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  • SMALL-FLOWERED CATCHFLY Silene gallica (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 40cm. Stickily hairy annual of arable land and disturbed, mainly sandy, soils. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across, pinkish or white and sometimes flushed red at the base; in 1-sided spikes (Jun-Oct). FRUITS are inflated capsules. LEAVES are hairy, upper ones narrower than basal ones. STATUS-Widepsread but local and generally scarce.
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  • ROCK SEA-SPURREY Spergularia rupicola (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 20cm. Stickily hairy perennial, often with purplish stems. Found on cliffs and rocky places near the sea. Sometimes forms clumps with woody bases. FLOWERS are pink, 5-petalled (petals and sepals equal) and 8-10mm across (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, flattened and fleshy; borne in whorls. STATUS-Locally common in W.
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  • HEATH GROUNDSEL Senecio sylvaticus (Asteraceae) Height to 70cm. Similar to Groundsel but taller and more robust. Grows on disturbed, sandy soils on heaths and in woodlands. FLOWERS comprise stickily hairy, conical heads, 10mm long, of yellow discs floret, recurved ray florets and bracts that are not black-tipped; heads are carried in open clusters (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are hairy. LEAVES are deeply pinnately divided. STATUS-Locally common throughout the region.
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  • STICKY GROUNDSEL Senecio viscosus (Asteraceae) Height to 60cm. Recalls Heath Groundsel but whole plant is stickily hairy and pungent. Grows in dry, bare places, often coastal. FLOWERS comprise conical heads, 12mm long, of yellow disc florets, recurved ray florets and bracts that are not black-tipped; in open clusters (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are hairless. LEAVES are pinnately divided. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • STICKY GROUNDSEL Senecio viscosus (Asteraceae) Height to 60cm. Recalls Heath Groundsel but whole plant is stickily hairy and pungent. Grows in dry, bare places, often coastal. FLOWERS comprise conical heads, 12mm long, of yellow disc florets, recurved ray florets and bracts that are not black-tipped; in open clusters (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are hairless. LEAVES are pinnately divided. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • SEA STORK'S-BILL Erodium maritimum (Geraniaceae) Height to 10cm. Stickily hairy annual; often prostrate. Found in short grass and on walls, invariably within sight of the sea. Flowers 3-5mm across; petals tiny, whitish, often absent; usually fall by 9am anyway (May-July). Fruits long, beak-like. Leaves oval, lobed. Status local; coastal, mainly in the south-west.
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  • GREEK SEA-SPURREY Spergularia bocconei (Caryophyllaceae) Prostrate. Straggling, stickily hairy annual or biennial. Found on bare, sandy ground near the sea. FLOWERS are pink and 2mm across; 5 petals are shorter than sepals (May-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are grey-green, narrow and bristle-tipped; borne in whorls with silvery, lanceolate stipules. STATUS-Rare and confined mainly to coastal paths in Cornwall.
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  • COMMON STORK’S-BILL Erodium cicutarium (Geraniaceae) Height to 30cm. Stickily hairy annual of bare, grassy places, often near the coast. FLOWERS are 8-14mm across with pink petals that are easily lost; borne in loose heads (May-Aug). FRUITS are long and beak-like. LEAVES are finely divided and feathery; stipules are narrow. STATUS-Widespread and locally common, especially SE England and near the sea.
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  • ROCK SEA-SPURREY Spergularia rupicola (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 20cm. Stickily hairy perennial, often with purplish stems. Found on cliffs and rocky places near the sea. Sometimes forms clumps with woody bases. FLOWERS are pink, 5-petalled (petals and sepals equal) and 8-10mm across (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, flattened and fleshy; borne in whorls. STATUS-Locally common in W.
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  • COMMON STORK’S-BILL Erodium cicutarium (Geraniaceae) Height to 30cm. Stickily hairy annual of bare, grassy places, often near the coast. FLOWERS are 8-14mm across with pink petals that are easily lost; borne in loose heads (May-Aug). FRUITS are long and beak-like. LEAVES are finely divided and feathery; stipules are narrow. STATUS-Widespread and locally common, especially SE England and near the sea.
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  • COMMON STORK’S-BILL Erodium cicutarium (Geraniaceae) Height to 30cm. Stickily hairy annual of bare, grassy places, often near the coast. FLOWERS are 8-14mm across with pink petals that are easily lost; borne in loose heads (May-Aug). FRUITS are long and beak-like. LEAVES are finely divided and feathery; stipules are narrow. STATUS-Widespread and locally common, especially SE England and near the sea.
