Ivydene Gardens Cabbage Wild Flower Family Gallery:
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Crucifer Family:- "Mostly non-woody plants, with flowers in erect spikes or heads, the 4 petals arranged clockwise, 4 sepals and usually 6 stamens. The seeds are contained in a usually beaked pod, developing above the petals." from Collins Pocket Guide to Wild Flowers by David McClintock and R.S.R. Fitter assisted by Francis Rose - ISBN 0 00 219363 9 - Eleventh Impression 1978. "Some other superficially similar 4-petalled flowers are Greater Celandine (Poppy Family), Tormentil and other Potentillas (Rose Family), Willowherbs (Willow-Herb Family) and Bedstraws (Bedstraw Family)." from The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe by R.Fitter, A.Fitter and M. Blamey (ISBN 0 00 219715 4 paperback 0 00 219765 0 hardback) reprinted . Crucifer Family plant table with its Common Name - Botanical Name. Flowering Months Range. Habitat with link to that Wild Flower Gallery:- |
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(Alpen-Gemskresse, Chamois Cress, Crystal Carpet, Rzezuszka) |
Hornungia alpina (Hutchinsia alpina, Pritzelago alpina) |
Walls, Sand, Rock (bare places on limestone, walls and sand-dunes). Is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens. |
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Flower on 15 May |
Flowers on 15 May |
Foliage on 15 May |
Form on 15 May |
(Zwerg-Steppenkresse, Hutchinia) |
Hornungia petraea |
A winter-annual of very open habitats on calcareous soils and rocks which are subject to summer drought, especially on rocky slopes on Carboniferous limestone and on fixed but open sand dunes. It also occurs as an alien on garden walls and in chalk-pits. Generally lowland, but reaching 490 m near Hawes (N.W. Yorks.). |
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Flower from Monsal Dale on 24 May |
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(Syn. Cuckoo Flower, Berro de Prado, Cardamine des pres, Cressen, Cressonette, Meadow Cress, Saint George, Saint Jean, Spinks, Wiesen-Schaumkraut, Yabani Tere Otu) |
Cardamine pratensis |
A perennial herb of wet grassy places on moderately fertile, seasonally waterlogged soils in woods, wet meadows, fens and flushes. In upland areas it is also found in rush pasture and bryophyte-rich springs. It occasionally persists in gardens and lawns. It is morphologically and cytologically variable, many clones reproducing by rooting from the leaves. 0-1080 m (Ben Lawers, Mid Perth). |
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Flower from Loe Bar in Cornwall on 22 May |
Flowers May |
Flower Buds May |
Form from Ivy Hatch in Kent on 28 April |
Cardamine amara |
May-June |
A perennial winter-green herb of streamsides and marshes, wet meadows and wet woodland, often growing in slow-moving or still water, preferring an acidic substrate and tolerant of shade. Generally lowland, but reaching 640 m in the Ochil Hills (W. Perth). |
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Flower from Eynsford on 21 May |
Flowers from Triesenberg in Liechenstein on 19 May |
Foliage from Eynsford on 21 May |
Form from Eynsford on 19 May |
London Rocket (Glanz-Rauke) |
Sisymbrium irio |
This annual is occasionally naturalised in waste places, in pavement cracks and on roadsides, banks and walls, but is more frequently found as a casual, sometimes with grain imports and formerly as a wool alien. Lowland. London Rocket comes from its abundance after the great fire of London in 1666. |
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Long-Leaved Scurvy-Grass (Syn. English Scurvy-Grass, Scurvy Grass) |
Cochlearia anglica |
A biennial to perennial herb found in saltmarshes on soft, silty substrates, and in firmer areas of mud (and on sea-walls) near the high water mark of estuaries and tidal rivers. Unlike C. officinalis and C. danica, it is not found by roads. Lowland. |
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Lundy Cabbage |
Rhynchosinapis wrightii (Brassicella wrightii, Coincya wrightii) |
June-August |
A perennial, occasionally biennial, herb, mainly found in open communities on S.-facing cliffs. It will grow on flat ground on the tops of cliffs, but only where protected from grazing animals and shielded from invading shrubs. Recent evidence suggests that seed can be dispersed in sea water. Lowland. |
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(Marsh Cress, Yellow Cress, Yellow Watercress), Northern Yellow-cress) |
Rorippa islandica (Sisymbrium islandicum, Nasturtium palustre) |
An annual or short-lived perennial herb found in open, muddy habitats such as lake, pond and pool margins, ditch banks, depressions in pasture, in turloughs and rarely on rocks by rivers. There are also records from waste ground and tips. Lowland. |
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Moretti's Sea Radish |
Raphanus landra |
A biennial or perennial herb found in open coastal grassland, sand dunes, shingle, cliffs and disturbed ground by the sea. On parts of the east coast of Britain it grows on muddy shores. Lowland. |
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Flower from Dawlish Warren in Devon in June |
Flowers from Dawlish Warren in Devon in June |
Foliage from Dawlish Warren in Devon in June |
Form from Dawlish Warren in Devon in June |
(Spring-Schaumkraut) |
Cardamine impatiens |
June-July |
A biennial herb found in woodland (particularly under Fraxinus), on moist limestone rocks (including the grikes of limestone pavement) and stable screes, by rivers and on damp roadsides; rarely found as a garden escape. It is intolerant of competition, but can be invasive in recently disturbed habitats. 0-610 m (Ingleborough, Mid-W. Yorks.). |
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Flowers from Rochester in Kent |
Foliage from Rochester in Kent on 19 July |
Form from Rochester in Kent on 19 July |
Narrow-Leaved Pepperwort (Ornamental Cress, Peppergrass, Stinkende Kresse) |
Lepidium ruderale |
An annual, or rarely biennial, herb of banks and bare waste land near the sea, and of salted road verges. It is also frequent as a casual of roadsides, rubbish tips, gardens and waste places. Lowland. |
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Cardamine corymbosa (Cardamine hirsuta var. corymbosa) |
An annual which has spread as a horticultural contaminant and is naturalised on paths, cultivated ground, rockeries and in pavement cracks. It reproduces by seed and leaf-tip rooting. Lowland. |
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Flower from Rochester in Kent in April |
Juvenile Seed Pod |
Foliage |
Form from Rochester in Kent |
Northern Rock-Cress |
Cardaminopsis petraea |
A perennial herb of very open sites on acidic and basic rocks and rock ledges, on montane cliff faces and screes and on sea-cliffs. It is also found on river shingle and on serpentine fellfield in Shetland. Being a colonist of open habitats, populations can be transient at particular sites, and the species has a curiously disjunct distribution. From near sea level (Shetland) to at least 1220 m (Braeriach, S. Aberdeen). |
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Rape (Canola Oil Plant, Colza, Colza Oil Plant, Field Mustard, Nabo, Naveterinary, Rapeseed, Salad Rape) |
Brassica napus |
April onwards |
