Gallery - White Flowers

Broomrape (Orobanchaceae)

Parasitic plant, unsure which species

(Snakes-head) Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)

Lkes damp meadows, flowers have checkerboard pattrn of purplish-red and pale areas-more rarely pure white.

Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis)

mixed deciduous woods, woodland edges, footpaths

Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)

Upright perennial of dry grassland on well drained soil.

Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Distinctive, creeping aquatic perennial found in shallow water as well as damp peaty soil in marshes, fens and bogs.

Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)

Roughly hairy perennial with strikingly winged stems.

Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)

Upright perennial, distinctive when in fruit. Grows in very boggy ground with peaty acid soils.

Common Storks-bill (Erodium circutarium)

Sticky hairy annual of bare, grassy places and often coastal.

Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)

Upright, usually unbranched perennial. Grows in grassy wayside places, beside rivers and in woodland.

Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)

Downy, herbaceous perennial with hollow, unspotted stems.

Cuckooflower ( Ladys smock) (Cardamine pratensis)

Variable perennial of damp, grassy places,pale lilac or white flowers

Daisy (Bellis perennis)

Familiar downy perennial found in lawns and other areas of short grass.

Edmondstons Chickweed (Ceratium nigrescents)

Seen at Keen of Hamar

English Stonecrop (Sedum anglicum)

Mat-forming perennial with wiry stems. Found on rocky ground, shingle and old walls.

Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis agg.)

Branched or unbranched annual, semi-parasitic on roots of other plants and sometimes tinged reddish.

Gipsywort (Lycopus europaeus)

Hairy, usually somewhat branched, superficially mint-liked perennial.

Goats-beard (Tragopogon pratensis)

Upright annual or perennial of grassy places.

Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea)

Familiar perennial of open woodland, woodland rides and hedgerows.

Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus)

Branched deciduous shrub found in hedgerows and scrub.

Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)

Member of the Mustard Family

Heather (Ling) (Calluna vulgaris)

Dense, evergreen undershrub which is a characteristic plant of acid soils on heath and moors.

Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

Vigorous, hairless perennial that twines around other plants to assist its progress. Found in hedgerows, woodland margins and on disturbed ground.

Hemlock (Conium maculatum)

Highly poisonous, hairless beinnial with hollow, purplish stems.

Hemlock Water-dropwort (Oenanthe crocata)

Distinctive,poisonous perennial. Stems hollow and groved and plant smells of parsley.

Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)

Robust, roughly hairy perennial with hollow,ridged stems.

Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)

Familiar woody climber that twins clockwise up other shrubs and trees.Grows in woodland,scrub and hedgerows.

Ivy-leaved Crowfoot (Ranunculus hederaceus)

Fairly common, shallow water and wet mud on the margins of pons, streams and ditches.

Large Bindweed (Calystegia silvatica)

Vigorous,hairless perennial similar to Hedge Bindweed.

Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris)

Very locally abundant in species rich alkaline fens and dune slacks

Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)

Perennial of damp meadows, marshes and stream margins.

Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

Downy or hairless perennial of dry, grassy meadows and verges,often on disturbed ground.

Ramsons (Allium ursinum)

Bulbous perennial that smells stongly of garlic.

Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)

Persistant perennial that grows on disturbed grassland, cultivated ground and tracks.

Rock-samphire (Crithmum maritimum)

Branched,hairless perennial of coastal rocky habitats.

Russian Comfrey (Symphyum x uplandicum)

Hybrid between Common and Rough Comfrey which has become widely naturalised.

Scentless Mayweed (Tripeurospermum inodorum)

Scentless,hairless,often straggly perennial of disturbed and cultivated ground.

Sea Campion (Silene uniflora)

Cusion-forming perennial that is confined to coastal habitats, notably cliffs and shingle beaches.

Sea Carrot (Daucus carota)

Simlar to Wild Carrot but with more fleshy leaves and umbels that are flat or convex.

Sea Mayweed (Tripleurospermum maritimum)

Simlar to Scentless Mayweed but more branched and spreading;grows mainly on coastal shingle and sand.

Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima)

Straggling, fleshy, hairless annual found on sandy and shingle beaches.

Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides)

Mat-forming perennial that is familiar on stabilised coastal single and sandy beaches.

Sea-kale (Crambe maritima)

Robust perennial, forms domed, expansive clumps on shingle and sandy beaches.

Shepherds-purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

Widespread plant found in gardens and waste places distinguished by small heart-shaped fruits.

Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)

Garden Escape

Summer Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum)

Perennial of damp, deciduous woodland.

Travellers-joy (Old Mans Beard) (Clematis vitalba)

Scrambling hedgerow perennial of chalky soils.

White Campion (Silene latifolia)

Hairy,branched perennial of disturbed ground and grassy habitats.

White Clover (Trifolium repens)

Creeping, hairless perennial that roots at the nodes. Found in grassy places on a wide range of soil types.

White Dead-nettle (Lamium album)

Downy, slightly aromatic, patch-forming,perennial with square stems. Grows on roadside verges and disturbed ground.

White Violet

Delicate white flowers

White Water-lily (Nymphaea alba)

Water plant, conspicuous when its large, floating leaves are visible. Grows in still or slow-flowing fresh water to a depth of 3m.

Wood Anemone

Perennial that sometimes forms large carpets on suitable woodland floors, white or pinkish flowers.

Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)

Charming creeping perennial, an indicator of ancient, undisturbed woodlands and hedges.

Woodruff (Galium odoratum)

Woods, especially around Beech

Yarrow (Achilla millefolium)

Upright, downy perennial with creeping stems and upright, unbranched, furrowed flowering stalks. The whole plant is strongly aromatic.

Sand(warren)Crocus (Romulea Columnae var.occidentalis)

Until recently Dawlish Warren was the only mainland UK site, but a new population has been found in Cornwall.

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