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  • FOOL’S WATERCRESS Apium nodiflorum (Apiaceae) Height to 20cm. Creeping perennial whose leaves bear a passing resemblance to Watercress. Could also be confused with Lesser Water Parsnip. Roots at nodes of lower stems; upright stems are hollow. Found in ditches and wet hollows. FLOWERS are white; borne in open umbels (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are egg-shaped and ridged. LEAVES are shiny and pinnate with oval, toothed leaflets STATUS-Widespread and locally common.
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  • FINE-LEAVED WATER-DROPWORT Oenanthe aquatica (Apiaceae) Height to 1.3m. Upright, bushy biennial with shiny, hollow and grooved stems. Found around the margins of still and slow-flowing waters. FLOWERS are white and borne in flat-topped umbels, 2-5cm across, both terminal and arising opposite leaf stalks (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are ovoid. LEAVES are delicate-looking; submerged ones are 3- or 4-pinnate with fine lobes while aerial leaves are 3-pinnate with ovate segments. STATUS-Widespread in England, E Wales and Ireland but extremely local.
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  • GREATER WATER-PARSNIP Sium latifolium (Apiaceae) Height to 2m. Hairless perennial with hollow, ridged stems. Found in fens on riverbanks. FLOWERS are white and borne in terminal, long-stalked umbels, 6-10cm across (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are egg-shaped and ridged. LEAVES are pinnate with 4-8 pairs of narrow, toothed leaflets plus a terminal one. STATUS-Local, mainly SE England; commonest in E Anglia.
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  • GREATER WATER-PARSNIP Sium latifolium (Apiaceae) Height to 2m. Hairless perennial with hollow, ridged stems. Found in fens on riverbanks. FLOWERS are white and borne in terminal, long-stalked umbels, 6-10cm across (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are egg-shaped and ridged. LEAVES are pinnate with 4-8 pairs of narrow, toothed leaflets plus a terminal one. STATUS-Local, mainly SE England; commonest in E Anglia.
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  • FINE-LEAVED WATER-DROPWORT Oenanthe aquatica (Apiaceae) Height to 1.3m. Upright, bushy biennial with shiny, hollow and grooved stems. Found around the margins of still and slow-flowing waters. FLOWERS are white and borne in flat-topped umbels, 2-5cm across, both terminal and arising opposite leaf stalks (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are ovoid. LEAVES are delicate-looking; submerged ones are 3- or 4-pinnate with fine lobes while aerial leaves are 3-pinnate with ovate segments. STATUS-Widespread in England, E Wales and Ireland but extremely local.
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  • WILD PARSNIP Pastinaca sativa ssp. sativa (Apiaceae) Height to 1m. Upright, downy perennial with hollow, ridged stems; smells strongly when bruised. Found mainly in dry, calcareous grassland. FLOWERS are yellowish and borne in open, bractless umbels, 3-9cm across (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are oval, flattened and winged. LEAVES are pinnate with oval, lobed and toothed leaflets. STATUS-Widespread and locally common in S Britain; scarce or absent elsewhere. Nb. Garden Parsnip (P.s.hortensis), the familiar garden vegetable, is sometimes naturalised.
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  • WILD PARSNIP Pastinaca sativa ssp. sativa (Apiaceae) Height to 1m. Upright, downy perennial with hollow, ridged stems; smells strongly when bruised. Found mainly in dry, calcareous grassland. FLOWERS are yellowish and borne in open, bractless umbels, 3-9cm across (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are oval, flattened and winged. LEAVES are pinnate with oval, lobed and toothed leaflets. STATUS-Widespread and locally common in S Britain; scarce or absent elsewhere. Nb. Garden Parsnip (P.s.hortensis), the familiar garden vegetable, is sometimes naturalised.
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  • HOGWEED Heracleum sphondylium (Apiaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Robust, roughly hairy perennial with hollow, ridged stems. Found in meadows and open woodlands and on roadside verges. FLOWERS are off-white, with unequal petals; borne<br />
in umbels with 40 or so rays, and up to 20cm across (May-Aug). FRUITS are elliptical, hairless and flattened. LEAVES are up to 60cm long, broad, hairy and pinnate, the lobes usually rather ovate. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
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  • HEMLOCK Conium maculatum (Apiaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Highly poisonous, hairless biennial with hollow, purple-blotched stems and an unpleasant smell when bruised. Found on damp, wayside ground, motorway verges and riversides. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels that are 2-5cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are globular with wavy ridges. LEAVES are up to 4 times pinnately divided into fine leaflets. STATUS-Widespread and locally common, except in the far N.
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  • HEMLOCK Conium maculatum (Apiaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Highly poisonous, hairless biennial with hollow, purple-blotched stems and an unpleasant smell when bruised. Found on damp, wayside ground, motorway verges and riversides. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels that are 2-5cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are globular with wavy ridges. LEAVES are up to 4 times pinnately divided into fine leaflets. STATUS-Widespread and locally common, except in the far N.
