Alisma plantago-aquatica – August 19th 2024 – (Water Plantain)
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An amphibious native plant that lives in ponds and ditches.
Lythrum salicaria – August 12th 2024 – (Purple Loosestrife)
A handsome native plant throughout the whole of Europe but considered as a noxious weed in North America.
Trifolium arvense – August 5th 2024 – (Hare’s-foot clover)
A plant of dry grasslands and sandy soils, often near the coast.
Filipendula ulmaria – July 29th 2024 – (Meadowsweet)
In 1839 it was found that salicylic acid could be isolated from meadowsweet.
Silene flos-cuculi – July 22nd 2024 – (Ragged Robin)
This species is ‘near-threatened’ in England because its habitat has declined.
Prunella vulgaris – July 15th 2024 – (Self-heal)
This native perennial employs guerilla tactics.
Dactylorhiza fuchsii – July 8th 2024 – (Common Spotted Orchid)
New research reveals much about the evolution and life history of this common orchid
Stachys sylvatica – July 1st 2024 – (Hedge Woundwort)
A smelly perennial plant of dappled shade, and its close relative that grows on marshy ground.
Iris pseudacorus – June 24th 2024 – (Yellow Iris)
There is a connection between this plant and the heraldic emblem, Fleur de lis.
Neottia ovata – June 17th 2024 – (Common Twayblade Orchid)
Twayblade orchids have a rich relationship with fungal symbionts.