An annual or biennial, rarely perennial, herb of disturbed ground on roadsides, waste and cultivated ground, rubbish tips and docks. Lowland, but casual at 420 m at Stainmore (Westmorland). Rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000. |
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Raphanus landra (perhaps a hybrid of Sea Radish and Cultivated Radish) Same as Moretti's Sea Radish above |
Raphanus landra Moretti |
June-August |
Drift line and cliffs on sandy and rocky shores |
Flower from Dawlish Warren in Devon in June |
Flowers from Dawlish Warren in Devon in June |
Foliage from Dawlish Warren in Devon in June |
Form from Dawlish Warren in Devon in June |
Rock Whitlow-Grass |
Draba norvegica |
A perennial tufted herb of base-rich rocks, occurring on rock ledges, in crevices in cliffs, on consolidated scree and in other bare places. Upland, from 310 m in Glendhu Forest (W. Sutherland) to 1160 m on Ben Lawers (Mid Perth), and more frequent at the higher end of that range in Scottish mountains. |
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April |
A tufted perennial herb found as a casual or naturalised garden escape on walls and banks. Reproduction is by seed. Lowland. |
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Flower in April |
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Foliage in April |
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(Choux-Marin, Col Marina, Couve-Marinha, Meerkohl) |
(Crambe pontica) |
June-August |
A long-lived perennial herb of shingle and boulder beaches, very occasionally found on dunes (but only where these overlay shingle) and on cliffs. It reproduces by seed and from detached pieces of root. Lowland. |
Flower from Dungeness in June |
Flowers from Camber on 29 May |
Foliage from Dungeness in July |
Form from Dungeness in Kent in July |
Sea Radish |
Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. maritimus |
A biennial or perennial herb found in open coastal grassland, sand dunes, shingle, cliffs and disturbed ground by the sea. On parts of the east coast of Britain it grows on muddy shores. Lowland. |
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(Cakilier, Caquillier maritime, Oruga Maritima, Roqueta de mar, Roquette-de-mer, Strandrauke) |
Cakile maritima (Eruka marina) |
June-August |
An annual, predominately found on sandy seashores and on fore-dunes. It is often very frequent along the winter storm tide-line where there is a good source of nutrients. It is rarer on shingle beaches and is only an occasional casual elsewhere. Seeds are dispersed by tides. Lowland. |
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Flowers October |
Foliage from Shellness in August |
Form from Shellness in August |
Sea Stock |
Matthiola incana |
A short-lived perennial, well-naturalised on sea-cliffs, shingle and other habitats by the sea, and occasionally inland where it is more obviously a garden escape. Lowland. |
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Small-flowered Land-Cress (Syn. Small-flowered Wintercress) |
Barbarea stricta |
A biennial or perennial herb of moist places by rivers, ditches, canals and marshes, and a rare casual of waste places. Lowland. |
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(Barestem, Bauernsenf) |
Teesdalia nudicaulis (Capsella nudicaulis, Cruciform teesdalia, Guepinia nudicaulis, Lepidium scapiferum, Teesdalia iberis, Thlaspi nudicaulis) |
A winter-annual of acidic, well-drained sandy soils on heathlands, sand dunes, shingle and gravels, on sandy lake shores in Ireland, by railways and on coal and cinder tips. It prefers bare or disturbed ground. Generally lowland, but reaching 455 m on Ben More (Mid Ebudes) and Wasdale Screes (Cumberland). |
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Flower May |
Flowers from Dungeness in Kent on 29 April |
Foliage May |
Form May |
(Bourse de cure, Bourse-a-pasteur, Coeur de cure, Hirtentaschelkraut, Ji cai, Mother's Heart, Zurron de Pastor) |
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Thlaspi bursa-pastoris) |
An annual, germinating throughout the year in suitable conditions and ubiquitous in many disturbed and nutrient-rich habitats. It is an abundant weed on waste ground and in gardens, and is frequent in cultivated fields, particularly amongst broad-leaved crops. It avoids the wettest and most acidic soils. It has a very long-lived seed bank. 0-780 m (Knock Fell, Westmorland). |
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Flower May |
Flower with Seeds June |
Foliage from Rochester in Kent in May |
Form from Rochester in Kent in May |
(Rotliches Hirtentaschelkraut, Pink Shepherd's Purse) |
Capsella rubella |
January-December |
An annual or biennial of cultivated and waste ground, possibly arising as a casual grain impurity. Lowland. Normal habitat is in Mediterranean Region, East Europe and West Asia. |
Flower June |
Flowers June |
Seed Head June |
Form May |
Slender Wart Cress (Syn. Lesser Swinecress, Swine Cress, Zweiknotiger Krahenfuss) |
Coronopus didymus |
An annual or biennial herb of damp, often winter-wet soils, occurring on cultivated and waste ground, and frequently found in gardens and lawns, by paths and roadsides and on rubbish tips. Lowland. |
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Flower from Mereworth in Kent |
Flower Buds from Mereworth in Kent |
Foliage from Mereworth in Kent |
Form from Mereworth in Kent |
Small Alison (Kelch-Steinkraut, Pale Madwort) |
Alyssum alyssoides (Alyssum calycinum, Alyssum campestre, Alyssum minus, Clypeola alyssoides, Clypeola campestris) |
A casual annual, appearing erratically in arable fields, sandy tracks, pits, waste ground and docks. Very rarely it persists in the same habitats, but it is a poor competitor and needs regular disturbance to provide open soil for seedlings. Lowland. |
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(Smith's Pepperwort, Verschieden-blattrige Kresse) |
Lepidium smithii (Lepidium heterophyllum) |
A perennial, or rarely biennial, herb of acidic soils in dry heathy and gravelly places. It is also frequent on shingle, railway ballast and embankments, and, less commonly, in arable fields. It is tolerant of grazing. Generally lowland, but reaching 425 m (Sow of Atholl, E. Perth). |
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Flowers from Fishguard in Wales 14 July |
Flower Buds June |
Form from Dartmoor in May |
Sterile Watercress (Hybrid Watercress) |
Rorippa x sterilis |
June onwards |
A perennial herb occurring in and beside water, especially in streams, ditches and ponds, either with its parents or independently of them. Few well-formed seeds are produced, and effective reproduction is almost entirely vegetative. |
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Stinkweed (Mauer-Doppelsame, Wall Rocket, Wild Rocket) |
Diplotaxis muralis (Rucola sylvatica, Sisymbrium murale) |
May-September |
An annual or short-lived perennial herb found in a variety of dry, open habitats. It is most frequent in waste places such as by railways, roads and on tips, but is also found on rocks, cliffs, walls and in gardens. It is occasionally cultivated and ploughed in as a `green manure`. Lowland. It has a nauseously disgusting smell so do not eat it. |
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(Gazon de Marie, Mary's Cushion, Sea Alyssum, Steinkraut, Sweet Alyssum, White Alyssum) |
Lobularia maritima (Alyssum maritima, Lobularia benthamii) |