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  • COW PARSLEY Anthriscus sylvestris (Apiaceae) Height to 1m<br />
Downy, herbaceous perennial with hollow, unspotted stems. Found in meadows and woodland margins, and on verges. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels up to 6cm across; bracts absent (Apr-Jun). FRUITS are elongate and ridged. LEAVES are 2- to 3-pinnate, only slightly hairy and fresh green. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • HEMLOCK Conium maculatum (Apiaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Highly poisonous, hairless biennial with hollow, purple-blotched stems and an unpleasant smell when bruised. Found on damp, wayside ground, motorway verges and riversides. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels that are 2-5cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are globular with wavy ridges. LEAVES are up to 4 times pinnately divided into fine leaflets. STATUS-Widespread and locally common, except in the far N.
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  • SWEET CICELY Myrrhis odorata (Apiaceae) Height to 1.5m<br />
Upright, downy perennial with hollow stems. Whole plant smells of aniseed when bruised. Favours grassland and damp ground, often near habitation. FLOWERS are white, with unequal petals, and borne in umbels up to 5cm across (May-Jun). FRUITS are elongated and ridged. LEAVES are fern-like, up to 30cm long and 2- or 3-pinnate; note the basal sheaths. STATUS-Introduced and naturalised, mainly N England and Scotland.
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  • GREATER BURNET-SAXIFRAGE Pimpinella major (Apiaceae) Height to 1m. Branched perennial with hollow, ridged and hairless stems. Found in shady and grassy places. FLOWERS and white and borne in umbels, 3-6cm across (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are egg-shaped and ridged. LEAVES are usually 1-pinnate with toothed, oval lobes. STATUS-Widespread but distinctly local; commonest in central England.
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  • GREAT YELLOW-CRESS Rorippa amphibia (Brassicaceae) Height to 1.2m. Robust, hairless perennial with stout, hollow stems. Favours damp ground and the margins of freshwater habitats. FLOWERS are 5-7mm across with 4 yellow petals, twice the length of the sepals; in terminal heads (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are elliptical pods, 3-6mm long. LEAVES are pinnately lobed. STATUS-Locally common in S but absent from N
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  • COW PARSLEY Anthriscus sylvestris (Apiaceae) Height to 1m<br />
Downy, herbaceous perennial with hollow, unspotted stems. Found in meadows and woodland margins, and on verges. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels up to 6cm across; bracts absent (Apr-Jun). FRUITS are elongate and ridged. LEAVES are 2- to 3-pinnate, only slightly hairy and fresh green. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • Weld - Reseda luteola. Height to 1.2m. Upright, hollow-stemmed biennial of disturbed calcareous ground. FLOWERS are yellow-green with 4 petals; in tall spikes in the plant’s second year (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are globular pods. LEAVES are narrow; form a basal rosette in the plant’s 1st year but appear as stem leaves in 2nd. STATUS-Widespread and fairly common, except in N and W.
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  • Weld - Reseda luteola (Resedaceae) Height to 1.2m<br />
Upright, hollow-stemmed biennial of disturbed calcareous ground. FLOWERS are yellow-green with 4 petals; in tall spikes in the plant’s second year (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are globular pods. LEAVES are narrow; form a basal rosette in the plant’s 1st year but appear as stem leaves in 2nd. STATUS-Widespread and fairly common, except in N and W.
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  • GREATER BIRD’S-FOOT-TREFOIL Lotus pedunculatus (Fabaceae) Height to 50cm. Hairy, hollow-stemmed perennial found in damp grassy places and fens. FLOWERS are 15mm long and yellow; in heads on stalks up to 15cm long (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are slender pods; splayed like a bird’s foot when ripe. LEAVES have 5 dark green leaflets but appear trifoliate (lower pair sited at stalk base). STATUS-Locally common.
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  • WELD Reseda luteola (Resedaceae) Height to 1.2m<br />
Upright, hollow-stemmed biennial of disturbed calcareous ground. FLOWERS are yellow-green with 4 petals; in tall spikes in the plant’s second year (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are globular pods. LEAVES are narrow; form a basal rosette in the plant’s 1st year but appear as stem leaves in 2nd. STATUS-Widespread and fairly common, except in N and W.
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  • SPIGNEL Meum athamanticum (Apiaceae) Height to 60cm<br />
Aromatic, hairless, hollow-stemmed perennial of upland grassland. Fibrous remains of previous year’s leaf stalks crown rootstock. FLOWERS are creamy white; in frothy-looking umbels, 3-6cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are egg-shaped and ridged. LEAVES are 3- to 4-pinnate with bristle-like lobes. STATUS-Local, from N Wales to Scotland.
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  • SPIGNEL Meum athamanticum (Apiaceae) Height to 60cm<br />
Aromatic, hairless, hollow-stemmed perennial of upland grassland. Fibrous remains of previous year’s leaf stalks crown rootstock. FLOWERS are creamy white; in frothy-looking umbels, 3-6cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are egg-shaped and ridged. LEAVES are 3- to 4-pinnate with bristle-like lobes. STATUS-Local, from N Wales to Scotland.
