Latin names of British and Irish Plants

Latin name beginning with A English Name
Acaena novae-zelandiae Pirri-pirri-bur
Acanthus mollis Bear's-breech
Acer campestre Field Maple
Acer platanoides Norway Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore
Aceras anthropophorum (UK, Syn) Man Orchid
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort
Aconitum x stoerkianum Hybrid Monk's-hood
Acorus calamus Sweet-flag
Actaea spicata Baneberry
Adiantum capillus-veneris Maidenhair Fern
Adoxa moschatellina Town Hall Clock
Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse-chestnut
Aethusa cynapium ssp cynapium Fool's Parsley
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony
Agrimonia procera Fragrant Agrimony
Agrostemma githago Corncockle
Agrostis capillaris Common Bent
Agrostis castellana Highland Bent
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent
Agrostis vinealis Brown Bent
Aira caryophyllea Silver Hair-grass
Aira praecox Early Hair-grass
Ajuga chamaepitys Ground-pine
Ajuga pyramidalis (Scotland) Pyramidal Bugle
Ajuga reptans (UK) Bugle
Alchemilla acutiloba Lady's-mantle
Alchemilla alpina (UK) Alpine Lady's-mantle
Alchemilla alpina (Pyrenees) Alpine Lady's-mantle
Alchemilla filicaulis ssp vestita Lady's-mantle
Alchemilla glabra Lady's-mantle
Alchemilla glomerulans Lady's-mantle
Alchemilla micans Shining Lady's Mantle
Alchemilla mollis Garden Lady's Mantle
Alchemilla monticola Lady's-mantle
Alchemilla xanthochlora Lady's-mantle
Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard
Allium ampeloprasum var babingtonii Wild Leek
Allium ampeloprasum var bulbiferum Wild Leek
Allium neapolitanum (UK) Neapolitan Garlic
Allium paradoxum Few-flowered Garlic
Allium roseum Rosy Garlic
Allium sphaerocephalon Round-headed Leek
Allium triquetrum Three-cornered Leek
Allium ursinum Ramsons
Allium vineale Crow Garlic
Alnus cordata Italian Alder
Alnus glutinosa Alder
Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail
Althaea hirsuta (Syn) Rough Mallow
Althaea officinalis Marsh-mallow
Amaranthus deflexus Perennial Pigweed
Amaranthus hybridus (UK) Green Amaranth
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ragweed
Ammophila arenaria Marram
Amsinckia micrantha Common Fiddleneck
Anacamptis morio (UK) Green-winged Orchid
Anacamptis pyramidalis (Spurn Point) Pyramidal Orchid
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel
Anagallis tenella Bog Pimpernel
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting
Anchusa arvensis Bugloss
Anchusa azurea Garden Anchusa
Andromeda polifolia Bog Rosemary
Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica
Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica
Anisantha madritensis Compact Brome
Anisantha rigida Ripgut Brome
Anisantha sterilis Barren Brome
Anogramma leptophylla Jersey Fern
Antennaria dioica (UK) Mountain everlasting
Anthemis punctata ssp cupaniana Sicilian Chamomile
Anthemis rigida Rayless Chamomile
Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass
Anthriscus caucalis Bur Chervil
Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley
Anthyllis vulneraria ssp corbierei Kidney Vetch
Anthyllis vulneraria ssp vulneraria Kidney Vetch
Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon
Aphanes arvensis Parsley-piert
Aphanes australis Slender Parsely-piert
Apium graveolens Wild Celery
Apium nodiflorum (UK) Fool's-water-cress
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine
Arabidopsis petraea Northern Rock-cress
Arabidopsis thaliana Thale Cress
Arabis caucasica (UK) Garden Arabis
Arabis glabra (Syn) Tower Mustard
Arabis hirsuta Hairy Rock-cress
Arabis petraea (Syn) Northern Rock-cress
Arabis scabra Bristol Rock-cress
Arabis turrita (Syn) Tower Cress
Arbutus unedo (GB) Strawberry Tree
Arctium minus Lesser Burdock
Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Sandwort
Armeria maritima Thrift
Armoracia rusticana Horse-radish
Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood
Artemisia campestris ssp maritima Dune Wormwood
Artemisia maritima Sea Wormwood
Artemisia norvegica Norwegian Mugwort
Artemisia verlotiorum Chinese Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort
Arum maculatum Lords and Ladies
Asarina procumbens Trailing Snapdragon
Asparagus officinalis ssp officinalis Garden Asparagus
Asperula cynanchica Sqinancywort
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Black Spleenwort
Asplenium ceterach (UK) Rustyback
Asplenium marinum Sea Spleenwort
Asplenium obovatum Lanceolate Spleenwort
Asplenium onopteris Irish Spleenwort
Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall-rue
Asplenium scolopendrium Hart's-tongue Fern
Asplenium septentrionale (UK) Forked Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes ssp pachyrachis Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes ssp quadrivalens Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium viride Green Spleenwort
Asplenium x microdon The Guernsey Fern
Asplenium x sarniense The Guernsey Spleenwort
Aster linosyris Goldilocks Aster
Aster sp Michaelmas-daisy
Aster tripolium Sea Aster
Astragalus danicus Purple Milk-vetch
Athyrium filix-femina Lady-fern
Atriplex glauca Waxy Saltbush
Atriplex halimus Shrubby Orache
Atriplex laciniata Frosted orache
Atriplex littoralis Grass-leaved Orache
Atriplex patula Common Orache
Atriplex portulacoides Sea Purslane
Atriplex prostrata Spear-leaved Orache
Atropa belladonna (UK) Deadly Nightshade
Aubrieta deltoidea (UK) Aubretia
Avena fatua Wild Oat
Avenula pratensis Meadow Oat-grass
Avenula pubescens Downy Oat-grass
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Latin name beginning with B English Name
Baldellia ranunculoides Lesser Water-plantain
Ballota nigra Black Horehound
Barbarea vulgaris Common Winter-cress
Bartsia alpina (Teesdale) Alpine Bartsia
Bellis perennis Daisy
Berberis darwinii Darwin's Barberry
Berberis vulgaris Barberry
Berberis x stenophylla Hedge Barberry
Bergenia crassifolia Elephant's-ears
Berteroa incana Hoary Alison
Berula erecta Lesser Water-parsnip
Beta vulgaris ssp maritima Sea Beet
Betonica officinalis Betony
Betula pendula Silver Birch
Betula pubescens ssp pubescens Downy Birch
Betula pubescens ssp tortuosa Downy Birch
Bidens cernua Nodding Bur-marigold
Blackstonia perfoliata Yellow-wort
Blechnum cordatum Chilean Hard-fern
Blechnum spicant Hard-fern
Blysmus compressus Flat Sedge
Blysmus rufus Saltmarsh Flat-sedge
Bolboschoenus maritimus Sea Club-rush
Boloria euphrosyne (UK) Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Borago officinalis Borage
Borago pygmaea Slender Borage
Botrychium lunaria (UK) Moonwort
Brachyglottis x jubar Shrub Ragwort
Brachypodium pinnatum Tor-grass
Brachypodium sylvaticum False Brome
Brassica nigra Black Mustard
Brassica oleracea Cabbage
Brassica rapa Turnip
Briza maxima (UK) Greater Quaking-grass
Briza media Quaking-grass
Bromopsis erecta Upright Brome
Bromopsis inermis ssp inermis Hungarian Brome
Bromopsis ramosa Hairy-brome
Bromus hordeaceus ssp ferronii Soft-brome
Bromus hordeaceus ssp hordeaceus Soft-brome
Bryonia dioica White Bryony
Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush
Buddleja globosa Orange-ball-tree
Buddleja madagascariensis Yellow Butterfly Bush
Bunias orientalis Warty-cabbage
Bupleurum baldense Small Hare's-ear
Bupleurum fruticosum Shrubby Hare's-ear
Butomus umbellatus Flowering Rush
Buxus sempervirens Box
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Latin name beginning with C English Name
Cakile maritima Sea Rocket
Calamagrostis epigejos Wood Small-reed
Calamagrostis stricta Narrow Small-reed
Calendula officinalis Pot Marigold
Callitriche obtusangula Blunt-fruited Water-starwort
Callitriche stagnalis Common Water-starwort
Calluna vulgaris Heather
Caltha palustris King Cups or Marsh Marigold
Calystegia silvatica Large Bindweed
Calystegia sepium ssp sepium Hedge Bindweed
Calystegia soldanella Sea Bindweed
Campanula glomerata Clustered Bellfower
Campanula latifolia Giant Bellfower
Campanula patula (UK) Spreading Bellflower
Campanula persicifolia Peach-leaved Bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana Trailing Bellflower
Campanula portenschlagiana Adria Bellflower
Campanula rapunculoides Creeping Bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia Harebell
Campanula trachelium Nettle-leaved Bellflower
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherds-purse