An annual, biennial or perennial herb, naturalised on sea-cliffs, sand dunes and open ground near the sea, and occurring as a casual inland in a variety of waste ground habitats. It sets seed readily but persists only in mild regions. Lowland. This is a favourite of council bedding schemes. |
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Flower September |
Flowers September |
Foliage September |
Form September |
(Mouse-Ear Cress, Schmalwand) |
Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabis thaliana, Sisymbrium thalianum) |
This winter-annual is a pioneer species, intolerant of competition, which is found on rocky ground, dunes and other open sandy or calcareous habitats. It is also very frequent as a weed in gardens and nurseries, and on all sorts of waste ground, especially by railways. 0-850 m (Meall nan Tarmachan, Mid Perth). |
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Flower from Rochester in Kent in April |
Flowers from Farningham in June |
Foliage from Farningham in June |
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Tower-cress (Syn. Tower Rock-cress, Turm-Gansenkresse) |
Arabis turrita |
A tufted biennial or perennial herb occurring as a naturalised or casual garden escape on old walls; also arising as a grain alien. Lowland. |
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Foliage from Rochester in Kent on 25 May |
Form from Rochester in Kent in June |
(Tower Cress) |
Turritis glabra (Arabis glabra) |
A biennial, rarely perennial, herb of grassy places and on disturbed ground on free-draining sandy soils over chalk and limestone. Lowland. Endangered species in the UK. |
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Flower from Rochester in Kent on 19 June |
Flowers from Rochester in Kent on 19 June |
Foliage from Rochester in Kent on 19 June |
Form from Rochester in Kent on 19 June |
Treacle Mustard |
Erysimum cheiranthoides (Cheirinia cheiranthoides) |
June onwards |
An annual, locally frequent in arable fields but common also as a weed of waste ground, roadsides and railways. It prefers sandy ground. Mainly lowland, but recorded at 435 m (Clun Forest, Salop). |
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Tumbling Mustard (Hohe Rauke, Jim Hill Mustard, Mountain Mustard, Tall rocket, Tall Sisymbrium, Tumble Mustard) |
Sisymbrium altissimum (Erysimum altissimum) |
An annual which is frequently naturalised on rubbish tips and waste ground, and by roads and railways. It is a contaminant of bird-seed and grass-seed mixtures. Populations can be short-lived. Lowland. |
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(Drave blanchatre, Hoary Whitlowgrass) |
Draba incana |
A morphologically variable biennial or perennial tufted herb, which is usually found on limestone rock ledges, screes and pavements, and occasionally in open grassland on thin droughted soils. It also occurs on sand dunes and, more rarely, on base-rich mica-schists and igneous rocks, and on sandstone cliffs. From sea level, but more commonly an upland plant, reaching 1080 m in the Breadalbanes (Mid Perth). |
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Flower from Alt Nan Uamp in Sutherland on 17 June |
Flowers from Alt Nan Uamp in Sutherland on 17 June |
Foliage from Teesdale in June |
Form from Teesdale in June |
Upland Scurvy-Grass (Cochleaire, Coclearia, Cranson, Cranson officinal, Cucharita, Herbe aux cuillere, Kasikotu, Loffelkraut, Scurvy Grass, Spoonwort) |
Cochlearia alpina (Cochlearia pyrenaica subsp. alpina, Cochlearia officinalis var. alpina, Cochlearia officinalis) |
Cochlearia officinalis subsp. scotica is a biennial or perennial herb which grows in a variety of coastal habitats, including open, stony shores, the crevices between rock and boulders near the sea, shingle spits, sand dunes and short, grazed grassland on cliff-tops and saltmarshes. Lowland. The variation in Cochlearia officinalis s.l. could not be divided satisfactorily into taxa of species rank and so specific conservation of taxa within the complex is not recommended. Instead the maintenance of Cochlearia diversity can be achieved by the continued protection of the habitats in which the ecotypes grow. |
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(Fleur de Nostra-Dama, Flor de pasque, Gillflower, Goldlack, Saint Geourges, Saint Jean, Todrilal, Wild Wallflower) |
(Erysimum cheiri) |
March-June |
A perennial herb widely naturalised on cliffs, old walls and rocks, particularly on calcareous substrates where it is often very persistent. It tolerates poor, thin, dry soils, but a warm site is essential. Lowland. |
Flower from Rochester in Kent in May |
Flowers from Lyme Regis in May 1979 |
Foliage |
Form from Dorset in May |
Wallflower Cabbage |
Rhynchosinapis erucastrum (Erucastrum nasturtiifolium, Sinapis nasturtiifolium, Coincya monensis subsp. cheiranthos plus 22 more) |
An annual or biennial herb naturalised in a few places, for example by docks, roadsides and railways, and on waste ground, but occurring mainly as a casual in a wide variety of waste places. Lowland. |
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(Perennial Wall Rocket, Schmalblattriger Doppelsame, Wild Arugula, Wild Rauke, Wild Roquette) |
Diplotaxis tenuifolia (Eruca selvatica, Rucula selvatica, Sisymbrium tenuifolium) |
A perennial herb, most common in warm, dry habitats, occurring in waste ground, on walls and banks, and in quarries and railway sidings. Lowland. The branches are often used as an ingredient in salads. |
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Flower from Strood in Kent on 8 September |
Flowers from Strood in Kent on 8 September |
Foliage from Strood in Kent on 8 September |
Form from Strood in Kent on 8 September |
(Mauer-Felsenblumchen) |
Draba muralis |
A winter-annual, found as a native on limestone rocks on open skeletal soils, and on S.-facing ledges and screes. It is also a colonist on old walls, forest tracks and railways, and has been recorded as a garden weed where the conditions of its summer-dry, winter-moist, native habitat are mimicked. Generally lowland, but reaching 490 m in the Craven Pennines (Mid-W. Yorks.). |
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Flower with Stem on 17 May |
Foliage on 17 May |
Form on 17 May |
(Agriao, American Water Cress, Berro, Bronkors, Cresson, Cresson d'eau, Cresson de fontaine, Cresson des fontaines, Echte Brunnenkresse, Habb Ar Rashad, Hurf Al May, Lut Putiah, Mizu-Garashi, Oranda-Garashi, Selada-Air, Suterisi) |
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (Nasturtium officinale, Nasturtium aquaticum, Nasturtium fontanum, Nasturtium nasturtium-aquatica, Nasturtium officinalis, Radicula nasturtium, Radicula nasturtium-aquaticum, Rorippa nasturtium, Sisymbrium nasturtium, Sysmbrium nasturtium-aquaticu) |
These perennial herbs grow beside streams both in calcareous and acidic areas, and favour waters that are moderately nutrient-rich but not eutrophic. |
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Flower from Capermacnoghten in County Clare on 17 June |
Flowers from Higham in Kent in March |
Foliage from Capermacnoghten in County Clare on 17 June |
Form from Capermacnoghten in County Clare on 17 June |
Cardamine flexuosa |
