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Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoriaAlder buckthorn - Frangula alnusAmphibious bistort - Persicaria amphibiaApple - Malus domesticaApple-mint - Mentha x rotundifoliaArrowhead - Sagittaria sagittifoliaAsh - Fraxinus excelsiorAspen - Populus tremulaAubretia - Aubrieta deltoideaAutumn hawkbit - Leontodon autumnalisAutumn squill - Scilla autumnalis
Barberry - Berberis x stenophyllaBarberry - Berberis vulgarisBasil thyme - Clinopodium acinosBastard balm - Melittis melissophyllumBell heather - Erica cinereaBergamot - Monarda didymaBetony - Stachys officinalisBilberry - Vaccinium myrtillusBird cherry - Prunus padusBird's-eye primrose - Primula farinosaBiting stonecrop - Sedum acreBlack currant - Ribes nigrumBlack-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirtaBlack horehound - Ballota nigraBlack spleenwort - Asplenium adiantum-nigrumBlackthorn - Prunus spinosaBladder campion - Silene vulgarisBloody crane's-bill - Geranium sanguineumBluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scriptaBogbean - Menyanthes trifoliataBorage - Borago officinalisBramble - Rubus fruticosusBreckland thyme - Thymus serpyllumBroad buckler-fern - Dryopteris dilatataBroad-leaved everlasting-pea - Lathyrus latifoliusBrooklime - Veronica beccabungaBroom - Cytisus scopariusBuckthorn - Rhamnus catharticusBugle - Ajuga reptansBulrush - Typha latifoliaBurnet-saxifrage - Pimpinella saxifragaBush vetch - Vicia sepiumButcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatusButterbur - Petasites hybridusButterfly bush - Buddleia davidiiButterfly bush - Buddleia globosa
Californian lilac - Ceanothus divergensCalifornian poppy - Eschscholzia 'Carmine King'Candelabra primula - Primula chungensisCardoon - Cynara cardunculusCaryopteris - Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'Catmint - Nepeta catariaCatmint - Nepeta x faasseniiCat's-ear - Hypochaeris radicataChamomile - Chamaemelum nobileChanging forget-me-not - Myosotis discolorCherry laurel - Prunus laurocerasusChicory - Cichorium intybusChives - Allium schoenoprasumClarkia - Clarkia cvClematis - Clematis tanguticaClematis montana - Clematis montanaClustered bellflower - Campanula glomerataClustered clover - Trifolium glomeratumCocksfoot - Dactylis glomerataColumbine - Aquilegia vulgarisCommon alder - Alnus glutinosaCommon bird's-foot-trefoil - Lotus corniculatusCommon bistort - Persicaria bistortaCommon butterwort - Pinguicula vulgarisCommon calamint - Clinopodium ascendensCommon centaury - Centaurium erythraeaCommon comfrey - Symphytum officinaleCommon cow-wheat - Melampyrum pratenseCommon dog-violet - Viola rivinianaCommon duckweed - Lemna minorCommon evening-primrose - Oenothera biennisCommon figwort - Scrophularia nodosaCommon fumitory - Fumaria officinalisCommon jasmine - Jasminum officinaleCommon knapweed - Centaurea nigraCommon mallow - Malva sylvestrisCommon meadow-rue - Thalictrum flavumCommon nettle - Urtica dioicaCommon poppy - Papaver rhoeasCommon restharrow - Ononis repensCommon rock-rose - Helianthemum nummulariumCommon sea-lavender - Limonium vulgareCommon sorrel - Rumex acetosaCommon stork's-bill - Erodium cicutariumCommon thyme - Thymus vulgarisCommon toadflax - Linaria vulgarisCommon valerian - Valeriana officinalisCommon vetch - Vicia sativaCommon water-crowfoot - Ranunculus aquatilisCommon water-starwort - Callitriche stagnalisConeflower - Echinacea purpureaCorn marigold - Chrysanthemum segetumCorn mint - Mentha arvensisCosmos - Cosmos atrosanguineusCotton thistle - Onopordum acanthiumCow parsley - Anthriscus sylvestrisCowberry - Vaccinium vitis-idaeaCowslip - Primula verisCrab apple - Malus sylvestrisCrack willow - Salix fragilisCreeping cinquefoil - Potentilla reptansCrested dog's-tail - Cynosurus cristatusCrocus - Crocus tommasinianusCross-leaved heath - Erica tetralixCrowberry - Empetrum nigrumCuckooflower - Cardamine pratensisCut-leaved dead-nettle - Lamium hybridumCypress spurge - Euphorbia cyparissias
