf bergenia, elephant's ears or elephant-ears, is a plant species in the genus Bergenia. It is about 12 inches tall. The leaves are spoon-shaped. One cultivar is Bergenia...	*
Indian-rhubarb	Darmera peltata	*
Marsh Saxifrage	Saxifraga hirculus
Celandine Saxifrage	Saxifraga cymbalaria	*
Alpine Saxifrage	Saxifraga nivalis Saxifraga nivalis Saxifraga nivalis is a species of saxifrage. It is commonly called Snow Saxifrage or "alpine saxifrage".Found on irrigated rocks or open vegetation in shaded sites, often on mountain ledges and crags with base rich substratum. This species is not very tolerant of competition and so is found in...
Starry Saxifrage	Saxifraga stellaris Saxifraga stellaris Saxifraga stellaris, the starry saxifrage or hairy kidney-wort, is an Arctic-alpine species of saxifrage. It produces panicles of 5–10 white flowers on a stem up to tall, rising from a basal leaf rosette...
Strawberry saxifrage	Saxifraga stolonifera Saxifraga stolonifera Saxifraga stolonifera is a perennial flowering plant known by several common names, including Creeping Saxifrage, Strawberry Saxifrage, Creeping Rockfoil, the quite ambiguous "Aaron's beard", and Strawberry Begonia or Strawberry Geranium...	*
Round-Leaved Saxifrage	Saxifraga rotundifolia	*
Lesser Londonpride	Saxifraga cuneifolia Saxifraga cuneifolia Saxifraga cuneifolia, common name Lesser London Pride or Shield-leaved Saxifrage or Spoon-leaved Saxifrage, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the Saxifragaceae family.-Etymology:...	*
Pyrenean Saxifrage	Saxifraga umbrosa	*
St Patrick's-cabbage	Saxifraga spathularis
Kidney Saxifrage	Saxifraga hirsuta
Purple Saxifrage	Saxifraga oppositifolia
Yellow Saxifrage	Saxifraga aizoides Saxifraga aizoides Saxifraga aizoides is a flower of the genus Saxifraga. Yellow mountain saxifrage prefers cold and wet shale cliff environment and could be found in North America and Europe .-External links and references:***...
Highland Saxifrage	Saxifraga rivularis Saxifraga rivularis Saxifraga rivularis is a species of saxifrage known by several common names, including alpine brook saxifrage, pygmy saxifrage, and weak saxifrage.-Distribution:...
Drooping Saxifrage	Saxifraga cernua
Meadow Saxifrage	Saxifraga granulata Saxifraga granulata Saxifraga granulata is a flowering plant of the genus Saxifraga in the family Saxifragaceae.-References:...
Mossy Saxifrage	Saxifraga hypnoides
Irish Saxifrage	Saxifraga rosacea
Tufted Saxifrage	Saxifraga cespitosa
Rue-leaved Saxifrage	Saxifraga tridactylites Saxifraga tridactylites Saxifraga tridactylites, the Rue-leaved Saxifrage or "nailwort", is a species of plant in the family Saxifragaceae....
Coralbells	Heuchera sanguinea	*
Pick-a-back-plant	Tolmiea menziesii	*
Fringecups	Tellima grandiflora Tellima grandiflora Tellima grandiflora is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Saxifragaceae.A herbaceous plant, with rounded leaves, emerging from a rootstock, up to 30cm high. It is evergreen in mild winters. Flowers are borne in spring and early summer, on spikes up to 60cm high...	*
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage	Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage	Chrysosplenium alternifolium Chrysosplenium alternifolium Chrysosplenium alternifolium is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known as the Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage. It is a perennial, 5 to 20 cm height plant. Blooms in April.- External links :*...
Grass-of-Parnassus	Parnassia palustris Parnassia palustris Parnassia palustris, commonly called Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus, Northern Grass-of-Parnassus, and Bog-star, is a species of the genus Parnassia....

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