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Gallery - Yellow Flowers

[asc3]American Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton Americanum)

The plant was introduced into cultivation in the United Kingdom in 1901 and has escaped to become naturalized in marshy areas in Britain and Ireland, for example in Hampshire and Surrey, including Wisley Gardens, and in the north and west of the UK.


[bitingstonecrop1]Biting Stonecrop (Sedum acre)

Distinctive mat-forming perennial. Found on well drained ground such as sand dunes and old walls.


[bogasphodel3]Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum)

Tufted, hairless perennial that grows in boggy heaths and moors.


[broom1]Broom (Cytisus scoparius)

Deciduous,branched and spineless shrub with ridged, 5-angled green twigs.


[catsear1]Cats-ear (Hypochaeris radicata)

Tufted perennial with hairless stems.


[Charlock1]Charlock (Sinapis arvensis)

Annual of arable and waste ground


[coltsfoot5]Colts-foot (Tussilago farfara)

Flowering March to April with its habitat of banks, footpaths, damp fields and waste ground.


[commonbft2]Common Birds-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)

Sprawling, solid stemmed, usually hairless perennial,found in grassy places.


[commoncowwheat1]Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense)

To 30cm tall, somewhat hairy plant with opposite , lanceolate leaves. flowers June- August. Habitat Meadows, heaths, scrub and woods.


[cdand1]Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Well known plant which grows in a wide variety of grassy places.


[commoneveningprimrose1]Common Evening-primrose (Oenothera biennis)

Downey biennial of wasteland, Dunes etc. introduced and naturalised.


[cfleabane3]Common Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica)

Creeping perennial with upright, branched,woolly flowering stems. Grows in damp meadows and ditches on heavy soils.


[comrag3]Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)

Hairless, poisonous biennial or short lived perennial. Grows in grassland.


[commontoadflax1]Common Toadflax (Linaria repens)

Greyish-green, hairless perennial of dry grassland and occasionally arable field margins.


[More information about Cowslip][cowslip5]Cowslip (Primula veris)

Elegant,downy perennial of dry, unimproved grassland, often on calcareous soils.


[creepingcinquefoil1]Creeping Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)

Creeping perennial.


[crosswort3]Crosswort (Cruciata laevipes)

Attractive and distintive perennial with hairy, square stems. Grows in hedgerows, roadside verges and grassy woodlands.


[gorse2]Gorse (Ulex europaeus)

Evergreen shrub with straight, groved spines, 15-25mm long.


[groundsel2]Groundsel (Sencio vulgaris)

Branched annual plant of cultivated and disturbed ground.


[hottentotfig3]Hottentot-fig (Carpobrotus edulis)

Exotic-looking fleshy perennial, introduced from South Africa. Forms carpets on coastal cliffs and banks.


[kidneyvetch3]Kidney Vetch (Anthullis vulneraria)

Perennial covered in silky hairs. Found on calcareous grassland and coastal slopes.


[ladysbedstraw2]Lady`s Bedstraw (Galium verum)

Attractive, branced perennial and the only true bedstraw with yellow flowers.


[More information about Lesser Celandine][lcelandine2]Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)

Perennial of hedgerows and open woodland, sometimes forms patches.


[marshma4]Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris)

Widespread perennial with stout,hollow stems. Found in damp woodland, marshes and wet meadows.


[mflower1]Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus)

Attractive,distintive perennial, the upper parts of which are downy.Grows in damp soil, typically beside streams and rivers.


[oilseedrape2]Oil-seed Rape (Brassica napus)

Greyish-green annual or biennial of arable fields and waste ground.


[oxrag2]Oxford Ragwort (Senecio squalidus)

Annual or perennial that is much branched from the base,typically forming a straggly, spreading plant.


[More information about Poppy-Welsh][welshpoppy1]Poppy-Welsh (Meconopsis cambrica)

Showy perennial of shady woods.


[yellowhp3]Poppy-Yellow Horned (Glaucium flavum)

Blue-grey, clump-forming perennial of shingle beaches.


[primrose1]Primrose (Primula vulgaris)

Familiar herbaceous perennial, found in hedgerows, woodlands and shady meadows.


[silverweed2]Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)

Low-growing perennial with long,creeping stems. Found in damp, grassy places and on bare ground.


[spottedmed2]Spotted Medick (Medicago arabica)

Creeping annual of dry, grassy places and often close to the sea.


[slenderstjohnswort4]St Johns-wort - Slender (Hypericum pulchrum)

locally common, heathland and woodland rides.


[perforatestjohnswort2]St Johns-wort-Perforate (Hypericum perforatum)

Upright hairless perennial found in grassland, scrub and open woodland.


[tansy3]Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

Robust,upright perennial that is strongly aromatic. Grows on roadside verges and in hedgerows and disturbed ground.


[wparsnip1]Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa ssp. sativa)

Upright, downy perennial with hollow, ridged stems.


[yarchangel2]Yellow Archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon)

Attractive,hairy perennial with long,leafy runners and upright flowering stems. Grows in woodland rides and hedgerows, mainly on basic soils.


[More information about Yellow Iris][yellowiris3]Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus)

Familiar,robust perennial that grows in pond margins, marshes and on river banks.


[yellowloosestrife4]Yellow Loosestrife (Lymsimachia vulgaris)

Softly hairy perennial of damp grassland and often found beside rivers and in the fens


[yellowaterlilly2]Yellow Water-lily (Nuphur lutea (Nymphaeaceae))

Water plant of still or slow flowing fresh water to a depth of 5m.


[yrattle2]Yellow-rattle (Rhinanthus minor)

Variable, upright, almost hairless annual that is semi-parasitic on the roots of other plants.



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