A winter- or summer-annual, or rarely a short-lived perennial, most frequent in open, moist, shaded vegetation in marshland, by rivers and streams, and in gardens. It prefers soils which are at least mildly basic, and is absent from those that are strongly acidic. It is an effective colonist of disturbed, fertile habitats. Generally lowland, but reaching 830 m on Snowdon (Caerns.) and 1190 m in the Breadalbanes (Mid Perth). |
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Flower from Teesdale on 29 May |
Flowers from Teesdale on 29 May |
Seed Pod developing from Flower from Teesdale on 29 May |
Form from Teesdale on 29 May |
Warty Cabbage (Bunias d'orient, Hill mustard, Turkish "Rocket", Zachenschotchen) |
Bunias orientalis |
A perennial, or occasionally biennial, herb, very persistent on waste ground, roadsides, docks and railways. Lowland. |
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White Mustard (Bai jie, Mostaza Blanca, Moutarde blanche, Salad Mustard, Senf, Yellow Mustard) |
Sinapis alba (Brassica alba, Brassica hirta) |
Fields (arable weed on chalky soils). Fodder crop or green manure. Seeds used in White Mustard. |
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Wild Cabbage |
A perennial herb, found as an apparent native on sea-cliffs, predominantly on chalk and limestone but also on other base-rich substrates. It is most frequent on bare cliff edges, but also grows in maritime grassland and in quarries inland. Elsewhere it is a casual garden escape in waste places and on roadsides. Lowland. Excess cabbage crop at Besthorpe provides winter fodder for hungry sheep. |
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(Candytuft, Bittere Schleifenblume, Bitterer Bauernsenf, Carraspique, Clown's Mustard, Grutzblume, Rocket Candytuft, Teraspic, Thlaspi Blanc) |
Iberis amara (Iberis coronaria) |
May-August |
An annual, rarely biennial, herb of bare, open ground on S.-facing slopes on chalk, being found in bare places in grassland, particularly rabbit scrapes, and in quarries. It also occurs as an arable weed, and as a casual in a wide variety of ruderal habitats. Lowland. Can be used in homeopathic remedy. |
Flower from Folkestone in Kent on 4 July |
Flowers from Folkestone in Kent on 4 July |
Foliage from Folkestone in Kent on 4 July |
Form from Folkestone in Kent on 4 July |
(Hederich, Jointed Charlock, Muli, Rabanillo, Rabanillo Blanco, Rabaniza, Rabano Silvestre, Ravenelle, Runch, Sea Radish) |
Raphanus raphanistrum (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum) |
An annual found as a casual or persistent weed in cultivated fields and on roadsides and waste ground. |
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Flower Buds June |
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Isatis tinctoria |
June-August |
A biennial or perennial herb, found only in ruderal habitats such as quarries, bare cliffs, arable fields, docks and waste places. It is usually casual, but persists at a few sites including Guildford, Surrey (first recorded in 1814) and Tewkesbury, E. Gloucs. (1818). Lowland. |
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Flowers 19 May |
Foliage July |
Form July |
(Gtodek, Immergrunes Felsenblumchen, Sea-green Whitlow Grass) |
Draba aizoides |
This short-lived, cushion-forming, perennial herb is restricted to limestone rocks, where it grows in crevices in humic calcareous soils. Plants that occur in grassland and in bare soil away from rocks seldom survive. Lowland. |
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Flowers March |
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Form March |
The Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI) has the following botanical keys to help you find Wild Flowers:- "You can find interesting plants everywhere in Britain and Ireland. This site is intended to help you identify them. On the following pages you will be presented with a questionnaire on the characteristics of the plant you are trying to identify. Fill in the form and press search, the computer will then try and identify the plant you have found. You may also like to use the system to obtain a check-list of plants from a particular habitat or perhaps find flowers of a particular colour to grow in your garden. Feel free to experiment, there are many uses for the system. Please feel free to send me your comments, particularly where improvements can be made. Quentin Groom" Using these botanical keys and that website, you should be able to identify the native plant. |
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A Dogs Dinner At long last, dogs eating their own food using a knife and fork with each dog's food in a bowl, together with the correct etiquette as well as managing their own napkin. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=EVwlMVYqMu4&vq= |
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UKButterflies Larval Foodplants website page lists the larval foodplants used by British butterflies. The name of each foodplant links to a Google search. An indication of whether the foodplant is a primary or secondary food source is also given. Please note that the Butterfly you see for only a short time has grown up on plants as an egg, caterpillar and chrysalis for up to 11 months, before becoming a butterfly. If the plants that they live on during that time are removed, or sprayed with herbicide, then you will not see the butterfly. |
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Plant Usage |
Plant Usage Months |
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Egg, |
1 egg under leaf. |
10 days in May-June |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches encircling the branch of the food plant. |
Hatches after 18-22 days in April. |
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Egg, |
Groups of eggs on upper side of leaf. |
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Egg, |
1 egg at base of plant. |
Late August-April |
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Egg, |
Groups of eggs on upper side of leaf. |
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Egg, |
1 egg laid on underside of leaflets or bracts. |
7 days in June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg laid on underside of leaflets or bracts. |
7 days in June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg laid under the leaf or on top of the flower. |
7 days in August. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on underside of a flower bud on its stalk. |
7 days. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on underside of a flower bud on its stalk. |
7 days. |
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Egg, |
1 egg under leaf. |
10 days in May-June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. |
2 weeks |
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Cabbages - Large White eats all cruciferous plants, such as cabbages, mustard, turnips, radishes, cresses, nasturtiums, wild mignonette and dyer's weed |
Egg,
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40-100 eggs on both surfaces of leaf. |
May-June and August-Early September. 4.5-17 days. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on underside of leaf. |
May-June and August. 7 days. |
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Cabbages:- |
Egg, |
1 egg on underside of leaf. |
July or August; hatches in 3 days. |
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Cabbages:- |
Egg, |
1 egg laid in the tight buds and flowers. |
May-June 7 days. |
