Common plants – lawns and parks
These plant species are commonly found growing in grass on lawns and public places like parks. Keep an eye out in other places, though, because they grow in other habitats too.
Bellis perennis (common daisy)
White and yellow daisy flowerhead
Spoon-shaped leaves
Family: Asteraceae
Taraxacum officinale agg. (dandelion)
Bright yellow flowerheads
Lobed, pointed leaves
Fluffy ‘clock’ seedheads
Family: Asteraceae
Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)
(Three of our common buttercups)
Yellow, 5-petalled flowers
Leaves 3-lobed, often with pale markings
Family: Ranunculaceae
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (springy turf moss)
Moss (bryophyte)
Starry appearance from above
Yellowish-green
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Collect data for the Botanical Society of Scotland Urban Flora of Scotland Project
© Heather Forbes/BSS