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  • Tawny Owl Strix aluco L 38-40cm. Our most familiar owl. Strictly nocturnal; roosts in tree foliage during day. Flight is leisurely on broad, rounded wings. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked, variably chestnut-brown or grey-brown plumage, palest on underparts. Eyes are dark. In flight, underwings look pale. Young birds typically leave nest while still downy and white. Voice Utters sharp kew-wick and well-known hooting calls; most vocal in late winter and early spring. Status Fairly common resident of woodland habitats where small mammals are common; also in gardens and suburban parks.
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  • Little Owl Athene noctua L 22cm. Our smallest owl. Has large-headed, short-tailed and overall dumpy silhouette. Partly diurnal and seen perched on fenceposts and dead branches. Sometimes bobs head and body when agitated. Sexes are similar. Adult has brown upperparts with whitish spots; pale underparts have dark streaks. Note yellow eyes. Juvenile is duller and lacks spots on head. Voice Calls include cat-like kiu, uttered repeatedly in early evening. Status Introduced from mainland Europe in 19th Century. Now widespread and fairly common in S Britain. Nests in tree holes and cavities in stone walls.
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  • Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil - Lotus pedunculatus
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  • Wild Parsnip - Pastinaca sativa
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  • Hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium
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  • Hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium
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  • Hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium
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  • Hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium
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  • Hemlock - Conium maculatum
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  • Hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium
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  • MARSH YELLOWCRESS Rorippa palustris (Brassicaceae) Height to 50cm. Annual of damp, marshy hollows, sometimes growing in shallow water. Stems are upright, angular and hollow. FLOWERS are 3mm across with 4 yellow petals, equal in length to sepals; borne in terminal heads (Jun-Oct). FRUITS are elliptical pods, 4-6mm long. LEAVES are pinnately lobed. STATUS-Locally common throughout, except in N.
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  • GRASS-POLY Lythrum hyssopifolium (Lythraceae) Height to 25cm. Upright hairless annual that sometimes branches at the base. Favours winter-wet hollows in arable fields or on disturbed ground. FLOWERS are 4-5mm across, pink and 6-parted; borne in leaf axils up stem (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow (grass-like) and alternate. STATUS-Rare; in Cambs, Hants and Dorset only.
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  • GRASS-POLY Lythrum hyssopifolium (Lythraceae) Height to 25cm. Upright hairless annual that sometimes branches at the base. Favours winter-wet hollows in arable fields or on disturbed ground. FLOWERS are 4-5mm across, pink and 6-parted; borne in leaf axils up stem (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow (grass-like) and alternate. STATUS-Rare; in Cambs, Hants and Dorset only.
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  • FOOL’S WATERCRESS Apium nodiflorum (Apiaceae) Height to 20cm. Creeping perennial whose leaves bear a passing resemblance to Watercress. Could also be confused with Lesser Water Parsnip (pxxx). Roots at nodes of lower stems; upright stems are hollow. Found in ditches and wet hollows. FLOWERS are white; borne in open umbels (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are egg-shaped and ridged. LEAVES are shiny and pinnate with oval, toothed leaflets STATUS-Widespread and locally common.
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  • WILD ONION Allium vineale (Liliaceae) Height to 60cm<br />
Bulbous perennial of dry grassland and roadside verges. FLOWERS are pink or white, long-stalked and borne in umbels along with greenish red bulbils and a papery bract; proportion of flowers : bulbils varies considerably (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are grey-green, hollow and semi-circular in cross-section. STATUS-Common in S
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  • CREEPING YELLOW-CRESS Rorippa sylvestris (Brassicaceae) Height to 50cm. Sprawling, sometimes creeping annual of damp, bare ground that has solid, not hollow, stems. FLOWERS are 5mm across with 4 yellow petals, twice as long as sepals; in terminal heads (Jun-Oct). FRUITS are elliptical pods, 8-15mm long. LEAVES are pinnately lobed. STATUS-Locally common in England and Wales; scarce elsewhere.
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  • CELERY-LEAVED BUTTERCUP Ranunculus scleratus (Ranunculaceae) Height to 50cm. Yellowish green annual with hollow stems. Favours marshes and wet grazing meadows, often on trampled ground. FLOWERS are 5-10mm across with pale yellow petals; borne in clusters (May-Sep). FRUITS have elongated heads. LEAVES are celery-like and divided into 3 lobes (basal leaves); stem leaves less divided. STATUS-Locally common in S.