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  • SMALL-FLOWERED CATCHFLY Silene gallica (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 40cm. Stickily hairy annual of arable land and disturbed, mainly sandy, soils. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across, pinkish or white and sometimes flushed red at the base; in 1-sided spikes (Jun-Oct). FRUITS are inflated capsules. LEAVES are hairy, upper ones narrower than basal ones. STATUS-Widepsread but local and generally scarce.
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  • Rock Sea-spurrey - Spergularia rupicola (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 20cm. Stickily hairy perennial, often with purplish stems. Found on cliffs and rocky places near the sea. Sometimes forms clumps with woody bases. FLOWERS are pink, 5-petalled (petals and sepals equal) and 8-10mm across (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, flattened and fleshy; borne in whorls. STATUS-Locally common in W.
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  • MUSK STORK’S-BILL Erodium moschatum (Geraniaceae) Height to 25cm. Stickily hairy annual; smells of musk. Found on bare, disturbed sandy ground; mainly coastal. FLOWERS are 25-30mm across with pink petals that are easily lost; borne in dense heads (May-Jul). FRUITS are long and beak-like. LEAVES are pinnate, the lobes oval and toothed, not feathery; stipules are broad. STATUS-Local, mainly in SW.
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  • SAND TOADFLAX Linaria arenaria Height to 10cm. A stickily hairy annual with yellow flowers that are 4-6mm long (June-July). Introduced to Braunton Burrows and now naturalised there on bare sandy ground, and locally common.
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  • SAND SPURREY Spergularia rubra (Caryophyllaceae) Prostrate. Straggling, stickily hairy annual or biennial. Found dry, sandy ground. FLOWERS are pink and 3-5mm across; 5 petals are shorter than sepals (May-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are grey-green, narrow and bristle-tipped; borne in whorls with silvery, lanceolate stipules. STATUS-Widespread and locally common.
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  • SEA STORK'S-BILL Erodium maritimum (Geraniaceae) Height to 10cm. Stickily hairy annual; often prostrate. Found in short grass and on walls, invariably within sight of the sea. Flowers 3-5mm across; petals tiny, whitish, often absent; usually fall by 9am anyway (May-July). Fruits long, beak-like. Leaves oval, lobed. Status local; coastal, mainly in the south-west.
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  • PALE BUTTERWORT Pinguicula lusitanica (Lentibulariaceae) Height to 10cm. Charming, delicate and stickily-hairy carnivorous perennial of damp heaths and bogs. FLOWERS are 7-9mm across, the corolla pale pinkish lilac with a short spur; borne on slender stems arising from basal rosette of leaves (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are yellowish green (sometimes bronzed) with inrolled margins, sticky and trap and digest insects. STATUS-Restricted to SW and NW Britain and Ireland.
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  • YELLOW BARTSIA Parentucellia viscosa (Scrophulariaceae) Height to 40cm. Stickily-hairy, unbranched annual that is semi-parasitic on the roots of other plants. Grow in damp, grassy places, mostly near the sea and often in dune slacks<br />
FLOWERS are 15-35mm long, the corolla bright yellow and 2-lipped, the lower lip 3-lobed; in leafy spikes (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are lanceolate and unstalked. STATUS-Very locally common near coasts of S and SW England and W Ireland.
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  • YELLOW BARTSIA Parentucellia viscosa (Scrophulariaceae) Height to 40cm. Stickily-hairy, unbranched annual that is semi-parasitic on the roots of other plants. Grow in damp, grassy places, mostly near the sea and often in dune slacks<br />
FLOWERS are 15-35mm long, the corolla bright yellow and 2-lipped, the lower lip 3-lobed; in leafy spikes (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are lanceolate and unstalked. STATUS-Very locally common near coasts of S and SW England and W Ireland.
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  • COMMON BUTTERWORT Pinguicula vulgaris (Lentibulariaceae) Height to 15cm. Stickily-hairy carnivorous perennial that grows in bogs and damp flushes. FLOWERS are 12-14mm across, the corolla is violet with a white throat, funnel-shaped with spreading lobes to the lower lip, and a 4-7mm-long spur; borne on slender stems (May-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are yellow-green, sticky and can trap and digest insects; borne as a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and locally common in N and W.
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  • COMMON BUTTERWORT Pinguicula vulgaris (Lentibulariaceae) Height to 15cm. Stickily-hairy carnivorous perennial that grows in bogs and damp flushes. FLOWERS are 12-14mm across, the corolla is violet with a white throat, funnel-shaped with spreading lobes to the lower lip, and a 4-7mm-long spur; borne on slender stems (May-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are yellow-green, sticky and can trap and digest insects; borne as a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and locally common in N and W.