Cardamine amara (UK) Large Bitter-cress
Cardamine bulbifera (UK) Coralroot
Cardamine corymbosa New Zealand Bitter-cress
Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bitter-cress
Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress
Cardamine impatiens Narrow-leaved Bitter-cress
Cardamine pratensis Cuckoo Flower
Cardamine raphanifolia (UK) Greater Cuckooflower
Carduus crispus Welted Thistle
Carduus nutans (UK) Nodding or Musk Thistle
Carduus tenuiflorus Slender Thistle
Carex arenaria Sand Sedge
Carex atrata (UK) Black Alpine-sedge
Carex bigelowii Stiff Sedge
Carex binervis Green-ribbed Sedge
Carex canescens White Sedge
Carex capillaris Hair Sedge
Carex caryophyllea Spring-sedge
Carex curta (Syn) White Sedge
Carex demissa Common Yellow Sedge
Carex diandra Lesser Tussock-sedge
Carex digitata Fingered Sedge
Carex distans Distant Sedge
Carex disticha Brown Sedge
Carex divulsa ssp divulsa Grey Sedge
Carex echinata Star Sedge
Carex elata Tufted-sedge
Carex ericetorum Rare Spring-sedge
Carex extensa Long-bracted Sedge
Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge
Carex hirta Hairy Sedge
Carex hostiana Tawny Sedge
Carex laevigata Smooth-stalked Sedge
Carex lasiocarpa Slender Sedge
Carex lepidocarpa Long-stalked Yellow-sedge
Carex leporina Oval Sedge
Carex limosa Bog-sedge
Carex maritima Curved Sedge
Carex nigra Common Sedge
Carex oederi Small-fruited Yellow-sedge
Carex ornithopoda Bird's foot Sedge
Carex otrubae False Fox-sedge
Carex ovalis (Syn) Oval Sedge
Carex pallescens Pale Sedge
Carex panicea Carnation Sedge
Carex paniculata Greater Tussock-sedge
Carex pendula Pendulous sedge
Carex pilulifera Pill Sedge
Carex pseudocyperus Hop or Cyperus Sedge
Carex pulicaris Flea Sedge
Carex punctata Dotted Sedge
Carex recta Estuarine Sedge
Carex remota Remote Sedge
Carex riparia Greater Pond-sedge
Carex rostrata Bottle Sedge
Carex saxatilis Russet Sedge
Carex spicata Spiked Sedge
Carex strigosa Thin-spiked Wood-sedge
Carex sylvatica Wood-sedge
Carex vaginata Sheathed Sedge
Carex vesicaria Bladder-sedge
Carex viridula ssp brachyrryncha (Syn) Long-stalked Yellow-sedge
Carex viridula ssp oedocarpa (Syn) Common Yellow Sedge
Carex viridula ssp viridula (Syn) Small-fruited Yellow-sedge
Carex x fulva (C. hostiana x C. viridula) Hybrid Sedge
Carex x ludibunda (C. paniculata x C. canescens) Hybrid Sedge
Carex x pseudoaxillaris (C. remota x C. otrubae) Hybrid Sedge
Carlina vulgaris Carline Thistle
Carpinus betulus Hornbeam
Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot-fig
Carum verticillatum Whorled Caraway
Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut
Catabrosa aquatica Whorl-grass
Catapodium marinum Sea Fern-grass
Catapodium rigidum Fern-grass
Centaurea aspera Rough Star-thistle
Centaurea cynanus Cornflower
Centaurea debeauxii Chalk Knapweed
Centaurea montana Perennial Cornflower
Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed
Centaurea scabiosa Greater Knapweed
Centaurium littorale Seaside Centaury
Centaurium pulchellum Lesser Centaury
Centranthus ruber Red Valerian
Cephalanthera longifolia (Assynt) Narrow-leaved Helleborine
Cephalanthera damasonium White Helleborine
Cephalaria gigantea Giant Scabious
Cerastium alpinum Alpine Mouse-ear
Cerastium arcticum (Syn) Arctic Mouse-ear
Cerastium arvense Field Mouse-ear
Cerastium arvense x C. tomentosum Hybrid Mouse-ear
Cerastium diffusum Sea Mouse-ear
Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear
Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear
Cerastium nigrescens var laxum Arctic Mouse-ear
Cerastium pumilum Dwarf Mouse-ear
Cerastium semidecandrum Little Mouse-ear
Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer
Cerastium x symei Hybrid Mouse-ear
Ceratocapnos claviculata Climbing Corydalis
Ceratochloa carinata California brome
Ceratophyllum demersum Rigid Hornwort
Ceratophyllum submersum Soft Hornwort
Ceterach officinarum (UK, Syn) Rustyback
Ceterach officinarum (Spain. Syn) Rustyback
Chaenorhinum minus Small Toadflax
Chaenorhinum origanifolium Malling Toadflax
Chaerophyllum aureum Golden Chervil
Chaerophyllum temulum Rough Chervil
Chamaemelum nobile Chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile Chamomile
Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb
Chelidonium majus Greater Celandine
Chenopodium album Fat-hen
Chenopodium bonus-henricus (UK) Good King Henry
Chenopodium ficifolium Fig-leaved Goosefoot
Chenopodium murale Nettle-leaved Goosefoot
Chenopodium rubrum Red Goosefoot
Chionodoxa forbesii (Syn) Glory-of-the-snow
Chrysanthemum segetum (UK, Syn)) Corn Marigold
Chrysosplenium alternifolium Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Cicerbita macrophylla Common Blue Sow-thistle
Cicerbita plumieri Hairless Blue Sow-thistle
Cichorium intybus Chicory
Cicuta virosa Cowbane
Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-nightshade
Cirsium acaule Dwarf Thistle
Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle
Cirsium dissectum Meadow Thistle
Cirsium heterophyllum Melancholy Thistle
Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle
Clavulinopsis helvola Yellow Club
Cladium mariscus Great Fen-sedge
Claytonia perfoliata Springbeauty
Claytonia sibirica Pink Purslane
Clematis vitalba Traveller's Joy
Clinopodium acinos (UK) Basil Thyme
Clinopodium ascendens Common Calamint
Clinopodium vulgare Wild Basil
Cochlearia anglica English Scurvygrass
Cochlearia danica Danish Scurvygrass
Cochlearia micacea Mountain Scurvygrass
Cochlearia officinalis Common Scurvygrass
Cochlearia pyrenaica ssp alpina Pyrenean Scurvygrass
Cochlearia pyrenaica ssp pyrenaica (UK) Pyrenean Scurvygrass
Coeloglossum viride (UK) Frog Orchid
Coincya monensis ssp monensis Isle of Man Cabbage
Colchicum autumnale Meadow Saffron
Colutea arborescens Bladder-senna
Comarum palustre Marsh Cinquefoil
Conium maculatum Hemlock
Conopodium majus Pignut
Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-valley
Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed
Conyza canadensis Canadian Fleabane
Corallorhiza trifida Coralroot Orchid
Coriandrum sativum Coriander
Cornus mas Cornelian-cherry
Cornus sanguinea Dogwood
Cornus suecica Dwarf Cornel
Coronopus didymus (Syn) Lesser Swine-cress
Coronopus squamatus (Syn) Swine-cress
Corrigiola litoralis ssp litoralis Strapwort
Corylus avellana Hazel
Cotoneaster atropurpureus Purple-flowered Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster bullatus Hollyberry Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster cambricus Wild Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dielsianus Diels' Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster franchetii Franchet's Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster frigidus Tree Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis Wall Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster integrifolius Entire-leaved Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lacteus Late Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster marginatus Fringed Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster pseudoambiguus Kangting Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius Willow-leaved Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster simonsii Himalayan Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster sternianus Stern's Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster x watereri Waterer's Cotoneaster
Cotula squalida Leptinella
Crambe cordifolia Greater Sea-kale
Crambe maritima Sea Kale
Crassula helmsii New Zealand Pygmyweed
Crassula tillaea Mossy Stonecrop
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
Crataegus persimilis Broad-leaved Cockspurthorn
Crataegus x media Hybrid Hawthorn
Crepis biennis Rough Hawk's-beard
Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawk's-beard
Crepis mollis Northern Hawk's-beard
Crepis paludosa Marsh Hawk's-beard
Crepis praemorsa Leafless Hawk's-beard
Crepis vesicaria Beaked Hawk's-beard
Crithmum maritimum Rock Samphire
Crocosmia pottsii Potts' Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Montbretia
Crocus vernus Spring Crocus
Cruciata laevipes Crosswort
Cryptogramma crispa Parsley Fern
Cuscuta epithymum Dodder
Cuscuta europaea Great Dodder
Cyclamen hederifolium Sowbread
Cymbalaria muralis Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Cymbalaria pallida Italian Toadflax