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  • HEMLOCK WATER-DROPWORT Oenanthe crocata (Apiaceae) Height to 1.25m. Distinctive and highly poisonous perennial that sometimes forms sizeable clumps. The stems are hollow and grooved and the plant smells of Parsley. Found in damp meadows and ditches. FLOWERS are white and borne in domed umbels, 5-10cm across, with 10-40 rays and numerous bracts (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are cylindrical, with long styles. LEAVES are 2-4 times pinnately divided with toothed, tapering lobes. STATUS-Widespread but locally common only in S and W Britain; scarce in, or absent from, much of the N.
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  • WATER LOBELIA Lobelia dortmanna (Campanulaceae) Aquatic. Hairless perennial with slender, hollow and leafless stems. Grows in acid waters of upland and western lakes with gravelly bottoms. FLOWERS are 15-20mm long, the corolla lilac and 2-lipped, the upper with 2 narrow lobes, the lower one with 3 narrow lobes; borne in spikes on slender stalks (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow and fleshy; in rosettes on lake beds.
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  • COWBANE Cicuta virosa (Apiaceae)  Height to 1m<br />
Robust, upright and hairless perennial with hollow, ridged stems. Found in damp habitats, including fens and marshes, and sometimes partly aquatic. Extremely poisonous. FLOWERS are white and borne in domed umbels that are 11-13cm across; bracts re absent (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are globular and ridged, with prominent styles. LEAVES are dark green, 2- 3-pinnate and divided into narrow leaflets.
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  • COMMON DANDELION Taraxacum officinale agg. (Asteraceae) Height to 35cm. Extremely variable perennial. Experts recognise several sub-groups (sections), containing numerous so-called micro-species; however, for simplicity’s sake, here they are lumped together as a single species. Grows in a wide variety of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-6cm across, with yellow florets; heads are solitary and borne on hollow stems that yield a milky sap if broken (Mar-Oct). FRUITS have a hairy pappus, arranged as a white ‘clock’. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and sharply lobed; arranged in a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout.
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  • Pineapple-weed - Matricaria discoidea. Bright green, hairless perennial that smells strongly of pineapple when crushed. Grows on disturbed ground, paths and tracks. FLOWERS comprise yellowish green disc florets only (no ray florets) and these are borne in rounded to conical heads, 8-12mm long, the receptacles of which are hollow (May-Nov). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are finely divided and feathery.
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  • Pineapple-weed - Matricaria discoidea. Bright green, hairless perennial that smells strongly of pineapple when crushed. Grows on disturbed ground, paths and tracks. FLOWERS comprise yellowish green disc florets only (no ray florets) and these are borne in rounded to conical heads, 8-12mm long, the receptacles of which are hollow (May-Nov). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are finely divided and feathery.
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  • COMMON DANDELION Taraxacum officinale agg. (Asteraceae) Height to 35cm. Extremely variable perennial. Experts recognise several sub-groups (sections), containing numerous so-called micro-species; however, for simplicity’s sake, here they are lumped together as a single species. Grows in a wide variety of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-6cm across, with yellow florets; heads are solitary and borne on hollow stems that yield a milky sap if broken (Mar-Oct). FRUITS have a hairy pappus, arranged as a white ‘clock’. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and sharply lobed; arranged in a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout.
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  • SCENTED MAYWEED Matricaria recutita (Asteraceae) Height to 60cm. Similar to Scentless Mayweed but scented and aromatic. Grows on disturbed ground. FLOWERS are borne in clusters of solitary, long-stalked heads, 20-30mm across, with yellow disc florets and white ray florets (Jun-Aug). No scales between disc florets. Receptacle is hollow and conical. FRUITS are achenes without black oil glands. LEAVES are feathery and much-divided. STATUS-Widespread and common only in the S.
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  • COMMON DANDELION Taraxacum officinale agg. (Asteraceae) Height to 35cm. Extremely variable perennial. Experts recognise several sub-groups (sections), containing numerous so-called micro-species; however, for simplicity’s sake, here they are lumped together as a single species. Grows in a wide variety of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-6cm across, with yellow florets; heads are solitary and borne on hollow stems that yield a milky sap if broken (Mar-Oct). FRUITS have a hairy pappus, arranged as a white ‘clock’. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and sharply lobed; arranged in a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout.
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  • Leycesteria formsa (Capriolaceae) Related to honeysuckle. Deciduous shrub with hollow stems. Leaves are ovate and pointed. Flowers are pendulous and white, with striking purple-red bracts. Fruits are purple berries. Widely cultivated.
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  • SWEET CICELY Myrrhis odorata (Apiaceae) Height to 1.5m<br />
Upright, downy perennial with hollow stems. Whole plant smells of aniseed when bruised. Favours grassland and damp ground, often near habitation. FLOWERS are white, with unequal petals, and borne in umbels up to 5cm across (May-Jun). FRUITS are elongated and ridged. LEAVES are fern-like, up to 30cm long and 2- or 3-pinnate; note the basal sheaths. STATUS-Introduced and naturalised, mainly N England and Scotland.