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  • COMMON RESTHARROW Ononis repens (Fabaceae) Height to 70cm. Robust, creeping and woody perennial with hairy, spineless stems. Restricted to calcareous soils. FLOWERS are 10-15mm long and pink, the wings and keel similar in length; in clusters (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are pods that are shorter than the calyx. LEAVES are stickily hairy and trifoliate with oval leaflets. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • LESSER SEA-SPURREY Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae) Prostrate. Straggling, often stickily hairy annual. Found on the drier, grassy upper margins of saltmarshes. FLOWERS are deep pink and 6-8mm across; 5 petals shorter than the sepals (May-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, fleshy and pointed; in opposite pairs on trailing stems. STATUS-Widespread and locally common around the coast.
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  • BLACK CURRANT Ribes nigrum (Grossulariaceae) Height to 2m. Deciduous shrub, found in damp woodlands and hedgerows. FLOWERS are greenish, bell-shaped and pendent; in clusters of up to 10 flowers (Apr-May). FRUITS are black berries. LEAVES are rounded, irregularly 5-lobed, stickily hairy and aromatic when bruised. STATUS-Locally common native plant but also widely naturalised.
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  • HENBANE Hyoscyamus niger (Solanaceae) Height to 75cm<br />
Branched, stickily hairy annual or biennial with a strong, unpleasant smell. Grows on disturbed ground, often on sandy soils. The whole plant is poisonous. FLOWERS are 2-3cm across, funnel-shaped and creamy yellow with a purplish centre and purple veins; borne in leafy, 1-sided terminal spikes (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are oval and pointed, the lower ones with teeth, the upper ones clasping the stem. STATUS-Locally common S and E England but scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • SPANISH CATCHFLY Silene otites (Height to 80cm) is an upright annual that is stickily hairy at the base. The flowers are greenish yellow with narrow, divided petals; they are borne in clusters on spikes (Jun-Sep). This classic Breckland species occurs at a few sites in the region but is often nibbled by Rabbits.
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  • SAND CATCHFLY Silene conica (Caryophyllaceae)  Height less than 35cm. Upright, stickily hairy and greyish green annual. Found on sandy soils and mainly coastal. FLOWERS are 4-5mm across with 5 notched and pinkish petals; borne in clusters (May-Jul). FRUITS form within inflated, flagon-shaped capsules. LEAVES are narrow and downy.
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  • HEATH PEARLWORT Sagina subulata (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 10cm. Mat-forming, downy perennial with a basal rosette. Found on dry, sandy or gravelly soils. FLOWERS have 5 white petals that are equal to, or longer than sepals; borne on slender, stickily hairy stalks (May-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, bristle-tipped and downy. STATUS-Locally common in N & W; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • BLACK CURRANT Ribes nigrum (Grossulariaceae)  Height to 2m. Deciduous shrub, found in damp woodlands and hedgerows. FLOWERS are greenish, bell-shaped and pendent; in clusters of up to 10 flowers (Apr-May). FRUITS are black berries. LEAVES are rounded, irregularly 5-lobed, stickily hairy and aromatic when bruised. STATUS-Locally common native plant but also widely naturalised.
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  • HEATH PEARLWROT Sagina subulata (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 10cm. Mat-forming, downy perennial with a basal rosette. Found on dry, sandy or gravelly soils. FLOWERS have 5 white petals that are equal to, or longer than sepals; borne on slender, stickily hairy stalks (May-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, bristle-tipped and downy. STATUS-Locally common in N & W; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • NIGHT-FLOWERING CATCHFLY Silene noctiflora (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 60cm. Stickily hairy annual of arable fields, mainly on chalk or sandy soils. FLOWERS recall those of White Campion. However, petals are pinkish above, yellowish below and inrolled by day, opening at night, when they are scented (May-Jul). FRUITS are capsules with 6 reflexed teeth. LEAVES are ovate. STATUS-Local and declining.
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  • NIGHT-FLOWERING CATCHFLY Silene noctiflora (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 60cm. Stickily hairy annual of arable fields, mainly on chalk or sandy soils. FLOWERS recall those of White Campion. However, petals are pinkish above, yellowish below and inrolled by day, opening at night, when they are scented (May-Jul). FRUITS are capsules with 6 reflexed teeth. LEAVES are ovate. STATUS-Local and declining.