Cynodon dactylon (UK) Bermuda-grass
Cynoglossum officinale Hound's-tongue
Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail
Cynosurus echinatus Rough Dog's-tail
Cyperus eragrostis Pale Galingale
Cyperus fuscus Brown Galingale
Cyperus longus Galingale
Cypripedium calceolus Lady's-slipper Orchid
Cystopteris dickieana Dickie's Bladder-fern
Cystopteris fragilis Brittle Bladder-fern
Cysopteris montana Mountain Bladder Fern
Cytisus scoparius Broom
Cytisus scoparius ssp maritimus Prostrate Broom
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Latin name beginning with D English Name
Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot grass
Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Spotted Orchid
Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp coccinea Early Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp cruenta (Ireland) Early Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp incarnata Early Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza kerryensis Irish Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza maculata Heath Spotted Orchid
Dactylorhiza praetermissa Southern Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza purpurella Northern Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides Narrow-leaved Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza viridis (UK) Frog Orchid
Dactylorhiza x transiens Hybrid Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza x venusta Hybrid Marsh Orchid
Daphne laureola Spurge-laurel
Daphne mezereum Mezereon
Datura ferox Angel's-trumpets
Datura stramonium Thorn Apple
Daucus carota Wild Carrot
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass
Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass
Descurainia sophia Flixweed
Dianthus armeria Deptford Pink
Dianthus barbatus Sweet William
Dianthus deltoides (UK) Maiden Pink
Dianthus sp Whitby Pink
Diapensia lapponica Diapensia
Digitalis purpurea Foxglove
Digitaria sanguinalis Hairy Finger-grass
Diphasiastrum alpinum (UK) Alpine Clubmoss
Diplotaxis muralis Annual Wall-rocket or Stinkweed
Diplotaxis tenuifolia Perennial Wall-rocket
Dipsacus fullonum Teasel
Dipsacus laciniatus Cut-leaved Teasel
Dipsacus pilosus Small Teasel
Dipsacus strigosus Yellow-flowered Teasel
Doronicum pardalianches Leopard's-bane
Draba aizoides Yellow Whitlowgrass
Draba incana Hoary Whitlowgrass
Draba muralis Wall Whitlowgrass
Draba norvegica Rock Whitlowgrass
Drosera anglica Great Sundew
Drosera intermedia Oblong-leaved Sundew
Drosera rotundifolia Round-leaved Sundew
Drosera x belezeana Godlingston Sundew
Drosera x obovata Obovate Sundew
Dryas octopetala Mountain Avens
Dryopteris aemula Hay-scented Buckler-fern
Dryopteris affinis ssp affinis Scaly Male-fern
Dryopteris carthusiana Narrow Buckler-fern
Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern
Dryopteris expansa Northern Buckler-fern
Dryopteris filix-mas Male-fern
Dryopteris oreades Mountain Male-fern
Dryopteris submontana Rigid Buckler Fern
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Latin name beginning with E English Name
Echinochloa crus-galli Cockspur
Echinops bannaticus Blue Globe-thistle
Echinops exaltatus Globe-thistle
Echium pininana Giant Viper's-bugloss
Echium parviflorum Small-flowered Bugloss
Echium plantagineum (UK) Purple Viper's-bugloss
Echium vulgare Vipers-bugloss
Elaeagnus sp Oleaster
Elatine hexandra Six-stamened Waterwort
Elatine hydropiper Eight-stamened Waterwort
Eleocharis multicaulis Many-stalked Spike-rush
Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush
Eleocharis quinqueflora Few-flowered Spike-rush
Eleogiton fluitans Floating Club-rush
Elodea canadensis Canadian Waterweed
Elymus caninus Bearded Couch
Elytrigia atherica Sea Couch
Elytrigia juncea ssp boreoatlantica Sand Couch
Elytrigia repens ssp repens Common Couch
Empetrum nigrum Crowberry
Epilobium alsinifolium (UK) Chickweed Willowherb
Epilobium anagallidifolium Alpine Willowherb
Epilobium brunnescens New Zealand Wilowherb
Epilobium ciliatum American Willowherb
Epilobium hirstum Great Willowherb
Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb
Epilobium obscurum Short-fruited Willowherb
Epilobium palustre Marsh Willowherb
Epilobium parviflorum Hoary Willowherb
Epipactis atrorubens Dark Red helleborine
Epipactis dunensis Dune Helleborine
Epipactis helleborine Broad-leaved Helleborine
Epipactis palustris Marsh Helleborine
Epipactis sancta Lindisfarne Helleborine
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail
Equisetum fluviatile Water Horsetail
Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail
Equisetum pratense Shady Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum Branched Horsetail
Equisetum sylvaticum Wood Horsetail
Equisetum telmateia Great Horsetail
Equisetum variegatum (UK) Variegated Horsetail
Equisteum x dycei (fluviatile x palustre) Hybrid Horstail (Water x Marsh)
Equisteum x font-queri (telmateia x palustre) Hybrid Horsetail (Great x Marsh)
Equisetum x litorale (fluviatile x arvense Shore Horsetail (Water x Field)
Equisetum x meridionale (variegatum x ramosissimum Hybrid Horsetail (Variegated x Branched)
Equisetum x moorei (hyemale x ramosissimum) Moore's Horsetail (Rough x Branched)
Equisetum x robertsii (telmateia x arvense) Anglesey Horsetail (Great x Field)
Equisetum x trachyodon (hyemale x variegatum) Mackay's Horsetail (Rough x Variegated)
Equisteum x willmotii (telmateia x fluviatile) Hybrid Horsetail (Great x Water)
Eranthis hyemalis Winter Aconite
Erica ciliaris Dorset Heath
Erica cinerea Bell Heather
Erica erigena Irish Heath
Erica multiflora Mediterranean Heath
Erica tetralix Cross-leaved Heath
Erica x watsonii Hybrid Heather
Erigeron acris Blue Fleabane
Erigeron borealis Alpine or Boreal Fleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus Mexican Fleabane
Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy
Erinus alpinus (UK) Fairy Foxglove
Eriocaulon aquaticum Pipewort
Eriophorum angustifolum Common Cottongrass
Eriophorum latifolium (UK) Broad-leaved Cottongrass
Eriophorum gracile Slender Cottongrass
Eriophorum vaginatum Hare's-tail Cottongrass
Erodium cicutarium Common Stork's-bill
Erodium lebelii Sticky Stork's-bill
Erodium maritimum Sea Stork's-bill
Erodium moschatum Musk Storks-bill
Erophila glabrescens Common Whitlowgrass
Erophila verna Common Whitlowgrass
Erucastrum gallicum Hairy Rocket
Eryngium campestre Field Eryngo
Eryngium giganteum Tall Eryngium
Eryngium maritimum Sea Holly
Erysimum cheiri Wallflower
Escallonia macrantha Escallonia
Eschscholzia californica Californian Poppy
Euclidia glyphica Burnet Companion
Euonymus europaeus Spindle
Euonymus japonicus Evergreen Spindle
Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp Agrimony
Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood Spurge
Euphorbia characias ssp characias (U.K.) Mediterranean Spurge
Euphorbia cyparissias (UK) Cypress Spurge
Euphorbia exigua (U.K.) Dwarf Spurge
Euphorbia helioscopia (U.K.) Sun Spurge
Euphorbia hyberna (Ireland) Irish Spurge
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge
Euphorbia oblongata Balkan Spurge
Euphorbia paralias Sea Spurge
Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge
Euphorbia portlandica Portland Spurge
Euphorbia stricta Upright Spurge
Euphorbia x pseudovirgata Twiggy Spurge
Euphrasia arctica ssp borealis Arctic Eyebright
Euphrasia arctica x nemorosa Eyebright
Euphrasia confusa Eyebright
Euphrasia foulaensis Foula Eyebright
Euphrasia officinalis ssp monticola Eyebright
Euphrasia vigursii Cornish Eyebright
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Latin name beginning with F English Name
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat
Fagus sylvatica Beech
Fallopia baldschuanica Russian Vine
Fallopia convolvulus Black-bindweed
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed
Festuca longifolia Blue Fescue
Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue
Festuca vivipara Viviparous Sheep's-fescue
Ficaria verna ssp fertilis Lesser Celandine
Ficaria verna ssp verna Lesser Celandine
Filago minima Small Cudweed
Filago pyramidata (U.K.) Broad-leaved Cudweed
Filago vulgaris Common Cudweed
Filipendula camtschatica Giant Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet
Filipendula vulgaris Dropwort
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel
Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry
Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn
Frankenia laevis Sea Heath
Fraxinus excelsior Ash
Fuchsia magellanica Fuchsia
Fumaria bastardii Tall Ramping-fumitory
Fumaria capreolata ssp capreolata White Ramping-fumitory
Fumaria densiflora Dense-flowered Fumitory
Fumaria muralis ssp boraei Common Ramping-fumitory
Fumaria officinalis Common Fumitory
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Latin name beginning with G English Name
Gagea bohemica Radnor Lily
Gagea lutea Yellow star of Bethlehem
Gagea serotina (UK) Snowdon Lily
Gaillardia x grandiflora Blanketflower
Galactites tomentosa (UK) Boar Thistle
Galanthus elwesii Greater Snowdrop
Galanthus ikariae Green Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop
Galanthus plicatus Pleated Snowdrop
Galega officinalis Goat's-rue
Galeopsis bifida Bifid Hemp-nettle
Galeopsis speciosa Large-flowered Hemp-nettle
Galeopsis tetrahit Common Hemp-nettle
Galinsoga parviflora Gallant-soldier
Galinsoga quadriradiata Shaggy Soldier
Galium album Hedge Bedstraw
Galium aparine Cleavers
Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw
Galium odoratum Woodruff
Galium palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw
Galium saxatile Heath Bedstraw
Galium sterneri Limestone Bedstraw
Galium uliginosum Fen Bedstraw
Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw
Gaultheria mucronata Prickly Heath
Gaultheria shallon Shallon
Gazania rigens Treasureflower
Genista anglica Petty Whin
Genista hispanica Spanish Gorse
Genista tinctoria Dyer's Greenweed
Gentiana nivalis (UK) Snow Gentian
Gentiana pneumonanthe Marsh Gentian
Gentiana verna (UK) Spring Gentian
Gentianella amarella ssp amarella Autumn Gentian
Gentianella amarella ssp septentrionalis Autumn Gentian
Gentianella anglica Early Gentian
Gentianella campestris (UK) Field Gentian
Gentianella uliginosa Dune Gentian
Geranium columbinum Long-stalked Crane's-bill
Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
Geranium herrerae Alderney Crane's-bill
Geranium lucidum (UK) Shining Crane's-bill
Geranium macrorrhizum Rock Crane's-bill
Geranium molle Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
Geranium phaeum (UK) Dusky Crane's-bill
Geranium pratense Meadow Crane's-bill
Geranium purpureum Little Robin
Geranium pusillum Small-flowered Crane's-bill
Geranium pyrenaicum Hedgerow Crane's-bill
Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert
Geranium robertianum ssp celticum Herb-Robert
Geranium rotundifolium (UK) Round-leaved Crane's-bill
Geranium sanguineum Bloody Crane's-bill
Geranium sylvaticum (UK) Wood Crane's-bill
Geranium versicolor Pencilled Crane's-bill
Geranium x magnificum Purple Crane's-bill
Geranium x oxonianum Druce's Crane's-bill
Geranium yeoi Greater Herb-Robert
Geum macrophyllum Large-leaved Avens
Geum rivale Water Avens
Geum urbanum Wood Avens
Geum x intermedium Hybrid Geum
Gladiolus communis ssp byzantinus Eastern Gladiolus
Glaucium flavum Yellow Horned-poppy
Glaux maritima Sea-milkwort
Glebionis segetum (UK) Corn Marigold
Glechoma hederacea Ground-ivy
Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet-grass
Glyceria notata Plicate Sweet-grass
Gnaphalium uliginosum Marsh Cudweed
Gnaphalium undulatum Cape Cudweed
Gnaphalium supinum Dwarf Cudweed
Goodyera repens Creeping Lady's-tresses
Grindelia stricta Coastal Gumplant
Griselinia littoralis New Zealand Broadleaf
Guizotia abyssinica Niger
Gunnera tinctoria Giant Rhubarb
Gymnadenia borealis Heath Fragrant-orchid
Gymnadenia conopsea Chalk Fragrant-orchid
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (UK) Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium robertianum Limestone Fern
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Latin name beginning with H English Name
Hedera helix Ivy
Helianthemum nummularium Common Rock-rose
Helianthemum oelandicum ssp incanum Hoary Rock-rose(Wales)
Helianthemum oelandicum ssp levigatum Hoary Rock Rose (Yorks)
Helianthemum oelandicum ssp piloselloides Hoary Rock-rose (Ireland)
Helianthus annuus Sunflower
Helictotrichon pratense Meadow Oat-grass
Helictotrichon pubescens Downy Oat-grass
Helleborus argutifolius Corsican Hellebore
Helleborus foetidus (UK) Stinking Hellebore
Helleborus orientalis Lenten-rose
Helleborus viridis ssp occidentalis (UK) Green Hellebore
Hemaris tityus Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed
Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed
Herniaria ciliolata ssp ciliolata Fringed Rupturewort
Hesperis matronalis Dame's-violet
Hieracium alpinum Alpine Hawkweed
Hieracium cambricum Welsh Hawkweed
Hieracium carneddorum Carnedd Hawkweed
Hieracium cravoniense Craven Hawkweed
Hieracium grandidens Grand-toothed Hawkweed
Hieracium iricum Erin Hawkweed
Hieracium pellucidum Pellucid-leaved Hawkweed
Hieracium pseudoleyi Purple-flushed Hawkweed
Hieracium speluncarum Cave Hawkweed
Hierochloe odorata Holy grass
Himantoglossum hircinum Lizard Orchid
Hippocrepis comosa Horseshoe Vetch
Hippophae rhamnoides Sea Buckthorn
Hippurus vulgaris Mare's-tail
Hirschfeldia incana Hoary Mustard
Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog
Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass
Honckenya peploides Sea Sandwort
Hordeum marinum Sea Barley
Hordeum murinum Wall Barley
Hordeum secalinum Meadow Barley
Hornungia petraea Hutchinsia
Hosta sp Hosta
Hottonia palustris Water-violet
Humulus lupulus Hop
Huperzia selago Fir Clubmoss
Hyancinthoides non scripta Bluebell
Hyacinthoides x massartiana Hybrid Bluebell
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Frogbit
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Floating Pennywort
Hydrocotyle vulgaris Marsh Pennywort
Hymenophyllum tunbrigense Tunbridge Filmy-fern
Hymenophyllum wilsonii Wilson's Filmy-fern
Hyoscyamus albus White Henbane
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane
Hypericum androsaemum Tutsan
Hypericum calcynum Rose-of-Sharon
Hypericum elodes Marsh St John's-wort
Hypericum "Hidcote" Hybrid St. John's-wort
Hypericum hircinum Stinking Tutsan
Hypericum hirsutum Hairy St John's-wort
Hypericum humifusum Trailing St John's-wort
Hypericum perforatum Perforate St. John's-wort
Hypericum maculatum Imperforate St. John's-wort
Hypericum montanum Pale St. John's-wort
Hypericum pulchrum Slender St John's-wort
Hypericum tetrapterum Square-stalked St John's-wort
Hypericum undulatum Wavy St John's-wort
Hypholoma fasciculare Sulphur Tuft
Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris maculata Spotted Cat's ear
Hypochaeris radicata Common Cat's ear
Hypopitis monotropa Yellow Bird's-nest
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Latin name beginning with I English Name
Iberis sempervirens Perennial Candytuft
Ilex aquifolium Holly
Impatiens glandulifera Indian Balsam
Impatiens noli-tangere Touch-me-not Balsam
Inachis io Peacock
Inula conyzae Ploughman's Spikenard
Inula crithmoides Golden Samphire
Inula helenium Elecampane
Iris foetidissima Stinking Iris
Iris germanica Bearded Iris
Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris
Iris sisyrinchium (Syn) Barbary Nut
Isoetes histrix Land Quillwort
Isoetes echinospora Spring Quillwort
Isoetes lacustris Quillwort
Isolepis cernua Slender Club-rush
Isolepis setacea Bristle Club-rush
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Latin name beginning with J English Name
Jasione montana Sheeps-bit
Juglans nigra Black Walnut
Juncus acutus Sharp Rush
Juncus ambiguus Frog Rush
Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush
Juncus balticus Baltic Rush
Juncus balticus x Juncus inflexus Hybrid Rush
Juncus bufonius Toad Rush
Juncus bulbosus Bulbous Rush
Juncus castaneus Chestnut Rush
Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush
Juncus effusus Soft-rush
Juncus filiformis Thread Rush
Juncus gerardii Saltmarsh Rush
Juncus inflexus Hard Rush
Juncus maritimus Sea Rush
Juncus squarrosus Heath Rush
Juncus subnodulosus Blunt-flowered Rush
Juncus tenuis Slender Rush
Juncus trifidus (UK) Three-leaved Rush
Juncus triglumis Three-flowered Rush
Juniperus communis ssp communis (UK) Common Juniper
Juniperus communis ssp nana Common Juniper
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Latin name beginning with K English Name
Kalmia procumbens (UK) Trailing Azalea
Kickxia elatine Sharp-leaved Fluellen