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  • SWEET CICELY Myrrhis odorata (Apiaceae) Height to 1.5m<br />
Upright, downy perennial with hollow stems. Whole plant smells of aniseed when bruised. Favours grassland and damp ground, often near habitation. FLOWERS are white, with unequal petals, and borne in umbels up to 5cm across (May-Jun). FRUITS are elongated and ridged. LEAVES are fern-like, up to 30cm long and 2- or 3-pinnate; note the basal sheaths. STATUS-Introduced and naturalised, mainly N England and Scotland.
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  • SCENTED MAYWEED Matricaria recutita (Asteraceae) Height to 60cm. Similar to Scentless Mayweed but scented and aromatic. Grows on disturbed ground. FLOWERS are borne in clusters of solitary, long-stalked heads, 20-30mm across, with yellow disc florets and white ray florets (Jun-Aug). No scales between disc florets. Receptacle is hollow and conical. FRUITS are achenes without black oil glands. LEAVES are feathery and much-divided. STATUS-Widespread and common only in the S.
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  • CREEPING YELLOW-CRESS Rorippa sylvestris (Brassicaceae) Height to 50cm. Sprawling, sometimes creeping annual of damp, bare ground that has solid, not hollow, stems. FLOWERS are 5mm across with 4 yellow petals, twice as long as sepals; in terminal heads (Jun-Oct). FRUITS are elliptical pods, 8-15mm long. LEAVES are pinnately lobed. STATUS-Locally common in England and Wales; scarce elsewhere.
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  • LESSER BURDOCK Arctium minus (Asteraceae) Height to 50cm. Robust, downy biennial of waste ground, verges and hedgerows. Similar to Greater Burdock but note differences in flowers and leaves. FLOWERS are borne in egg-shaped heads, 15-20mm across, with purplish florets and greenish yellow, hooked and spiny bracts; carried in open spikes (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are burs. LEAVES are heart-shaped with hollow stalks; basal leaves are wider than long. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • LESSER BURDOCK Arctium minus (Asteraceae) Height to 50cm. Robust, downy biennial of waste ground, verges and hedgerows. Similar to Greater Burdock but note differences in flowers and leaves. FLOWERS are borne in egg-shaped heads, 15-20mm across, with purplish florets and greenish yellow, hooked and spiny bracts; carried in open spikes (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are burs. LEAVES are heart-shaped with hollow stalks; basal leaves are wider than long. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • FENNEL Foeniculum vulgare (Apiaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Grey-green, strong-smelling and hairless perennial with solid young stems and hollow older ones. Favours grassy places, mainly near the sea. FLOWERS are yellow and borne in open umbels, 4-8cm across (Jul-Oct). FRUITS are narrow egg-shaped and ridged. LEAVES are feathery, comprising thread-like leaflets. STATUS-Locally common in S.
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  • COMMON DANDELION Taraxacum officinale agg. (Asteraceae) Height to 35cm. Extremely variable perennial. Experts recognise several sub-groups (sections), containing numerous so-called micro-species; however, for simplicity’s sake, here they are lumped together as a single species. Grows in a wide variety of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-6cm across, with yellow florets; heads are solitary and borne on hollow stems that yield a milky sap if broken (Mar-Oct). FRUITS have a hairy pappus, arranged as a white ‘clock’. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and sharply lobed; arranged in a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout.
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  • TUBULAR WATER-DROPWORT Oenanthe fistulosa (Apiaceae) Height to 50cm. Upright and delicate, hairless perennial with slender, inflated and hollow stems. Favours damp ground and sometimes found growing in shallow water. FLOWERS are pinkish white and borne in open umbels, 2-4cm across, with 2-4 rays (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are roughly cylindrical but angular; the umbels in which they are borne become globular as they ripen. LEAVES have inflated stalks; leaflets of lower leaves are oval while those of upper ones are tubular. STATUS-Local in England; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • WILD ONION Allium vineale (Liliaceae) Height to 60cm<br />
Bulbous perennial of dry grassland and roadside verges. FLOWERS are pink or white, long-stalked and borne in umbels along with greenish red bulbils and a papery bract; proportion of flowers : bulbils varies considerably (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are grey-green, hollow and semi-circular in cross-section. STATUS-Common in S.
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  • WILD ONION Allium vineale (Liliaceae) Height to 60cm<br />
Bulbous perennial of dry grassland and roadside verges. FLOWERS are pink or white, long-stalked and borne in umbels along with greenish red bulbils and a papery bract; proportion of flowers : bulbils varies considerably (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are grey-green, hollow and semi-circular in cross-section. STATUS-Common in S.
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  • SCENTED MAYWEED Matricaria recutita (Asteraceae) Height to 60cm. Similar to Scentless Mayweed but scented and aromatic. Grows on disturbed ground. FLOWERS are borne in clusters of solitary, long-stalked heads, 20-30mm across, with yellow disc florets and white ray florets (Jun-Aug). No scales between disc florets. Receptacle is hollow and conical. FRUITS are achenes without black oil glands. LEAVES are feathery and much-divided. STATUS-Widespread and common only in the S.