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Cherry with |
Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches encircling the branch of the food plant. |
Hatches after 18-22 days in April. |
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Egg, |
Groups of eggs on upper side of leaf. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. |
10 days in May-June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. |
6 days in May-June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg under leaf. |
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(Common CowWheat, Field CowWheat) |
Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches on the under side of the leaves. |
Hatches after 16 days in June. |
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Currants |
Egg, |
Groups of eggs on upper side of leaf. |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches on the under side of the leaves. |
Hatches after 20 days in July. |
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Dog Violet with |
Egg, |
1 egg on oak or pine tree trunk |
15 days in July. |
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Dog Violet with |
Egg, |
1 egg on leaf or stem. |
Hatches after 15 days in May-June. |
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Dog Violet with |
Egg, |
1 egg on leaf or stem. |
Hatches after 10 days in May-June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on underside of a flower bud on its stalk. |
7 days. |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches encircling the branch of the food plant. |
Hatches after 18-22 days in April. |
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False Brome is a grass (Wood Brome, Wood False-brome and Slender False-brome) |
Egg, |
1 egg under leaf. |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches on the under side of the leaves. |
Hatches after 20 days in July. |
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Egg, |
1 egg laid on underside of leaflets or bracts. |
7 days in June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf or stem. |
Hatches after 10 days in May-June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on underside of a flower bud on its stalk. |
7 days. |
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Egg, |
1 egg laid under the leaf or on top of the flower. |
7 days in August. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. 5 or 6 eggs may be deposited by separate females on one leaf. |
14 days in July-August. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on underside of a flower bud on its stalk. |
7 days. |
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Egg, |
1 egg laid in the tight buds and flowers. |
May-June 7 days. |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches on the under side of the leaves. |
Hatches after 20 days in July. |
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Egg, |
Groups of eggs on upper side of leaf. |
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Egg, |
1 egg under leaf. |
1 then |
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Egg, |
1 egg on underside of a flower bud on its stalk. |
7 days. |
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Egg, |
1 egg at base of plant. |
Late August-April. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. |
10 days in May-June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. |
2 weeks |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. |
6 days in May-June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on underside of leaf. |
May-June and August. 7 days. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. 5 or 6 eggs may be deposited by separate females on one leaf. |
14 days in July-August. |
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Narrow-leaved Plantain (Ribwort Plantain) |
Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches on the under side of the leaves. |
Hatches after 16 days in June. |
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Narrow-leaved Plantain (Ribwort Plantain) |
Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches on the under side of the leaves. |
Hatches after 16 days in June. |
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Nasturtium from Gardens |
Egg, |
1 egg on underside of leaf. |
May-June and August. 7 days. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on tree trunk |
15 days in July. |
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Mountain pansy, |
Egg, Chrysalis |
1 egg laid under the leaf or on top of the flower. |
7 days in August. 3 weeks in September |
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Egg, |
1 egg on tree trunk. |
15 days in July. |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches on the under side of the leaves. |
Hatches after 20 days in July. |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches encircling the branch of the food plant. |
Hatches after 18-22 days in April. |
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Egg, |
Groups of eggs on upper side of leaf. |
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Egg, |
1 egg under leaf. |
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Egg, |
1 egg laid under the leaf or on top of the flower. |
7 days in August. |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches encircling the branch of the food plant. |
Hatches after 18-22 days in April. |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches on the under side of the leaves. |
Hatches after 16 days in June. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on underside of a flower bud on its stalk. |
7 days. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on underside of a flower bud on its stalk. |
7 days. |
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Egg, |
Groups of eggs on upper side of leaf. |
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Egg, |
1 egg under leaf. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. |
2 weeks |
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Trefoils 1, 2, 3 |
Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. |
6 days in May-June. |
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Egg, |
Groups of eggs on upper side of leaf. |
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Egg, |
1 egg laid on underside of leaflets or bracts. |
7 days in June. |
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Violets:- |
Egg, |
1 egg on underside of leaf or on stalk. |
July-August for 17 days. |
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Violets:- |
Egg, |
1 egg on stem or stalk near plant base. |
July to hatch in 8 months in March. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. |
2 weeks. |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches encircling the branch of the food plant. |
Hatches after 18-22 days in April. |
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Egg, |
1 egg on leaf. 5 or 6 eggs may be deposited by separate females on one leaf. |
14 days in July-August. |
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Willow |
Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches encircling the branch of the food plant. |
Hatches after 18-22 days in April. |
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Egg, |
Eggs laid in batches on the under side of the leaves. |
Hatches after 20 days in July. |
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Plants used by the Butterflies |