Kickxia spuria Round-leaved Fluellen
Knautia arvensis Field Scabious
Kniphofia praecox Greater Red-hot Poker
Kobresia simpliciuscula False Sedge
Koeleria macrantha Crested Hair-grass
Koenigia islandica Iceland-purslane
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Latin name beginning with L English Name
Laburnum alpinum Scottish Laburnum
Lachnostachys eriobotrya Lambswool
Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce
Lactuca tatarica Blue Lettuce
Lactuca virosa Great Lettuce
Laetoporus sulphureus Chicken-of-the-woods
Lagurus ovatus Hare's-tail
Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp argentatum Yellow Archangel (Garden)
Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp montanum (UK) Yellow Archangel
Lamium album White Dead-nettle
Lamium amplexicaule (UK) Henbit Dead-nettle
Lamium confertum Northern Dead-nettle
Lamium hybridum Cut-leaved Dead-nettle
Lamium maculatum Spotted Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum Red Dead-nettle
Lampranthus roseus Rosy Dewplant
Lapsana communis ssp communis Nipplewort
Lapsana communis ssp intermedia Nipplewort (introduced perennial)
Larix decidua European Larch
Larus marinus Great Black Back Gull
Lasiommata megera (UK) Wall Brown
Lathraea clandestina Purple Toothwort
Lathraea squamaria Tooothwort
Lathyrus aphaca (UK) Yellow Vetchling
Lathyrus cicera Red Vetchling
Lathyrus grandiflorus Two-flowered Everlasting-pea
Lathyrus latifolius Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea
Lathryus linifolius (UK) Bitter Vetch
Lathryus nissolia Grass Vetchling
Lathryus pratensis Meadow Vetchling
Lathyrus sylvestris Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea
Lavandula x intermedia Garden Lavender
Lavatera arborea (UK) Tree Mallow
Lavatera cretica Smaller Tree Mallow
Lavatera x clementii (L. olbia x L. thuringiaca) Garden Tree-mallow
Lechenaultia biloba Blue Leschenaultia
Ledum palustre ssp groenlandicum Labrador-tea
Legousia hybrida Venus's-looking-glass
Lemna minor Common Duckweed
Lemna minuta Least Duckweed
Leontodon autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit
Leontodon hispidus Rough Hawkbit
Leontodon saxatilis Lesser Hawkbit
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort
Lepidium campestre Field Pepperwort
Lepidium coronopus Swine-cress
Lepidium didymum Lesser Swine-cress
Lepidium draba ssp chalepense Hoary Cress
Lepidium draba ssp draba Hoary Cress
Lepidium heterophyllum Smiths Pepperwort (or Cress)
Lepidium latifolium Dittander
Leptidea sinapis ssp juvernica Wood White
Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum Shasta Daisy
Leucojum aestivum ssp pulchellum Summer Snowflake
Leycesteria formosa Himalayan Honeysuckle
Leymus arenarius Lyme-grass
Ligusticum scoticum Scots Lovage
Ligustrum ovalifolium Garden Privet
Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet
Lilium martagon (UK) Martagon Lily
Lilium x hollandicum Orange Lily
Limanthes douglasii Meadow Foam or Poached-egg Plant
Limentis camilla White Admiral
Limonium auriculae-ursinifolium Broad-leaved Sea-lavender
Limonium binervosum agg. Rock Sea-lavender
Limonium britannicum ssp coombense Western Sea-Lavender
Limonium humile Lax-flowered Sea-lavender
Limonium normannicum Alderney Sea-lavender
Limonium procerum ssp procerum Tall Sea Lavender
Limonium sinuatum Statice
Limonium vulgare Common Sea-lavender
Limosella aquatica Mudwort
Limosella australis Welsh Mudwort
Linaria purpurea Purple Toadflax
Linaria purpurea Purple Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax
Linnaea borealis (UK) Twinflower
Linum bienne Pale Flax
Linum catharticum Fairy Flax
Linum usitatissimum Flax
Listera ovata Common Twayblade
Lithospermum officinale Common Gromwell
Lloydia serotina Snowdon Lily
Lobelia dortmanna Water Lobelia
Lobelia erinus Garden Lobelia
Lobelia urens Heath Lobelia
Lobularia maritima Sweet Alison
Loiseleuria procumbens Trailing Azalea
Lolium multiflorum Italian Rye-grass
Lolium perenne Perennial Rye Grass
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida Wilson's Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle
Lonicera tartarica Tartarian Honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus pedunculatus Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus subbiflorus Hairy Bird's-foot-trefoil
Ludwigia x kentiana Hybrid Hampshire-purslane
Lunaria annua Honesty
Lupinus arboreus Tree Lupin
Lupinus nootkatensis Noootka Lupin
Lupinus x regalis Russell Lupin
Luzula campestris Field Wood-rush or Good Friday grass
Luzula multiflora ssp congesta Heath Wood-rush
Luzula multiflora ssp multiflora Heath Wood-rush
Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush
Luzula spicata Spiked Wood-rush
Luzula sylvatica Great Wood-rush
Lychnis alpina Alpine Catchfly
Lychnis coronaria Rose Campion
Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged Robin
Lychnis viscaria Sticky Catchfly
Lycium barbarum Duke of Argyll's Teaplant
Lycoperdon perlatum Common Puffball
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato
Lycopodiella inundata Marsh Clubmoss
Lycopodium clavatum Stag's-horn Clubmoss
Lycopus europaeus Gypsywort
Lysichiton americanus American Skunk-cabbage
Lysimachia nemorum Yellow Pimpernel
Lysimachia punctata Dotted Loosestrife
Lysimachia vulgaris Yellow Loosestrife
Lythrum portula Water-purslane
Lythrum salicaria Purple-loosestrife
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Latin name beginning with M English Name
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon-grape
Malus pumila Apple Tree
Malus sylvestris Crab Apple
Malva arborea (UK) Tree Mallow
Malva moschata Musk-mallow
Malva neglecta (UK) Dwarf Mallow
Malva setigera Rough Mallow
Malva sylvestris (UK) Common Mallow
Malva x clementii Garden Tree Mallow
Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown
Marrubium vulgare White Horehound
Matricaria discoidea Pineappleweed
Matricaria chamomilla Scented Mayweed
Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern
Matthiola incana (UK) Hoary Stock
Matthiola sinuata Sea Stock
Meconopsis cambrica Welsh Poppy
Medicago arabica Spotted Medick
Medicago lupulina Black Medick
Medicago minima Bur Medick
Medicago sativa ssp falcata Sickle Medick
Medicago sativa ssp sativa Lucerne
Medicago sativa ssp varia Sand Lucerne
Melampyrum cristatum Crested Cow-wheat
Melampyrum pratense Common Cow-wheat
Melanargia galathea Marbled White
Melica nutans (UK) Mountain Melick
Melica uniflora Wood Melick
Melilotus albus White Melilot
Melilotus altissimus Tall Melilot
Melilotus officinalis Ribbed Melilot
Melissa officinalis Balm
Melitaea cinxia Glanville Fritillary
Mentha aquatica Water-mint
Mentha spicata Spear Mint
Mentha suaveolens Round-leaved Mint
Mentha x verticillata Whorled Mint
Mentha x villosonervata Sharp-toothed Mint
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean
Mercurialis annua (UK) Annual Mercury
Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury
Mertensia maritima Oyster Plant
Mibora minima Early Sand-grass
Milium effusum Wood Millet
Milium vernale ssp sarniense Early Millet
Mimulus guttatus Monkeyflower
Mimulus guttatus x luteus x variegatus Hybrid Monkeyflower
Mimulus x robertsii Hybrid Monkeyflower
Minuartia rubella Mountain Sandwort
Minuartia sedoides (UK) Cyphel
Minuartia verna Spring Sandwort
Moehringia trinervia Three-veined Sandwort
Moenchia erecta Upright Chickweed
Moneses uniflora (UK) One-flowered Wintergreen
Monotropa hypopitys Yellow Bird's-nest
Montia fontana Blinks
Muehlenbeckia complexa Wireplant
Muscari armeniacum Garden Grape-hyacinth
Muscari comosum Tassel Hyacinth
Muscari neglectum (UK) Grape-hyacinth
Mycelis muralis Wall Lettuce
Mycena sp White-Yellow Mycena
Myosotis alpestris (UK) Alpine Forget-me-not
Myostis arvensis Field Forget-me-not
Myosotis discolor Changing Forget-me-not
Myosotis laxa Tufted Forget-me-not
Myosotis ramosissima Early Forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides Water Forget-me-not
Myosotis secunda Creeping Forget-me-not
Myosotis sicula Jersey Forget-me-not
Myosotis stolonifera Pale Forget-me-not
Myosotis sylvatica Wood Forget-me-not
Myosotis x bollandica Hybrid Forget-me-not
Myosoton aquaticum Water Chickweed
Myrica gale Bog-myrtle
Myriophyllum aquaticum Parrot's-feather
Myrrhis odorata Sweet Cicely
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Latin name beginning with N English Name