Daisy - Bellis perennisDame's violet - Hesperis matronalisDandelion - Taraxacum officinaleDaphne - Daphne odoraDark mullein - Verbascum nigrumDead-nettle - Lamium orvalaDevil's-bit scabious - Succisa pratensisDill - Anethum graveolensDog rose - Rosa caninaDogwood - Cornus sanguineaDowny birch - Betula pubescensDropwort - Filipendula vulgarisDwarf mallow - Malva neglectaDwarf morning glory - Convolvulus tricolourDyer's greenweed - Genista tinctoria
Early dog-violet - Viola reichenbachianaEarly forget-me-not - Myosotis ramosissimaElder - Sambucus nigraEnchanter's-nightshade - Circaea lutetianaEnglish stonecrop - Sedum anglicumEscallonia - Escallonia sp.Evening primrose - Oenothera acaulisEyebright - Euphrasia officinalis
False acacia - Robinia pseudoacaciaFalse dittany - Ballota acetabulosaFat-hen - Chenopodium albumFennel - Foeniculum vulgareFeverfew - Tanacetum partheniumField maple - Acer campestreField pansy - Viola arvensisField rose - Rosa arvenisField scabious - Knautia arvensisFirethorn - Pyracanthus augustifoliaFlowering currrant - Ribes sanguineumFlowering-rush - Butomus umbellatusFool's parsley - Aethusa cynapiumFox-and-cubs - Hieracium aurantiacumFoxglove - Digitalis purpureaFragrant agrimony - Agrimonia proceraFrench marigold - Tagetes patulaFringed water-lily - Nymphoides peltataFrogbit - Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Garden candytuft - Iberis umbellataGarlic mustard - Alliaria petiolataGeranium - Geranium renardiiGermander speedwell - Veronica chamaedrysGiant bellflower - Campanula latifoliaGiant scabious - Cephalaria giganteaGlobe thistle - Echinops ritroGlobeflower - Trollius europaeusGoat willow - Salix capreaGoat's rue - Galega officinalisGoldenrod - Solidago virgaureaGoldilocks aster - Aster linosyrisGooseberry - Ribes uva-crispaGorse - Ulex europeausGrape-hyacinth - Muscari neglectumGrape vine - Vitis viniferaGreat burnet - Sanguisorba officinalisGreat mullein - Verbascum thapsusGreat willowherb - Epilobium hirsutumGreater bird's-foot-trefoil - Lotus pedunculatusGreater bladderwort - Utricularia vulgarisGreater burdock - Arctium lappaGreater burnet-saxifrage - Pimpinella majorGreater celandine - Chelidonium majusGreater knapweed - Centaurea scabiosaGreater spearwort - Ranunculus linguaGreater stitchwort - Stellaria holosteaGreen hellebore - Helleborus viridisGuelder rose - Viburnum opulus
Hairy greenweed - Genista pilosaHairy violet - Viola hirtaHard shield-fern - Polystichum aculeatumHarebell - Campanula rotundifoliaHart's-tongue - Asplenium scolopendriumHawthorn - Crataegus monogynaHazel - Corylus avellanaHeath dog-violet - Viola caninaHebe - Hebe 'Midsummer Beauty'Hedge bedstraw - Galium mollugoHedge woundwort - Stachys sylvaticaHedgehog rose - Rosa rugosaHedgerow crane's-bill - Geranium pyrenaicumHeliotrope - Heliotropium arborescensHemp-agrimony - Eupatorium cannabinumHenbit dead-nettle - Lamium amplexicauleHerb-Robert - Geranium robertianumHimalayan honeysuckle - Leycesteria formosaHoary mullein - Verbascum pulverulentumHoary plantain - Plantago mediaHoary stock - Matthiola incanaHogweed - Heracleum sphondyliumHolly - Ilex aquifoliumHonesty - Lunaria biennisHoneysuckle - Lonicera japonicaHoneysuckle - Lonicera periclymenumHoneywort - Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'Hop - Humulus lupulusHornbeam - Carpinus betulusHorseshoe vetch - Hippocrepis comosaHosta - Hosta crispulaHyssop - Hyssopus officinalis
Ice plant - Sedum spectabileIrish fleabane - Inula salicinaItalian lords-and-ladies - Arum italicumIvy - Hedera helixIvy-leaved duckweed - Lemna trisulca
Jacob's-ladder - Polemonium caeruleumJapanese quince - Chaenomeles japonicaJerusalem sage - Phlomis russellianaJuniper - Juniperus communis
Kidney vetch - Anthyllis vulnerariaKnotgrass - Polygonum aviculare
