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