Narcissus pseudonarcissus Daffodil
Nardus stricta Mat-grass
Narthecium ossifragum Bog Asphodel
Nasturtium officinale Water-cress
Nectaroscordum siculum Honey Garlic
Neotinea maculata Dense flowered Orchid (Burren)
Neottia nidus-avis Bird's-nest Orchid
Neottia ovata Common Twayblade
Nepeta x faassenii Garden Catmint
Nicotiana x sanderae Garden Tobacco Plant
Noccaea caerulescens Alpine Penny-cress
Nothoscordum borbonicum Honeybells
Nuphar pumila Least Water-lily
Nuphar lutea Yellow Water-lily
Nymphaea alba ssp alba White Water-lily
Nymphaea alba ssp occidentalis White Water-lily
Nymphoides peltata Fringed Water-lily
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Latin name beginning with O English Name
Odontities vernus Red Bartsia
Oenanthe crocata Hemlock Water-dropwort
Oenanthe fistulosa Tubular Water-dropwort
Oenanthe lachenalii Parsley Water-dropwort
Oenanthe pimpinelloides Corky-fruited Water-dropwort
Oenothera biennis Common Evening-primrose
Oenothera glazioviana Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Oenothera stricta Fragrant Evening-primrose
Oenothera x fallax Intermediate Evening-primrose
Olearia macrodonta New Zealand Holly
Onobrychis viciifolia Sainfoin
Ononis repens Common Restharrow
Onopordum acanthium Cotton Thistle
Ophioglossum lusitanicum Least Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum vulgatum Adder's-tongue
Ophrys apifera Bee Orchid
Ophrys insectifera (UK) Fly Orchid
Orchis anthropophora (UK) Man Orchid
Orchis mascula Early Purple-orchid
Orchis morio (UK, Syn) Green-winged Orchid
Orchis purpurea (UK) Lady Orchid
Oreopteris limbosperma Lemon-scented Fern
Origanum vulgare Wild Marjoram
Ornithogalum umbellatum ssp campestre Star-of-Bethlehem
Ornithopus perpusillus Bird's-foot
Ornithopus pinnatus Orange Bird's-foot
Orobanche hederae Ivy Broomrape
Orobanche minor Common Broomrape
Orobanche purpurea Yarrow Broomrape
Orobanche rapum-genistae Greater Broomrape
Orobanche reticulata Thistle Broomrape
Orthilia secunda Serrated Wintergreen
Osmunda regalis Royal Fern
Oxalis acetosella Wood-sorrel
Oxalis articulata Pink-sorrel
Oxalis corniculata Yellow-sorrel
Oxalis debilis Large-flowered Pink-sorrel
Oxalis exilis Least Yellow-sorrel
Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda-buttercup
Oxalis stricta Upright Yellow-sorrel
Oxyria digyna Mountain Sorrel
Oxytropis halleri Purple Oxytropis
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Latin name beginning with P English Name
Panicum miliacum Common Millet
Papaver dubium Long-headed Poppy
Papaver hybridum (UK) Rough Poppy
Papaver pseudoorientale Oriental Poppy
Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy (Gozo)
Papaver somniferum ssp somniferum Opium Poppy
Parapholis strigosa Hard-grass
Parentucellia viscosa Yellow Bartsia
Parietaria judaica Pellitory-of-the-wall
Paris quadrifolia Herb Paris
Parnassia palustris Grass of Parnassus
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip
Pedicularis palustris Marsh Lousewort
Pedicularis sylvatica Lousewort
Pentaglottis sempervirens Green Alkanet
Periparus ater Coal Tit
Persicaria amphibia Amphibious Bistort
Persicaria amplexicaulis Red Bistort
Persicaria bistorta Bistort
Persicaria hydropiper Water-pepper
Persicaria lapathifolia Pale Persicaria
Persicaria maculosa Redshank
Persicaria minor Small Water-pepper
Persicaria vivipara Alpine Bistort
Petasites albus White Butterbur
Petasites fragrans Winter Heliotrope
Petasites hybridus Butterbur
Petasites japonicus Giant Butterbur
Petrorhagia prolifera Proliferous Pink
Petrorhagia saxifraga Tunicflower
Petunia x hybrida Petunia
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort
Peucedanum palustre Milk Parsley
Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia
Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass
Phalaris canariensis Canary-grass
Phallus impudicus Stinkhorn
Phegopteris connectilis Beech Fern
Philadelphus sp Mock-orange
Phleum arenarium Sand Cat's-tail
Phleum phleoides Purple-stem Cat's-tail
Phleum pratense Timothy
Phlomis purpurea No English name
Phragmites australis Common Reed
Phygelius capensis Cape Figwort
Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart's-tongue Fern
Picea abies Norway spruce
Picris echioides Bristly Oxtongue
Picris hieracioides Hawkweed Oxtongue
Pilosella aurantiaca ssp carpathicola Fox-and-cubs
Pilosella officinarum Mouse-ear-hawkweed
Pilularia globulifera Pillwort
Pimpinella major Greater Burnet-saxifrage
Pinguicula grandiflora Large-flowered Butterwort
Pinguicula lusitanica Pale Butterwort
Pinguicula vulgaris Common Butterwort
Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine
Plantago coronopus Buck's-horn Plantain
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
Plantago major ssp intermedia Greater Plantain
Plantago major ssp major Greater Plantain
Plantago maritima Sea Plantain
Plantago media Hoary Plantain
Platanthera bifolia Lesser Butterfly Orchid
Platanthera chlorantha Greater Butterfly Orchid
Poa alpina Alpine Meadow-grass
Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass
Poa humilis Spreading Meadow-grass
Poa infirma Early Meadow-grass
Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass
Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass
Polemonium caeruleum Jacob's-ladder
Polycarpon tetraphyllum Four-leaved Allseed
Polygala vulgaris Common Milkwort
Polygala serpyllifolia Heath Milkwort
Polygonatum odoratum Angular Solomon's-seal
Polygonatum x hybridum Garden Solomon's-seal
Polygonum arenastrum Equal-leaved Knotgrass
Polygonum aviculare Knotgrass
Polypodium cambricum Southern Polypody
Polypodium interjectum Intermediate Polypody
Polypodium vulgare Polypody
Polypogon monspeliensis Annual Beard-grass
Polypogon viridis Water Bent
Polystichum aculeatum Hard Shield Fern
Polystichum lonchitis Holly-fern
Polystichum setiferum Soft Shield-fern
Populus alba White Poplar
Populus nigra Black Poplar
Populus x canadensis Hybrid Black-poplar
Potamogeton coloratus Fen Pondweed
Potamogeton natans Broad-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton pectinatus Fennel Pondweed
Potamogeton perfoliatus Perfoliate Pondweed
Potamogeton polygonifolius Bog Pondweed
Potamogeton pusillus Lesser Pondweed
Potentilla anglica Trailing Tormentil
Potentilla argentea Hoary Cinquefoil
Potentilla anserina Silverweed
Potentilla crantzii Alpine Cinquefoil
Potentilla erecta Tormentil
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil
Potentilla indica Yellow-flowered Strawberry
Potentilla intermedia Russian Cinquefoil
Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil
Potentilla rupestris Rock Cinquefoil
Potentilla sterilis Barren Strawberry
Potentilla tabernaemontani Spring Cinquefoil
Poterium sanguisorba ssp balearicum Fodder Burnet
Poterium sanguisorba ssp sanguisorba Salad Burnet
Primula elatior Oxlip
Primula farinosa Bird's Eye Primrose
Primula scotica Scottish Primrose
Primula veris Cowslip
Primula vulgaris Primrose
Primula x digenea False Oxlip
Primula x polyantha False Oxlip
Prunella vulgaris Selfheal
Prunus avium Wild Cherry
Prunus cerasifera Cherry Plum
Prunus domestica ssp domestica Plum
Prunus domestica ssp insititia Damson
Prunus domestica ssp italica Greengage
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel
Prunus lusitanica Portugal Laurel
Prunus padus Bird Cherry
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn
Pseudofumaria lutea Yellow Corydalis
Pseudorchis albida Small-white Orchid
Pteridum aquilinum Bracken
Puccinellia distans ssp distans Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass
Puccinellia maritima Common Saltmarsh-grass
Pulica dysinterica Common Fleabane
Pulmonaria officinalis Lungwort
Pulsatilla vulgaris Pasqueflower
Pyracantha coccinea Firethorn
Pyracantha rogersiana Asian Firethorn
Pyrola media Intermediate Wintergreen
Pyrola minor Common Wintergreen
Pyrola rotundifolia Round Leaved Wintergreen
Pyrus communis Pear
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Latin name beginning with Q English Name
Quercus cerris Turkey Oak
Quercus ilex Evergreen Oak
Quercus petraea Sessile Oak
Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak
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Latin name beginning with R English Name
Radiola linoides Allseed
Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup
Ranunculus circinatus Fan-leaved Water-crowfoot