Lady-fern - Athyrium filix-feminaLady's teardrops - Fuchsia magellanicaLarge-flowered butterwort - Pinguicula grandifloraLarge-leaved lime - Tilia platyphyllosLarge thyme - Thymus pulegioidesLarkspur - Consolida ambiguaLaurustinus - Viburnum tinusLavender - Lavandula angustifoliaLemon balm - Melissa officinalisLesser bulrush - Typha angustifoliaLesser burdock - Arctium minusLesser calamint - Clinopodium calaminthaLesser celandine - Ranunculus ficariaLesser spearwort - Ranunculus flammulaLesser stitchwort - Stellaria gramineaLesser water-plantain - Baldellia ranunculoidesLigularia - Ligularia clivorumLilac - Syringa 'Belle de Nancy'Lily-of-the-valley - Convallaria majalisLords-and-ladies - Arum maculatumLovage - Levisticum officinaleLungwort - Pulmonaria officinalis
Maiden pink - Dianthus deltoidesMaidenhair spleenwort - Asplenium trichomanesMale-fern - Dryopteris filix-masMarigold - Calendula officinalisMarsh cinquefoil - Potentilla palustrisMarsh-mallow - Althaea officinalisMarsh-marigold - Caltha palustrisMarsh thistle - Cirsium palustreMarsh violet - Viola palustrisMarsh woundwort - Stachys palustrisMeadow buttercup - Ranunculus acrisMeadow clary - Salvia pratensisMeadow crane's-bill - Geranium pratenseMeadow foxtail - Alopecurus pratensisMeadow saffron - Colchicum autumnaleMeadow saxifrage - Saxifraga granulataMeadow thistle - Cirsium dissectumMeadow vetchling - Lathyrus pratensisMeadowsweet - Filipendula ulmariaMelancholy thistle - Cirsium heterophyllumMexican giant hyssop - Agastache mexicanaMexican orange - Choisya ternataMezereon - Daphne mezereumMichaelmas daisy - Aster novi-belgiiMidland hawthorn - Crataegus laevigataMistletoe - Viscum albumMonk's-hood - Aconitum napellusMoschatel - Adoxa moschatellinaMountain avens - Dryas octopetalaMountain currant - Ribes alpinumMountain pansy - Viola luteaMusk-mallow - Malva moschataMusk thistle - Carduus nutansMyrtle - Myrtus communis
Narrow-leaved everlasting-pea - Lathyrus sylvestrisNasturtium - Tropaeolum majusNectaroscordium siculum - Honey garlicNettle-leaved bellflower - Campanula tracheliumNew Zealand holly - Olearia macrodontaNight-scented stock - Matthiola bicornisNipplewort - Lapsana communisNottingham catchfly - Silene nutans
Onion - Allium christophiiOregon grape - Mahonia aquifoliumOrpine - Sedum telephiumOsier - Salix viminalisOx-eye daisy - Leucanthemum vulgareOxlip - Primula elatior
Pale butterwort - Pinguicula lusitanicaPale dog-violet - Viola lacteaPale flax - Linum biennePale toadflax - Linaria repensPasqueflower - Pulsatilla vulgarisPear - Pyrus communisPedunculate oak - Quercus roburPennyroyal - Mentha pulegiumPerennial flax - Linum perennePerforate St John's-wort - Hypericum perforatumPetunia - Petunia x hybridaPhlox - Phlox paniculataPignut - Conopodium majusPincushion flower - Echium pininanaPoached-egg flower - Limnanthes douglasiiPolypody - Polypodium vulgarePortugal laurel - Prunus lusitanicaPrimrose - Primula vulgarisPrivet - Ligustrum ovalifoliumPurple gromwell - Lithospermum purpureocaeruleumPurple-loosestrife - Lythrum salicariaPurple milk-vetch - Astragalus danicusPurple moor-grass - Molinia caeruleaPurple saxifrage - Saxifraga oppositifoliaPurple toadflax - Linaria purpureaPurple willow - Salix purpurea
Quaking-grass - Briza media
Ragged-robin - Lychnis flos-cuculiRamsons - Allium ursinumRed bartsia - Odontites vernaRed campion - Silene dioicaRed clover - Trifolium pratenseRed dead-nettle - Lamium purpureumRed fescue - Festuca rubraRed-hot poker - Kniphofia uvariaRed valerian - Centranthus ruberRibwort plantain - Plantago lanceolataRigid hornwort - Ceratophyllum demursumRock cinquefoil - Potentilla rupestrisRock crane's-bill - Geranium macrorrhizumRock samphire - Crithmum maritimumRock stonecrop - Sedum forsterianumRosebay willowherb - Chamerion angustifoliumRosemary - Rosmarinus officinalisRoseroot - Rhodiola roseaRough chervil - Chaerophyllum temulentumRough meadow-grass - Poa trivialisRound-leaved mint - Mentha suaveolensRowan - Sorbus aucupariaRoyal fern - Osmunda regalis