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  • PIGNUT Conopodium majus (Apiaceae) Height to 25cm<br />
Delicate, upright perennial that is seldom branched and which has smooth, hollow stems. Found in open woodland and grassland, occurring mainly on dry, acid soils. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels, 3-6cm across (Apr-Jun). FRUITS are narrow and egg-shaped with erect styles. LEAVES comprise finely divided basal leaves that soon wither and narrow-lobed ones on stem. STATUS-Locally common throughout the region.
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  • GREAT YELLOW-CRESS Rorippa amphibia (Brassicaceae) Height to 1.2m. Robust, hairless perennial with stout, hollow stems. Favours damp ground and the margins of freshwater habitats. FLOWERS are 5-7mm across with 4 yellow petals, twice the length of the sepals; in terminal heads (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are elliptical pods, 3-6mm long. LEAVES are pinnately lobed. STATUS-Locally common in S but absent from N
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  • CELERY-LEAVED BUTTERCUP Ranunculus scleratus (Ranunculaceae) Height to 50cm. Yellowish green annual with hollow stems. Favours marshes and wet grazing meadows, often on trampled ground. FLOWERS are 5-10mm across with pale yellow petals; borne in clusters (May-Sep). FRUITS have elongated heads. LEAVES are celery-like and divided into 3 lobes (basal leaves); stem leaves less divided. STATUS-Locally common in S.
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  • CHIVES Allium schoenoprasum (Liliaceae) Height to 40cm<br />
Tufted, bulbous perennial of damp, grassy places on limestone rocks. FLOWERS are purplish and borne in heads, 2-4cm across, comprising 10-30 flowers and 2 papery bracts; stamens do not project (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are grey-green, hollow and cylindrical. STATUS-Widely cultivated; local native plant, mainly in W.
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  • BUR CHERVIL Anthriscus caucalis (Apiaceae) Height to 50cm<br />
Delicate annual with hairless, hollow stems, flushed purple at the base. Found on sandy ground, often coastal. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels, 2-4cm across; bracts absent (May-Jun). FRUITS are egg-shaped with hooked bristles. LEAVES are finely divided, feathery and hairy below. STATUS-Widespread and common, except in N.
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  • COW PARSLEY Anthriscus sylvestris (Apiaceae) Height to 1m<br />
Downy, herbaceous perennial with hollow, unspotted stems. Found in meadows and woodland margins, and on verges. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels up to 6cm across; bracts absent (Apr-Jun). FRUITS are elongate and ridged. LEAVES are 2- to 3-pinnate, only slightly hairy and fresh green. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • COW PARSLEY Anthriscus sylvestris (Apiaceae) Height to 1m<br />
Downy, herbaceous perennial with hollow, unspotted stems. Found in meadows and woodland margins, and on verges. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels up to 6cm across; bracts absent (Apr-Jun). FRUITS are elongate and ridged. LEAVES are 2- to 3-pinnate, only slightly hairy and fresh green. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • PIGNUT Conopodium majus (Apiaceae) Height to 25cm<br />
Delicate, upright perennial that is seldom branched and which has smooth, hollow stems. Found in open woodland and grassland, occurring mainly on dry, acid soils. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels, 3-6cm across (Apr-Jun). FRUITS are narrow and egg-shaped with erect styles. LEAVES comprise finely divided basal leaves that soon wither and narrow-lobed ones on stem. STATUS-Locally common throughout the region.
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  • FENNEL Foeniculum vulgare (Apiaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Grey-green, strong-smelling and hairless perennial with solid young stems and hollow older ones. Favours grassy places, mainly near the sea. FLOWERS are yellow and borne in open umbels, 4-8cm across (Jul-Oct). FRUITS are narrow egg-shaped and ridged. LEAVES are feathery, comprising thread-like leaflets. STATUS-Locally common in S.
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  • HOGWEED Heracleum sphondylium (Apiaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Robust, roughly hairy perennial with hollow, ridged stems. Found in meadows and open woodlands and on roadside verges. FLOWERS are off-white, with unequal petals; borne<br />
in umbels with 40 or so rays, and up to 20cm across (May-Aug). FRUITS are elliptical, hairless and flattened. LEAVES are up to 60cm long, broad, hairy and pinnate, the lobes usually rather ovate. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
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  • GIANT HOGWEED Heracleum mantegazzianum (Apiaceae) Height to 4m. Huge and impressive biennial or perennial whose size alone makes it unmistakable. Stems are hollow, ridged and purple-spotted. Whole plant causes blisters if touched in sunlight. Favours damp ground and often found beside rivers. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels up to 50cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are flattened and narrowly oval. LEAVES are pinnate and up to 1m long. STATUS-Introduced and naturalised locally.