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Butterfly Name |
Egg/ Caterpillar/ Chrysalis/ Butterfly |
Plant Usage |
Plant Usage Months |
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Asters |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
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Runner and Broad Beans in fields and gardens |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
April-June or July-September. |
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Aubretia in gardens |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
May-June or August till killed by frost and damp in September-November |
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Butterfly |
Eats sap exuding from trunk. |
April-Mid June and Mid July-Early September for second generation. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
20 days. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
May-June |
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Holly Blue |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
April-Mid June and Mid July-Early September for second generation. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
July-October. |
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Buddleias |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
July-October. |
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Wood White |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
May-June. |
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Cabbage and cabbages in fields |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
April-June or July-September. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
July-October |
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Adonis Blue |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
1 Month during Mid-May to Mid-June or during August-September |
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Pale Clouded Yellow |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
May-June or August till killed by frost and damp in September-November |
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Cow-wheat |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
June-July |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
May-June |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
April-Mid June and Mid July-Early September for second generation. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
3 weeks between May and September |
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Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys - Birdseye Speedwell) |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
June-July |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
July-October. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
30 days in May-June. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
May-September |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
May-June for 18 days. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
July-October |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
1 Month. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
July-October. |
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Painted Lady |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
July-October. |
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Marigolds in gardens |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
May-June or August till killed by frost and damp in September-November |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
1 Month during Mid-May to Mid-June or during August-September. |
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Michaelmas Daisies |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
July-October |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
April-June or July-September. |
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Narrow-leaved Plantain (Ribwort Plantain) |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
June-July |
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Nasturtiums in gardens |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
April-June or July-September |
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Butterfly |
Eats sap exuding from trunk. |
April-Mid June and Mid July-Early September for second generation. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
June. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
May-June. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
July-October. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
July-May |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
7 weeks in July-August. |
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Comma |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
July-October. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
3 weeks between May and September |
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Trefoils 1, 2, 3 |
Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
1 Month during Mid-May to Mid-June or during August-September |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar. |
20 days in August. |
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
June.
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Butterfly |
Eats nectar |
June-July |
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Apple/Pear/Cherry/Plum Fruit Tree Blossom in Spring |
Butterfly |
Eats Nectar |
April-May |
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Rotten Fruit |
Butterfly |
Drinks juice |
July-September |
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Tree sap and damaged ripe fruit, which are high in sugar |
Butterfly |
Hibernates inside hollow trees or outhouses until March. Eats sap or fruit juice until April. |
10 months in June-April |
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Wild Flowers |
Large Skipper |
Butterfly |
Eats Nectar |
June-August |
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Links to the other Butterflies:- Black Hairstreak |
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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A FLAILED CORNISH HEDGE
September 21st. Most of the survey mile closely flailed today along both sides of the road. End note, June 2008. I hear spring vetch has been officially recorded somewhere in West Cornwall and confirmed as a presence in the county, so perhaps I can be permitted to have seen it pre-1972 in the survey mile. I wonder where they found it? It's gone from hedges where it used to be, along with other scarcities and so-called scarcities that used to flourish in so many hedges unrecorded, before the flail arrived. I have given careful thought to including mention of some of the plants and butterflies. So little seems to be known of the species resident in Cornish hedges pre-flail that I realise some references may invite scepticism. I am a sceptic myself, so sympathise with the reaction; but I have concluded that, with a view to re-establishing vulnerable species, it needs to be known that they can with the right management safely and perpetually thrive in ordinary Cornish hedges. In future this knowledge could solve the increasingly difficult question of sufficient and suitable sites for sustainable wild flower and butterfly conservation - as long as it is a future in which the hedge-flail does not figure.