Sage - Salvia officinalisSainfoin - Onobrychis viciifoliaSalad burnet - Sanguisorba minorSand crocus - Romulea columnaeSaw-wort - Serratula tinctoriaScented mayweed - Matricaria recutitaScentless mayweed - Tripleurospermum inodorumScorpion weed - Phacelia tanacetifoliaScots pine - Pinus sylvestrisScottish primrose - Primula scoticaSea aster - Aster tripoliumSea campion - Silene unifloraSea-holly - Eryngium amethystinumSea-holly - Eryngium maritimumSea-kale - Crambe maritimaSea plantain - Plantago maritimaSea spurge - Euphorbia paraliasSea stock - Matthiola sinuataSelfheal - Prunella vulgarisSessile oak - Quercus petraeaShasta daisy - Chrysanthemum maximumSheep's fescue - Festuca ovinaSheep's sorrel - Rumex acetosellaShirley poppy - Papaver rhoeas Shirley SeriesShrubby cinquefoil - Potentilla fruticosaSilver birch - Betula pendulaSilverweed - Potentilla anserinaSkullcap - Scutellaria galericulataSmall-leaved lime - Tilia cordataSmall scabious - Scabiosa columbariaSmooth cat's-ear - Hypochaeris glabraSmooth meadow-grass - Poa pratensisSnapdragon - Antirrhinum majusSneezewort - Achillea ptarmicaSnowdrop - Galanthus nivalisSnowy mespile - Amelanchier canadensisSnowy mespile - Amelanchier lamarkiiSoapwort - Saponaria officinalisSolomon's-seal - Polygonatum multiflorumSpear thistle - Cirsium vulgareSpignel - Meum athamanticumSpiked rampion - Phyteuma spicatumSpiked speedwell - Veronica spicataSpiked water-milfoil - Myriophyllum spicatumSpindle - Euonymus europaeusSpreading bellflower - Campanula patulaSpring snowflake - Leucojum vernumSpring squill - Scilla vernaSpurge-laurel - Daphne laureolaSticky catchfly - Lychnis viscariaStinking hellebore - Helleborus foetidusStinking iris - Iris foetidissimaStrawberry clover - Trifolium fragiferumSulphur clover - Trifolium ochroleuconSummer snowflake - Leucojum aestivumSunflower - Helianthus annusSweet briar - Rosa rubiginosaSweet chestnut - Castanea sativaSweet scabious - Scabiosa atropurpureaSweet vernal-grass - Anthoxanthum odoratumSweet violet - Viola odorataSweet William - Dianthus barbatus
Tall fescue - Festuca arundinaceaTansy - Tanacetum vulgareTeasel - Dipsacus fullonumThrift - Armeria maritimaTobacco plant - Nicotiana x sanderaeTobacco plant - Nicotiana sylvestrisTormentil - Potentilla erectaTraveller's-joy - Clematis vitalbaTree cotoneaster - Cotoneaster fridgidusTree-mallow - Lavatera arboreaTuberous comfrey - Symphytum tuberosumTufted hair-grass - Deschampsia caespitosaTufted loosestrife - Lysimachia thyrsifloraTufted vetch - Vicia craccaTutsan - Hypericum androsaemum
Verbena - Verbena bonariensisVervain - Verbena officinalisViper's-bugloss - Echium vulgareVirginia creeper - Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Wall germander - Teucrium chamaedrysWall speedwell - Veronica arvensisWall spray - Cotoneaster horizontalisWater avens - Geum rivaleWater-cress - Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticumWater dock - Rumex hydrolapathumWater figwort - Scrophularia auriculataWater forget-me-not - Myosotis scorpioidesWater-lily - Nymphaea sp.Water mint - Mentha aquaticaWater-plantain - Alisma plantago-aquaticaWater-soldier - Stratiotes aloidesWater-violet - Hottonia palustrisWavy hair-grass - Deschampsia flexuosaWayfaring tree - Viburnum lantanaWeld - Reseda luteolaWelsh poppy - Meconopsis cambricaWestern gorse - Ulex galliiWhite bryony - Bryonia dioicaWhite campion - Silene latifoliaWhite clover - Trifolium repensWhite dead-nettle - Lamium albumWhite horehound - Marrubium vulgareWhite stonecrop - Sedum albumWhitebeam - Sorbus ariaWhorled water-milfoil - Myriophyllum verticillatumWild angelica - Angelica sylvestrisWild basil - Clinopodium vulgareWild cabbage - Brassica oleraceaWild candytuft - Iberis amaraWild carrot - Daucus carotaWild cherry - Prunus aviumWild clary - Salvia verbenacaWild daffodil - Narcissus pseudonarcissusWild marjoram - Origanum vulgareWild mignonette - Reseda luteaWild pansy - Viola tricolorWild privet - Ligustrum vulgareWild service-tree - Sorbus torminalisWild strawberry - Fragaria vescaWild thyme - Thymus polytrichusWood anemone - Anemone nemorosaWood avens - Geum urbanumWood crane's-bill - Geranium sylvaticum