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  • NIGHT-FLOWERING CATCHFLY Silene noctiflora (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 60cm. Stickily hairy annual of arable fields, mainly on chalk or sandy soils. FLOWERS recall those of White Campion. However, petals are pinkish above, yellowish below and inrolled by day, opening at night, when they are scented (May-Jul). FRUITS are capsules with 6 reflexed teeth. LEAVES are ovate. STATUS-Local and declining.
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  • HEATH PEARLWORT Sagina subulata (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 10cm. Mat-forming, downy perennial with a basal rosette. Found on dry, sandy or gravelly soils. FLOWERS have 5 white petals that are equal to, or longer than sepals; borne on slender, stickily hairy stalks (May-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, bristle-tipped and downy. STATUS-Locally common in N & W; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • CORN SPURREY Spergula arvensis (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 30cm. Straggling stickily hairy annual. A weed of arable land with sandy soils. FLOWERS are 4-7mm across and have 5 whitish petals (May-Aug). FRUITS are capsules; longer than sepals and drooping at first. LEAVES are narrow and borne in whorls along the stems. STATUS-Widespread but not as common as it used to be, due to herbicide use.
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  • RUE-LEAVED SAXIFRAGE Saxifraga tridactylites (Saxifragaceae) Height to 15cm. Stickily hairy annual with reddish, zigzag stems. Found on dry, bare ground and old walls, mainly on sandy or calcareous soils. FLOWERS are 4-6mm across with 5 white petals; borne in clusters (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are dry capsules. LEAVES are pinnately divided into 1-5 finger-like lobes. STATUS-Widespread and very locally common.
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  • SMALL-FLOWERED CATCHFLY Silene gallica (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 40cm<br />
Stickily hairy annual of arable land and disturbed, mainly sandy, soils. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across, pinkish or white and sometimes flushed red at the base; in 1-sided spikes (Jun-Oct). FRUITS are inflated capsules. LEAVES are hairy, upper ones narrower than basal ones. STATUS-Widepsread but local and generally scarce.
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  • COMMON RESTHARROW Ononis repens (Fabaceae) Height to 70cm. Robust, creeping and woody perennial with hairy, spineless stems. Restricted to calcareous soils. FLOWERS are 10-15mm long and pink, the wings and keel similar in length; in clusters (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are pods that are shorter than the calyx. LEAVES are stickily hairy and trifoliate with oval leaflets. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • SMALL RESTHARROW Ononis reclinata (Fabaceae) Height to 15cm. Spreading, stickily hairy and spineless annual. Favours dry, grassy places near the sea. FLOWERS are 10mm long and pink, the petals barely longer than the calyx (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are pendent pods. LEAVES are trifoliate with oval leaflets. STATUS-Restricted to Berry Head in Devon, the Gower Peninsula and the Channel Islands.
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  • HEATH PEARLWORT Sagina subulata (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 10cm. Mat-forming, downy perennial with a basal rosette. Found on dry, sandy or gravelly soils. FLOWERS have 5 white petals that are equal to, or longer than sepals; borne on slender, stickily hairy stalks (May-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, bristle-tipped and downy. STATUS-Locally common in N & W; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • MOTH MULLEIN Verbascum blattaria (Scrophulariaceae) Height to 1.3m. Upright slender biennial, or short-lived perennial with angled stems that are stickily-hairy above. Grows on waste ground and in damp, grassy places. FLOWERS are 2-3cm across and usually yellow but sometimes pinkish white, the stamens coated in purplish hairs; solitary and borne in open spikes (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are shiny, dark green and hairless. STATUS-Occasional, S and E England only.
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  • LARGE-FLOWERED BUTTERWORT Pinguicula grandiflora (Lentibulariaceae) Height to 20cm. Stickily-hairy carnivorous perennial that grows in bogs and damp flushes among rocks. FLOWERS are 25-30mm across, the corolla violet with a purple-streaked white throat, a 10-12mm-long spur and overlapping lobes to the lower lip; borne on slender stems (May-Jul). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are yellow-green, sticky and borne as a basal rosette. STATUS-Native to SW Ireland but introduced to Devon and Cornwall.
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  • PALE BUTTERWORT Pinguicula lusitanica (Lentibulariaceae)  Height less than 10cm. Charming, delicate and stickily-hairy carnivorous perennial of damp heaths and bogs. FLOWERS are 7-9mm across, the corolla pale pinkish lilac with a short spur; borne on slender stems arising from basal rosette of leaves (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are yellowish green (sometimes bronzed) with inrolled margins, sticky and trap and digest insects.
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