CHECK-LIST OF TYPES OF CORNISH HEDGE FLORA by Sarah Carter of Cornish Hedges Library:-
Titles of papers available on www.cornishhedges.co.uk:-
THE GUILD OF CORNISH HEDGERS is the non-profit-making organisation founded in 2002 to support the concern among traditional hedgers about poor standards of workmanship in Cornish hedging today. The Guild has raised public awareness of Cornwall's unique heritage of hedges and promoted free access to the Cornish Hedges Library, the only existing source of full and reliable written knowledge on Cornish hedges." |
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Wild About Britain is home to hundreds of thousands of pages about British wildlife, the Environment and the Great Outdoors; from birds, butterflies, fungi and trees to climate change, marine life, astronomy and the weather. We're also a huge online community with 35,000 members and more than 3 million unique visitors a year. World Atlas of Seagrasses by Edmund P. Green and Frederick T. Short - "a group of about sixty species of underwater marine flowering plants, grow in the shallow marine and estuary environments of all the world's continents except Antarctica. The primary food of animals such as manatees, dugongs, and green sea turtles, and critical habitat for thousands of other animal and plant species, seagrasses are also considered one of the most important shallow-marine ecosystems for humans, since they play an important role in fishery production. Though they are highly valuable ecologically and economically, many seagrass habitats around the world have been completely destroyed or are now in rapid decline. The World Atlas of Seagrasses is the first authoritative and comprehensive global synthesis of the distribution and status of this critical marine habitat. " Over 300 accounts of the Flora of the British Isles have been published in |
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Superceeded Wildflower Indices After clicking on the WILD FLOWER Common Name INDEX link to Wildflower Family Page; |
The process below provides a uniform method for
The following Extra Index of Wildflowers is created in the Borage Wildflower Gallery, to which the Wildflowers found in the above list will have that row entry copied to.
Having transferred the Extra Index row entry to the relevant Extra Index row for the same type of plant in a gallery below; then
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KPR - Gardeners Club Slovakia:- "KPR was officially established in 2000 in Slovakia in Europe; however, we supply seeds and plants from all over the world since 1998. Our main object is focused on joining gardeners around the world from all fields of interests to create a big database of seeds and plants (Seeds and Plants Bank of KPR) from around the world. At present, we have 6 main branches (Slovakia, Czechia, Australia, India, Thailand, South Africa and Tanzania) and over 200 co-operators and seeds collectors all over the world. Nowadays we are able to collect and supply over 10 000 species of plants from all over the world. If you are looking for anything, you are at the right place! Although we do not have every plant in our collection yet, but we are expanding daily, step-by-step, seed-by-seed, plant by plant. We believe that soon we will be able to supply (almost) anything! For sale over 10 000 seeds and plants from all over the world - palms, cycads, exotic and frost tolerant shrubs and trees, succulents, carnivorous, annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses, vegetable, etc." "At present, we can collect seeds and plants on request (as well as parts of plants - for example bulbs, cuttings, meristematic tissues, pollen, etc.) from more than 4000 species of plants from 19 European countries. Now we collect in the following countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Spain, Finland, Great Britain, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia. We prepare to collect in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Estonia, France, Switzerland, Italy, Kosovo, Norway, Sweden, Ukraine. We are able to collect all species in this area on your request. However, we do not collect protected species and species from the orchids (Orchidaceae). Since 2002, we supply a wide range of European plants annually to both domestic and foreign small gardeners as well as big gardeners' societies, pharmaceutical companies and for scientific research. The Vegetation season in Europe is from March to October. Seeds are usually harvested from August to September, and some species earlier. We provide a guarantee of 2 years for germination seeds. Seeds of some species are available throughout the year, but most of the species are collected on request. If you are searching for anything from Europe, you are at the right place! Contact us and inform yourself about stock availability, prices and terms of supplying. We are able to supply all plant parts as well - seeds, bulbs, cuttings, meristematic issues, pollen etc. We also grow many species in cultivation and supply these as seedlings or young plants for wholesale. If you require seedlings, your order should be placed before April, seeing that the seeds are sown in April."
Colin's virtual Herbarium - "I am Colin Ladyka, and I live in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Native plants are my hobby.
Toxicity of Common Comfrey :-
The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland – Founded in 1836 as the Botanical Society of London and welcomes both professional and amateur botanists. The society focuses on the study of botany in the British Isles. The British Bryological Society – For the study and conservation of mosses and liverworts worldwide. The British Lichen Society – The first society in the world entirely devoted to the study of lichens. The Natural History Society of Northumbria – Everything you might want to know about NHSN including details of their field meetings, lectures, and nature reserve. Common by Nature – James Common regularly writes about his botanical finds across Newcastle and Northumberland on his personal blog. Help Identifying Plants Online BSBI Plant Crib – Sections from BSBI’s ground-breaking publication make the identification of complex plant families much easier. NatureSpot – Perfect for beginners, this online resource hosts species accounts for many plants also found in the North East. Arable Plant Crib – A series of helpful crib sheets for the UK’s arable plants from the Colour in the Margins project (now ceased). Common’s Cribs – A new series of beginner-friendly crib sheets exploring the identification of various plant families and group.
Biopix is a collection of biological photos, primarily from Scandinavia. Biopix is used online by a wide range of students, teachers, researchers, photographers etc. The photos are used professionally in a large range of publications; the sale helps to cover the expenses.
