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Common Name

Scientific  (Latin)  Name

1

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

2

Ground Elder

Aegopodium podagraria

3

Crow Garlic

Allium vineale

4

Cow Parsley

Anthriscus sylvestris

5

Thale Cress

Arabidopsis thaliana

6

Horseraddish

Armoracia rusticana

7

Lords & Ladies

Arum maculatum

8

Daisy

Bellis perennis

9

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

10

Wavy Bittercress

Cardamine flexuosa

11

Hairy Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

12

Knapweed

Centaurea nigra

13

Common Centuary

Centaurium erythraea

14

Clustered chickweed (Sticky Mouse-ear)

Cerastium lomeratum

15

Rosebay Willowherb (Fireweed)

Chamerion angustifolium

16

Oxeye daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

17

Feverfew

Chrysanthemum parthenium

18

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

19

Spear Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

20

Smooth Hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

21

Common Spotted Orchid

Dactylorhiza fuchsii

22

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

23

Fuller's Teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

24

Common Bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

25

American Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum

26

Great Willowherb

Epilobium hirsutum

27

Woodland Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

28

Common snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis

29

Cleavers (Goosegrass)

Galium aparine

30

Crosswort

31

Cut-leaved Cranesbill

Geranium dissectum

32

Meadow Cranesbill

Geranium pratense

33

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

34

Wood Avens

Geum urbanum

35

Ground Ivy

Glechoma hederacea

36

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

37

Stinking Hellibore

Helleborus foetidus

38

Hogweed

Heracleum sphondylium

39

Dame's Violet

Hesperis matronalis

40

Tutsan

Hypericum androsaemum

41

Imperforate St. John's Wort

Hypericum maculatum

42

Perforate St.John's Wort

Hypericum perforatum (L)

43

White Deadnettle

Lamium album

44

Red Deadnettle

Lamium purpureum

45

Common Twayblade

Listera ovata

46

Bird's Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

47

Black Medick

Medicago lupulina

48

Yellow Melilot

Larus argentatus

49

Dog's Mercury

Mercurialis perennis

50

Three-Veined Sandwort

Moehringia trinervia

51

Grape Hyacinth

Muscari atlanticum

52

Red Bartsia

Odontites verna

53

Hemlock Water Dropwort

Oenanthe Crocata

54

Spiny Restharrow

Ononis spinosa

55

Addertongue

Ophioglossum vulgatum

56

Field Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

57

Green Alkanet

Pentaglottis sempervirens

58

Winter Heliotrope

petasites fragrans

59

Butterbur

petasites hybridus

60

Hawkweed Oxtongue

Picris hieracioides

61

Burnet Saxifrage

Pimpinella saxifrage

62

Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

63

Silverweed

Argentina anserina

64

Creeping Cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans

65

Cowslip

Primula veris

66

Primrose

Primula vulgaris

67

Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

68

Bulbous Buttercup

Ranunculus bulbosus

69

Lesser Celandine

Ranunculus ficaria

70

Creeping Buttercup

Ranunculus repens

71

Weld

Reseda luteola

72

Yellow Rattle

Rhinanthus minor

73

Blackcurrant

Ribes nigrum

74

Bramble (Blackberry)

Rubus fructicosus

75

Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

76

Common Sorrel

Rumex acetosa

77

Broad-Leaved Dock

Rumex Obtusifolium

78

Water Figwort

Scrophularia auriculata

79

Common Figwort

Scrophularia nodosa

80

Hoary Ragwort

Senecio erucifolius

81

Common Ragwort

Senecio jacobaea

82

Groundsel

Senecio vulgaris

83

White Campion

Silene latifolia

84

Hybrid Campion

Silene latifolia x dioica

85

Red Campion

Silene dioica

86

Hedge Mustard

Sisymbrium officinale

87

Eastern Rocket

Sisymbrium orientale

88

Sow Thistle

Sonchus oleraceus

89

Chickweed

Stellaria media

90

Hedge Woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

91

Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

92

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

93

Lesser Trefoil

Trifolium dubium

94

Scentless Mayweed

Tripleurospermum inodorum

95

Coltsfoot

Tussilago farfara

96

Common Nettle

Urtica dioica

97

Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

98

Slender Speedwell

Veronica filiformis

99

Ivy-Leaved Speedwell

Veronica hederifolia

100

Field Speedwell

Veronica persica

101

Thyme-Leaved Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

102

Tufted Vetch

Vicia cracca

103

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

104

Bush Vetch

Vicia sepium

105

Smooth Tare

Vicia tetrasperma

106

Lesser Periwinkle

Vinca mino

107

Sweet Violet

Viola odorata

108

Early Dog Violet

Viola reichenbachiana