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  • COMMON DANDELION Taraxacum officinale agg. (Asteraceae) Height to 35cm. Extremely variable perennial. Experts recognise several sub-groups (sections), containing numerous so-called micro-species; however, for simplicity’s sake, here they are lumped together as a single species. Grows in a wide variety of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-6cm across, with yellow florets; heads are solitary and borne on hollow stems that yield a milky sap if broken (Mar-Oct). FRUITS have a hairy pappus, arranged as a white ‘clock’. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and sharply lobed; arranged in a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout.
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  • MARSH-MARIGOLD Caltha palustris (Ranunculaceae) Height to 25cm. Widespread perennial with stout, hollow stems. Found in damp woodland, marshes and wet meadows. FLOWERS are 25-30mm across and comprise 5 petal-like sepals but no petals (Mar-Jul). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are kidney-shaped and shiny, up to 10cm across. STATUS-Widespread and locally common, but range is contracting.
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  • COMMON DANDELION Taraxacum officinale agg. (Asteraceae) Height to 35cm. Extremely variable perennial. Experts recognise several sub-groups (sections), containing numerous so-called micro-species; however, for simplicity’s sake, here they are lumped together as a single species. Grows in a wide variety of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-6cm across, with yellow florets; heads are solitary and borne on hollow stems that yield a milky sap if broken (Mar-Oct). FRUITS have a hairy pappus, arranged as a white ‘clock’. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and sharply lobed; arranged in a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout.
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  • HEMLOCK WATER-DROPWORT Oenanthe crocata (Apiaceae) Height to 1.25m. Distinctive and highly poisonous perennial that sometimes forms sizeable clumps. The stems are hollow and grooved and the plant smells of Parsley. Found in damp meadows and ditches. FLOWERS are white and borne in domed umbels, 5-10cm across, with 10-40 rays and numerous bracts (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are cylindrical, with long styles. LEAVES are 2-4 times pinnately divided with toothed, tapering lobes. STATUS-Widespread but locally common only in S and W Britain; scarce in, or absent from, much of the N.
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  • HOGWEED Heracleum sphondylium (Apiaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Robust, roughly hairy perennial with hollow, ridged stems. Found in meadows and open woodlands and on roadside verges. FLOWERS are off-white, with unequal petals; borne<br />
in umbels with 40 or so rays, and up to 20cm across (May-Aug). FRUITS are elliptical, hairless and flattened. LEAVES are up to 60cm long, broad, hairy and pinnate, the lobes usually rather ovate. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
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  • SCOTS LOVAGE Ligusticum scoticum (Apiaceae) Height to 80cm. Robust and hairless perennial; often forms sizeable clumps. Stems are ribbed and purplish and hollow towards the base. Found on cliffs, and stabilised grassland that fringes rocky and shingle shores. FLOWERS are white and borne in flat-topped umbels, 4-6cm across, on long, reddish stalks (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are oval and flattened, with 4 wings. LEAVES are bright green, shiny and 2 times trifoliate with oval leaflets and inflated, sheathing stalks. STATUS-Locally common on Scottish and N Irish coasts.
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  • HEMLOCK Conium maculatum (Apiaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Highly poisonous, hairless biennial with hollow, purple-blotched stems and an unpleasant smell when bruised. Found on damp, wayside ground, motorway verges and riversides. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels that are 2-5cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are globular with wavy ridges. LEAVES are up to 4 times pinnately divided into fine leaflets.
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  • Pineappleweed - Matricaria matricarioides. Bright green, hairless perennial that smells strongly of pineapple when crushed. Grows on disturbed ground, paths and tracks. FLOWERS comprise yellowish green disc florets only (no ray florets) and these are borne in rounded to conical heads, 8-12mm long, the receptacles of which are hollow (May-Nov). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are finely divided and feathery.
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  • GIANT HOGWEED Heracleum mantegazzianum (Apiaceae) Height to 4m. Huge and impressive biennial or perennial whose size alone makes it unmistakable. Stems are hollow, ridged and purple-spotted. Whole plant causes blisters if touched in sunlight. Favours damp ground and often found beside rivers. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels up to 50cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are flattened and narrowly oval. LEAVES are pinnate and up to 1m long. STATUS-Introduced and naturalised locally.
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  • GIANT HOGWEED Heracleum mantegazzianum (Apiaceae) Height to 4m. Huge and impressive biennial or perennial whose size alone makes it unmistakable. Stems are hollow, ridged and purple-spotted. Whole plant causes blisters if touched in sunlight. Favours damp ground and often found beside rivers. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels up to 50cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are flattened and narrowly oval. LEAVES are pinnate and up to 1m long. STATUS-Introduced and naturalised locally.
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  • MARSH-MARIGOLD Caltha palustris (Ranunculaceae) Height to 25cm. Widespread perennial with stout, hollow stems. Found in damp woodland, marshes and wet meadows. FLOWERS are 25-30mm across and comprise 5 petal-like sepals but no petals (Mar-Jul). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are kidney-shaped and shiny, up to 10cm across. STATUS-Widespread and locally common, but range is contracting.