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Handbook of alien species in Europe
Herbaria@home, a ground-breaking new approach to digitising and documenting the archives of the UK's herbaria. This site provides a web-based method for documenting herbarium sheets. We welcome participation in the project, so please read more about the project and if you would like to help then get involved!
Ukwildflowers has lists of English Common Names with their Latin botanical name.
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Since 1972 I (Leif Stridvall) have almost exclusively been working with Nikon 35 mm system cameras as photographic equipment. They have proved to be very reliable and have never let me down. I started with Nikkormat, later exchanging it for Nikon FA (had matrix metering) and ended up with Nikon 801 (had autofocus) adding Nikon F70 as a reserve camera. In 2001 I began shooting digitally, first with Nikon Coolpix 990 and a couple of years later Minolta Dimage 7Hi, both excellent cameras for close-up photography. However when Nikon last year released its digital system camera D70 at a very affordable price, giving me opportunity to use all my old lenses with their new camera model, I gave up 35 mm photography for good. Since many years I use as macro lens the very sharp Nikon 60/2,8 AF (many old photos are taken with Mikro-Nikkor 3,5/55, also an excellent lens for macro work but only with manual focusing). All my 35 mm photos are taken with slide film, before 1972 Agfacolor, from 1972 till 1991 Kodachrome 25 (very few with Kodachrome 64) and from 1992 onwards with my favourite film, Fuji Velvia, very sharp and contrasty. Slides have been scanned by a HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner at a fairly moderate resolution of 1200 dpi. Most photos have been slightly edited either in Ulead PhotoImpact or in Adobe Photoshop. Photos with filenames starting with 4 letters are shot with a digital camera (AAAAxxxx or BBBBxxxx indicate Nikon CoolPix 990, MINAxxx Minolta Dimage 7Hi and NIKAxxxx Nikon D70).
The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation grew out of the Convention on Biological Diversity and is being fed into government policy around the world. |
Bookreview of A.R. Clapham, T.G. Tutin et E.F. Warburg Flora of the British Isles. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press.
Ferns in Britain and Ireland - A guide to ferns, horsetails, clubmosses
Selected References from KingdomPlantae.net National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Niering and Olmstead Peterson Field Guides Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants, Steven Foster and James A. Duke Peterson Field Guides Edible Wild Plants, Lee Allen Peterson Stalking the Healthful Herbs, Euell Gibbons Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants, Steve Brill The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America, Francois Couplan, Ph.D. Tom Brown's Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants, Tom Brown, Jr. A Modern Herbal, Volume II, Mrs. M. Grieve Weeds, Alexander C Martin
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Database of Insects and their Food Plants from the Biological Records Centre:- This database is primarily a collation of published interactions between Great Britain 's invertebrate herbivores (insects and mites) and their host plants. There are also some interactions for the invertebrates closely associated with herbivores, such as predators, parasitoids, cleptoparasites and mutualists. DBIF contains about 47,000 interactions for roughly 9,300 invertebrate taxa (species, sub-species and forms) and 5,700 plant taxa (species, genera and broader groupings).
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Helping Earth's Sustainable Management with a Plant IT'S SO PRODUCTIVE! 1 acre of hemp = 1,000 gallons of methanol. In fact, Henry Ford's first car ran on hemp-methanol! - and at just a fraction of the cost of petroleum alternatives. Alternatives to coal, fuel oil, acetone, ethyl, tar pitch and creosote can be derived - from this one single plant! |
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The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre has under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence produced the following information from Chapter IX - Ferns for the Open Garden from The Cultivation of New Zealand Plants by L.Cockayne published by Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1923, Auckland:- Class 1.—Ferns requiring no shade in dry districts. Class 2.—Ferns requiring only the minimum amount of shade. Class 3.—Ferns requiring a moderate amount of shade. Class 4.—Ferns requiring a considerable amount of shade.
GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora:- What is GrassBase?
A Vegetative Key to Grasses by Ellen McDouall from the Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre. |
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How www.discoverlife.org Works About Everyone can benefit in some way from a partnership with Discover Life. With our powerful integrated web tools, you can:
We are dedicated to improving education about the natural world, and therefore make our tools available for everyone, for free. You keep copyrights of your photographs and other information, you control how much or how little information you provide. We work constantly to improve our technology to make it easier to use."
What is The Threatened Plants Database
BackyardGardener.com:- This is no superficial overview. We have everything you need to learn, explore, and improve your gardening. We also provide every product imaginable to assist you in creating your beautiful home garden surroundings. Backyard Gardener has provided gardening information since 1996. We are a one stop informational site to help people understand their gardening needs. Backyard Gardener provides gardening plans and plant lists to enhance your gardening knowledge. We assist in providing the best gardening reference sites on the web with our own 'hands on' gardening information." |
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Monty Don. The Observer, Sunday 22 April 2001 "Weeds are the unwanted visitors which spoil our garden parties. But before you chuck them out, they can teach us a thing or two. There are other ways to deal with weeds:-
My weeds: Monty's list of garden horrors, most of which are detailed in this website - look by common name or botanical in the Cream and Brown Wild Flower Gallery Page menus above:-
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From Sarah Ravens Kitchen & Garden:- Wildflowers - Chalk and sand, freely-drained soil mix A wonderfully varied self-sowing wild flower mix for thin, poor, chalky or sandy soils to give your garden or field flowers right through the year and food for the birds and bees. To cover an area of 3m2
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From Sarah Ravens Kitchen & Garden:- Wildflowers - Clay and rich loam soil mix There are two main things I want from my wildflower meadow –
That’s what you’ll get with this beautiful selection of my favourite easy and reliable perennial wild flowers. To cover an area of 3m2
Spring into Summer Flowering
Summer into Autumn Flowering
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Ivydene Gardens Water Fern to Yew Wild Flower Families Gallery: |
Only Wildflowers detailed in the following Wildflower Colour Pages |
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