A selection of the Flowering Plants to be found in Northamptonshire

Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Very common Habitat: Woodland and hedgerows Supported by surrounding plants as its thin stem cannot support itself
Red Campion Silene dioica Very common Habitat: Woodland and hedgerows
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Locally common Habitat: Woodland Naturaslised from gardens, flowers very early Delapre Abbey
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Common Habitat: Grassy places
Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria Common Habitat: Woodland, hedgerows and grassy places
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Common Habitat: Woodland and hedgerows Flowers can be white or more rarely lilac, yellow or pink
Primrose Primula vulgaris Very common Habitat: Woodland Fermyn wood, Salcey Forest
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Common Habitat: Woodland and hedgerows Flowers early in the year
Field Forgetmenot Myosotis arvensis Common Habitat: Disturbed shady ground
White Dead-nettle Lamium album Common Habitat: Disturbed hadgerows and wasteland
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Common Habitat: Damp grassy places River banks and gravel pits
Daisy Bellis perennis Very common Habitat: Short grassland
Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Common Habitat: Grassy places
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Habitat: Bare ground and wasteland Flowers early in the year
Black Knapweed Centaurea nigra Common Habitat: Grassland Can be found flowering in November during mild years
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Very common Habitat: Grassland and wasteground
Bluebell Hyacinthoides nonscripta Locally common Habitat: Woodland Short Wood, Salcey Forest
Lords and Ladies Arum maculatum Common Habitat: Woodland and hedgerows
Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula Locally common Habitat: Woodland, hedgerows and grassland
Pyramid Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Locally uncommon Habitat: Chalk grassland Collyweston Delphs
Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Habitat: Grassy places and scrubland Embankments along disused railway lines are ideal
Man Orchid Aceras anthropophorum Locally rare Habitat: Chalk grassland