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  • WATER LOBELIA Lobelia dortmanna (Campanulaceae) Aquatic. Hairless perennial with slender, hollow and leafless stems. Grows in acid waters of upland and western lakes with gravelly bottoms. FLOWERS are 15-20mm long, the corolla lilac and 2-lipped, the upper with 2 narrow lobes, the lower one with 3 narrow lobes; borne in spikes on slender stalks (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow and fleshy; in rosettes on lake beds.
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  • GIANT HOGWEED Heracleum mantegazzianum (Apiaceae) Height to 4m. Huge and impressive biennial or perennial whose size alone makes it unmistakable. Stems are hollow, ridged and purple-spotted. Whole plant causes blisters if touched in sunlight. Favours damp ground and often found beside rivers. FLOWERS are white and borne in umbels up to 50cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are flattened and narrowly oval. LEAVES are pinnate and up to 1m long. STATUS-Introduced and naturalised locally.
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  • Marsh-marigold - Caltha palustris. Height to 25cm. Widespread perennial with stout, hollow stems. Found in damp woodland, marshes and wet meadows. FLOWERS are 25-30mm across and comprise 5 petal-like sepals but no petals (Mar-Jul). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are kidney-shaped and shiny, up to 10cm across. STATUS-Widespread and locally common, but range is contracting.
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  • COMMON DANDELION Taraxacum officinale agg. (Asteraceae) Height to 35cm. Extremely variable perennial. Experts recognise several sub-groups (sections), containing numerous so-called micro-species; however, for simplicity’s sake, here they are lumped together as a single species. Grows in a wide variety of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-6cm across, with yellow florets; heads are solitary and borne on hollow stems that yield a milky sap if broken (Mar-Oct). FRUITS have a hairy pappus, arranged as a white ‘clock’. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and sharply lobed; arranged in a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout.
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  • GREATER BURNET-SAXIFRAGE Pimpinella major (Apiaceae) Height to 1m. Branched perennial with hollow, ridged and hairless stems. Found in shady and grassy places. FLOWERS and white and borne in umbels, 3-6cm across (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are egg-shaped and ridged. LEAVES are usually 1-pinnate with toothed, oval lobes. STATUS-Widespread but distinctly local; commonest in central England.
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  • WILD ANGELICA Angelica sylvestris (Apiaceae) Height to 2m<br />
Robust and almost hairless perennial with hollow, purplish stems. Found in damp meadows and woodlands. FLOWERS are white (sometimes tinged pink) and borne in robust, domed umbels up to 15cm across (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are oval, flattened and 4-winged. LEAVES are 2- 3-pinnate; lower leaves up to 60cm long, upper leaves are smaller than and their bases form inflated sheaths. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout.
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  • COMMON DANDELION Taraxacum officinale agg. (Asteraceae) Height to 35cm. Extremely variable perennial. Experts recognise several sub-groups (sections), containing numerous so-called micro-species; however, for simplicity’s sake, here they are lumped together as a single species. Grows in a wide variety of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-6cm across, with yellow florets; heads are solitary and borne on hollow stems that yield a milky sap if broken (Mar-Oct). FRUITS have a hairy pappus, arranged as a white ‘clock’. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and sharply lobed; arranged in a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout.
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  • GREATER BIRD’S-FOOT-TREFOIL Lotus pedunculatus (Fabaceae) Height to 50cm. Hairy, hollow-stemmed perennial found in damp grassy places and fens. FLOWERS are 15mm long and yellow; in heads on stalks up to 15cm long (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are slender pods; splayed like a bird’s foot when ripe. LEAVES have 5 dark green leaflets but appear trifoliate (lower pair sited at stalk base). STATUS-Locally common.
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  • CORAL-NECKLACE Illecebrum verticillatum (Prostrate) is a charming and distinctive annual with square reddish stems along which are borne discrete, rounded clusters of white flowers (Jun-Sep). The plant grows in damp ground, often in trampled hollows at the margins of drying ponds and ruts in the New Forest.
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  • CORAL-NECKLACE Illecebrum verticillatum (Prostrate) is a charming and distinctive annual with square reddish stems along which are borne discrete, rounded clusters of white flowers (Jun-Sep). The plant grows in damp ground, often in trampled hollows at the margins of drying ponds and ruts in the New Forest.
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  • CORAL-NECKLACE Illecebrum verticillatum (Prostrate) is a charming and distinctive annual with square reddish stems along which are borne discrete, rounded clusters of white flowers (Jun-Sep). The plant grows in damp ground, often in trampled hollows at the margins of drying ponds and ruts in the New Forest.
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  • JERSEY BUTTERCUP Ranunculus paludosus (Height to 50cm) is a hairy perennial with 3-lobed leaves; on stem leaves, the central lobe is itself stalked. The flowers are 3-5cm across and distinctly buttercup-like (May-Jul). Look for this species in winter-wet hollows on Jersey; it is absent from the other islands and from mainland Britain.
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