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Flowering plants

1,856 species

Lesser Knapweed

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
20,597
Scientific name
Centaurea nigra

Sweet Vernal Grass

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
20,537
Scientific name
Anthoxanthum odoratum

Soft Rush

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
19,779
Scientific name
Juncus effusus

Field Maple

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
19,098
Scientific name
Acer campestre

Dog's Mercury

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
18,728
Scientific name
Mercurialis perennis

Common Mouse-ear

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
18,442
Scientific name
Cerastium fontanum

Bilberry

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
18,150
Scientific name
Vaccinium myrtillus

Foxglove

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
17,704
Scientific name
Digitalis purpurea

Bluebell

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
17,510
Scientific name
Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Hedge Woundwort

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
17,492
Scientific name
Stachys sylvatica

White Dead-nettle

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
17,320
Scientific name
Lamium album

Fireweed

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
17,268
Scientific name
Chamaenerion angustifolium

Cherry Laurel

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
17,196
Scientific name
Prunus laurocerasus

Groundsel

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
16,933
Scientific name
Senecio vulgaris

Red Fescue

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
16,907
Scientific name
Festuca rubra

Alder

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
16,859
Scientific name
Alnus glutinosa

False Oat-grass

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
16,693
Scientific name
Arrhenatherum elatius

Ramsons

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
16,569
Scientific name
Allium ursinum

Nipplewort

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
16,456
Scientific name
Lapsana communis

Meadow Vetchling

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
16,208
Scientific name
Lathyrus pratensis

Cowslip

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
16,087
Scientific name
Primula veris

Marsh Thistle

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
16,059
Scientific name
Cirsium palustre

Lady's Bedstraw

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
15,904
Scientific name
Galium verum

Common Bent

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
15,749
Scientific name
Agrostis capillaris

Gorse

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
15,116
Scientific name
Ulex europaeus

Cat's-ear

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
14,718
Scientific name
Hypochaeris radicata

Tutsan

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
14,496
Scientific name
Hypericum androsaemum

Yellow Archangel

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
14,460
Scientific name
Lamium galeobdolon

Bittersweet

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
14,056
Scientific name
Solanum dulcamara

Primrose

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
13,713
Scientific name
Primula vulgaris

Yellow Iris

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
13,607
Scientific name
Iris pseudacorus

Honeysuckle

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
13,575
Scientific name
Lonicera periclymenum

Ground-elder

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
13,554
Scientific name
Aegopodium podagraria

Bush Vetch

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
13,352
Scientific name
Vicia sepium

Silver Birch

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
13,123
Scientific name
Betula pendula

Tufted Hairgrass

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
13,053
Scientific name
Deschampsia cespitosa

Creeping Bent

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
13,035
Scientific name
Agrostis stolonifera

Red Dead-nettle

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
12,869
Scientific name
Lamium purpureum

Common Dog-violet

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
12,787
Scientific name
Viola riviniana

Smooth Sow-thistle

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
12,637
Scientific name
Sonchus oleraceus

Oxeye Daisy

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
12,477
Scientific name
Leucanthemum vulgare

Wild Angelica

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
12,214
Scientific name
Angelica sylvestris