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Flowering plants

1,856 species

Bog Pondweed

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,185
Scientific name
Potamogeton polygonifolius

False-acacia

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,142
Scientific name
Robinia pseudoacacia

Butcher's-broom

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
2,140
Scientific name
Ruscus aculeatus

Chicory

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,134
Scientific name
Cichorium intybus

Box

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,133
Scientific name
Buxus sempervirens

Western Gorse

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,129
Scientific name
Ulex gallii

Fringecups

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
2,128
Scientific name
Tellima grandiflora

Bitter-vetch

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
2,120
Scientific name
Lathyrus linifolius

Common Milkwort

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,096
Scientific name
Polygala vulgaris

Early Dog-violet

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
2,094
Scientific name
Viola reichenbachiana

Dewberry

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,072
Scientific name
Rubus caesius

Mexican Aster

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,055
Scientific name
Cosmos bipinnatus

English Stonecrop

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,053
Scientific name
Sedum anglicum

Alfalfa

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,042
Scientific name
Medicago sativa

Goldenrod

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,030
Scientific name
Solidago virgaurea

Annual Sea-blite

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,027
Scientific name
Suaeda maritima

Goat's-rue

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,010
Scientific name
Galega officinalis

Black-poplar

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,002
Scientific name
Populus nigra

Clustered Dock

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,002
Scientific name
Rumex conglomeratus

Canadian Fleabane

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,998
Scientific name
Erigeron canadensis

Rock Samphire

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,995
Scientific name
Crithmum maritimum

Spring Sedge

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,975
Scientific name
Carex caryophyllea

Pill Sedge

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,968
Scientific name
Carex pilulifera

Carline Thistle

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,937
Scientific name
Carlina vulgaris

Smooth Tare

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,928
Scientific name
Vicia tetrasperma

Fennel

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,899
Scientific name
Foeniculum vulgare

Snow-in-summer

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,898
Scientific name
Cerastium tomentosum

Dwarf Eel-grass

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,892
Scientific name
Zostera noltii

Early Hair-grass

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,861
Scientific name
Aira praecox

Small Scabious

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,851
Scientific name
Scabiosa columbaria

Small Nettle

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,849
Scientific name
Urtica urens

Sweet Cicely

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,845
Scientific name
Myrrhis odorata

Zigzag Clover

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,825
Scientific name
Trifolium medium

Common Orache

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,820
Scientific name
Atriplex patula

Musk Thistle

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,819
Scientific name
Carduus nutans