Ranunculus flammula Lesser Spearwort
Ranunculus hederaceus Ivy-leaved Crowfoot
Ranunculus lingua Greater Spearwort
Ranunculus omiophyllus Round-leaved Crowfoot
Ranunculus penicillatus Stream Water-crowfoot
Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup
Ranunculus sardous Hairy Buttercup
Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-leaved Buttercup
Ranunculus tricophyllus Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot
Ranunculus tripartitus Three-lobed Crowfoot
Raphanus raphanistrum ssp maritimus Sea Radish
Rapistrum rugosum ssp linnaeanum Bastard Cabbage
Raphanus raphanistrum ssp raphanistrum Wild Radish
Reseda alba White Mignonette
Reseda lutea Wild Mignonette
Reseda luteola Weld
Rhamnus alaternus Mediterranean Buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn
Rhinanthus angustifolius Greater Yellow-rattle
Rhinanthus minor ssp minor Yellow-rattle
Rhinanthus minor ssp monticola Yellow-rattle
Rhinanthus minor ssp stenophyllus Yellow-rattle
Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron
Rhus typhina Stag's-horn Sumach
Rhynchospora alba White Beak-sedge
Rhynchospora alba White Beak-sedge
Ribes alpinum Mountain Currant
Ribes nigrum Black Currant
Ribes rubrum Red Currant
Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry
Romulea columnae Sand Crocus
Romulea rosea var australis Oniongrass
Rorippa amphibia Great Yellow-cress
Rorippa islandica Northern Yellow-cress
Rorippa palustris Marsh Yellow-cress
Rorippa sylvestris Creeping Yellow-cress
Rosa canina Common Dog Rose
Rosa ferruginea Red-leaved Rose
Rosa micrantha Small-flowered Sweet-briar
Rosa rugosa Japanese Rose
Rosa spinosissima Burnet Rose
Rosa stylosa Short-styled Field-rose
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary
Rubia peregrina Wild Madder
Rubus armeniacus Bramble (Himalayan Giant)
Rubus caesius Dewberry
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry
Rubus fruticosus sp Blackberry
Rubus idaeus Raspberry
Rubus "Rivingtoniensis" A Bramble with no name
Rubus saxatilis Stone Bramble
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry
Rubus tricolor Chinese Bramble
Rubus tuberculatus Railway Bramble
Rubus ulmifolius Elm-leaved Bramble
Rubus warrenii A Bramble
Rubus x loganobaccus Loganberry
Rudbeckia laciniata Coneflower
Rumex acetosa ssp acetosa Common Sorrel
Rumex acetosella Sheeps Sorrel
Rumex conglomeratus Clustered Dock
Rumex crispus ssp crispus Curled Dock
Rumex cristatus Greek Dock
Rumex frutescens Argentine Dock
Rumex hydrolapathum Water Dock
Rumex longifolius Northern Dock
Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex pulcher Fiddle Dock
Rumex rupestris Shore Dock
Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock
Ruppia maritima Beaked Tasselweed
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's-broom
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Latin name beginning with S English Name
Sagina maritima Sea Pearlwort
Sagina nodosa Knotted Pearlwort
Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort
Sagina saginoides Alpine Pearlwort
Sagina subulata Heath Pearlwort
Sagina x normaniana Scottish Pearlwort
Salicornia europaea Glasswort
Salix acutifolia Siberian Violet-willow
Salix alba White Willow
Salix arbuscula Mountain Willow
Salix aurita Eared Willow
Salix herbacea Dwarf Willow
Salix caprea ssp caprea Goat Willow
Salix caprea ssp sphacelata Goat Willow
Salix cinerea ssp cinerea Grey Willow
Salix fragilis Crack Willow
Salix phylicifolia Tea-leaved Willow
Salix purpurea Purple Willow
Salix repens var argentea Creeping Willow
Salix repens var repens Creeping Willow
Salix reticulata Net-leaved Willow
Salix viminalis Common Osier
Salix x friesiana Hybrid Willow
Salix x laurina Laurel-leaved Willow
Salix x ludificans Hybrid Willow
Salix x multinervis Hybrid Willow
Salpichroa origanifolia Cock's-eggs
Salsola kali ssp kali Prickly Saltwort
Salvia pratensis Meadow Clary
Salvia verbenaca Wild Clary
Sambucus canadensis American Elder
Sambucus ebulus Dwarf Elder
Sambucus nigra Elder
Sambucus racemosa Red-berried Elder
Samolus valerandi Brookweed
Sanguisorba minor ssp minor Salad Burnet
Sanguisorba minor ssp muricata Fodder Burnet
Sanicula europaea Sanicle
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender-cotton
Saponaria officinalis Soapwort
Saxifraga aizoides Yellow Saxifrage
Saxifraga cernua Drooping Saxifrage
Saxifraga cespitosa Tufted Saxifrage
Saxifraga cymbalaria Celandine Saxifrage
Saxifraga granulata Meadow Saxifrage
Saxifraga hirculus Marsh Saxifrage
Saxifraga hirsuta Kidney Saxifrage
Saxifraga hypnoides Mossy Saxifrage
Saxifraga nivalis Alpine Saxifrage
Saxifraga oppositifolia Purple Saxifrage
Saxifraga rosacea ssp rosacea Irish Saxifrage
Saxifraga spathularis St Patricks Cabbage
Saxifraga stellaris Starry Saxifrage
Saxifraga tridactylites Rue-leaved Saxifrage
Saxifraga x polita False Londonpride
Saxifraga x urbium Londonpride
Scabiosa atropurpurea Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa columbaria Small Scabious
Schedonorus arundinaceus Tall Fescue
Schedonorus pratensis Meadow Fescue
Schoenoplectus pungens Sharp Club-rush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Grey Clubrush
Schoenus nigricans Black Bog-rush
Scilla autumnalis Autumn Squill
Scilla bifolia Alpine Squill
Scilla bithynica Turkish Squill
Scilla forbesii Glory-of-the-snow
Scilla verna Spring Squill
Scirpus sylvaticus Wood Club-rush
Scleranthus annuus Annual Knawel
Scleranthus perennis ssp perennis Perennial Knawel
Scleranthus perennis ssp prostratus Perennial Knawel
Scleroderma citrinum Common Earth Ball
Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort
Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort
Scrophularia scorodonia Balm-leaved Figwort
Scrophularia vernalis Yellow Figwort
Scutellaria minor Lesser Skullcap
Scutellaria galericulata Skullcap
Securigera varia Crown Vetch
Sedum acre Biting Stonecrop
Sedum album White Stonecrop
Sedum anglicum English Stonecrop
Sedum dasyphyllum Thick-leaved Stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum Kamchatka Stonecrop
Sedum rosea Roseroot
Sedum spurium Caucasian Stonecrop
Sedum villosum Hairy Stonecrop
Selaginella kraussiana Krauss's Clubmoss
Selaginella selaginoides Lesser Clubmoss
Senecio aquaticus Marsh Ragwort
Senecio cineraria Silver Ragwort
Senecio erucifolius Hoary Ragwort
Senecio inaequidens Narrow-leaved Ragwort
Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort
Senecio paludosus Fen Ragwort
Senecio sarracenicus Broad-leaved Ragwort
Senecio squalidus Oxford Ragwort
Senecio sylvaticus Heath Groundsel
Senecio vernalis Eastern Groundsel
Senecio viscosus Sticky Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris Groundsel
Senecio x albescens Hybrid Ragwort
Serratula tinctoria Saw-wort
Seseli libanotis Moon Carrot
Sesleria caerulea Blue Moor-grass
Setaria pumila Yellow Bristle-grass
Sherardia arvensis Field Madder
Sibbaldia procumbens Sibbaldia
Sigesbeckia serrata Western St Paul's-wort
Silaum silaus Pepper Saxifrage
Silene acaulis Moss Campion
Silene coronaria Rose Campion
Silene dioica Red Campion
Silene flos-cuculi Ragged Robin
Silene gallica Small-flowered catchfly
Silene latifolia White Campion
Silene nutans Nottingham Catchfly
Silene otites Spanish Catchfly
Silene suecica Alpine Catchfly
Silene uniflora Sea Campion
Silene viscaria Sticky Catchfly
Silene vulgaris ssp vulgaris Bladder Campion
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle
Simethis mattiazzii Kerry Lily
Sinapis arvensis Charlock
Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard
Sisymbrium orientale Eastern Rocket
Sisymbrium strictissimum Perennial Rocket
Sisyrinchium montanum American Blue-eyed-grass
Sium latifolium Greater Water Parsnip
Sium sisarum Skirret
Smyrnium olusatrum Alexanders
Solanum chenopodioides Tall Nightshade
Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet
Solanum lycopersicum Tomato
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade
Soleirolia soleirolii Mind-your-own-business
Solidago canadensis ssp canadensis Canadian Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea ssp serotina Early Goldenrod
Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod
Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow-thistle
Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle
Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle
Sorbaria tomentosa Himalayan Sorbaria
Sorbus aucuparia Mountain Ash or Rowan
Sorbus aria Common Whitebeam
Sorbus bristoliensis Bristol Whitebeam
Sorbus croceocarpa Orange-fruited Whitebeam
Sorbus decipiens Sharp-toothed Whitebeam
Sorbus devoniensis Devon Whitebeam
Sorbus eminens Round-leaved Whitebeam
Sorbus hibernica Irish Whitebeam
Sorbus intermedia Swedish Whitebeam
Sorbus lancastriensis Lancaster Whitebeam
Sorbus latifolia Broad-leaved Whitebeam
Sorbus porrigentiformis Whitebeam
Sorbus rupicola Rock Whitebeam
Sorbus whiteana White's Whitebeam
Sorbus wilmottiana Wilmott's Whitebeam
Sparganium emersum Unbranched Bur-reed
Sparganium erectum Branched Bur-reed
Spartina anglica Common Cord-grass
Spartium junceum Spanish Broom
Spergula arvensis Corn Spurrey
Spergularia bocconei Greek Sea-spurrey
Spergularia marina Lesser Sea-spurrey
Spergularia media Greater Sea-spurrey
Spergularia rubra Sand Spurrey
Spergularia rupicola Rock Sea-spurrey
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Irish Lady's-tresses
Spiranthes spiralis Autumn Lady's Tresses
Spiraea douglasii ssp douglasii Steeple-bush
Spiraea x arguta Bridal-spray
Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia Confused Bridewort
Stachys alpina Limestone Woundwort
Stachys arvensis Field Woundwort
Stachys byzantina Lamb's-ear
Stachys officinalis Betony
Stachys palustris Marsh Woundwort
Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort
Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort
Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort
Stellaria media Common Chickweed
Stellaria neglecta Greater Chickweed
Stellaria nemorum Wood Stitchwort
Stellaria pallida Lesser Chickweed
Stellaria alsine Bog Stitchwort
Stratiotes aloides Water-soldier
Suaeda maritima Annual Sea-blite
Subularia aquatica Awlwort
Succisa pratensis Devil's-bit Scabious
Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry
Symphoricarpos x chenaultii Hybrid Coralberry
Symphytum caucasicum Caucasian Comfrey
Symphytum grandiflorum Creeping Comfrey
Symphytum officinale Common Comfrey
Symphytum orientale White Comfrey
Symphytum tuberosum Tuberous Comfrey
Symphytum x uplandicum Russian Comfrey
Syringa vulgaris Lilac
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Latin name beginning with T English Name
Tamarix gallica Tamarisk
Tamus communis Black Bryony
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy
Taraxacum lacistophyllum Dandelion
Taraxacum obliquum Many-lobed Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion
Taraxacum palustre Marsh Dandelion
Taxus baccata Yew
Teesdalia nudicaulis Shepherd's Cress
Tellima grandiflora Fringe-cups
Tephroseris integrifolia ssp maritima South Stack Fleawort
Tetragonolobus purpureus Asparagus Pea
Teucrium scorodonia Wood Sage
Thalictrum alpinum Alpine Meadow-rue
Thalictrum minus Lesser Meadow-rue
Thesium humifusum Bastard-toadflax
Thlaspi arvense Field Penny-cress
Thymelicus sylvestris Small Skipper
Thymus polytrichus Wild Thyme
Thymus pulegioides Large Thyme
Tilia cordata Small-leaved Lime
Tilia x europaea Lime
Tofieldia pusilla Scottish Asphodel
Torilis japonica Upright Hedge-parsley
Torilis nodosa Knotted Hedge-parsley
Trachystemon orientalis Abraham-Isaac-Jacob
Tradescantia fluminensis Wandering-jew
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify
Tragopogon pratensis ssp minor Goat's-beard
Tragopogon pratensis ssp pratensis Goat's-beard
Tragopogon x mirabilis Hybrid Goat's-beard
Trichomanes speciosum Killarney Fern
Trichophorum germanicum Deergrass
Trientalis europaea Chickweed-wintergreen
Trifolium arvense Hare's-foot Clover
Trifolium campestre Hop Trefoil
Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil
Trifolium fragiferum Strawberry Clover
Trifolium hybridum Alsike Clover
Trifolium medium Zigzag Clover
Trifolium micranthum Slender Trefoil
Trifolium ornithopodioides Bird's-foot Clover
Trifolium pratense Red Clover
Trifolium repens White Clover
Trifolium scabrum Rough Clover
Trifolium squamosum Sea Clover
Trifolium striatum Knotted Clover
Trifolium suffocatum Suffocated Clover
Triglochin maritima Sea Arrowgrass
Triglochin palustris Marsh Arrowgrass
Trinia glauca Honewort
Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed
Tripleurospermum maritimum Sea Mayweed
Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-grass
Tristagma uniflorum Spring Starflower
Triteleia laxa Triplet Lily
Triticum aestivum Bread Wheat
Trollius europaeus Globeflower
Tuberaria guttata Spotted Rock Rose
Turritis glabra Tower Mustard
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot
Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar Moth
Typha angustifolia Lesser Bulrush
Typha latifolia Bulrush
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Latin name beginning with U English Name
Ulex europaeus Gorse
Ulex gallii Western Gorse
Ulex minor Dwarf Gorse
Ulmus glabra Wych Elm
Umbilicus rupestris Navelwort
Urtica dioica Common Nettle
Urtica urens Small Nettle
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Latin name beginning with V English Name
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry
Vaccinium oxycoccos Cranberry
Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry
Valeriana dioica Marsh Valerian
Valeriana officinalis Common Valerian
Valeriana pyrenaica Pyrenean Valerian
Valerianella carinata Keel-fruited Cornsalad
Valerianella dentata Narrow-fruited Cornsalad
Valerianella eriocarpa Hairy-fruited Cornsalad
Valerianella locusta Common Cornsalad
Verbascum lychnitis White Mullein
Verbascum nigrum Dark Mullein
Verbascum phlomoides Orange Mullein
Verbascum thapsus Great Mullein
Verbena bonariensis Argentinian Vervain
Verbena officinalis Vervain
Veronica agrestis Green Field-speedwell
Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell
Veronica austriaca ssp teucrium Large Speedwell
Veronica beccabunga Brooklime
Veronica catenata Pink Water-Speedwell
Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell
Veronica filiformis Slender Speedwell
Veronica fruticans Rock Speedwell
Veronica hederifolia ssp hederifolia Ivy-leaved Speedwell
Veronica hederifolia ssp lucorum Ivy-leaved Speedwell
Veronica longifolia Garden Speedwell
Veronica montana Wood Speedwell
Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell
Veronica peregrina American Speedwell
Veronica persica Common Field-speedwell
Veronica polita Grey Field-speedwell
Veronica praecox Breckland Speedwell
Veronica scutellata Marsh Speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia ssp humifusa Thyme-leaved Speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia ssp serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell
Veronica spicata Spiked Speedwell
Veronica triphyllos Fingered Speedwell
Veronica verna Spring Speedwell
Veronica x franciscana Hedge Veronica
Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree
Viburnum opulus Guelder-rose
Viburnum tinus Laurustinus
Vicia bithynica Bithynian Vetch
Vicia cracca Tufted vetch
Vicia faba Broad Bean
Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare
Vicia lathyroides Spring Vetch
Vicia lutea Yellow Vetch
Vicia orobus Wood Bitter-vetch
Vicia sativa ssp segetalis Common Vetch
Vicia sepium Bush Vetch
Vicia sylvatica Wood Vetch
Vicia tetrasperma Smooth Tare
Vinca major Greater Periwinkle
Vinca major var oxyloba Greater Periwinkle
Vinca minor Lesser Periwinkle
Viola arvensis Field Pansy
Viola canina ssp canina Heath Dog-violet
Viola hirta Hairy Violet
Viola kitaibeliana Dwarf Pansy
Viola lutea Mountain Pansy
Viola odorata Sweet Violet
Viola palustris Marsh Violet
Viola persicifolia Fen Violet
Viola reichenbachiana Early Dog-violet
Viola riviniana Common Dog-violet
Viola rupestris Teesdale Violet
Viola tricolor ssp curtisii Dune Pansy
Viola x contempta Hybrid Pansy
Viola x ritschliana Hybrid Violet
Viscum album Mistletoe
Vitis vinifera Grape-vine
Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue
Vulpia fasciculata Dune Fescue
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Latin name beginning with W English Name
Wahelenbergia hederacea Ivy-leaved Bellflower
Weigela florida Weigelia
Woodsia ilvensis Oblong Woodsia
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Latin name beginning with X English Name
Xanthophthalmum segetum (UK) Corn Marigold
x Asplenophyllitis microdon The Guernsey Fern
x Dactylodenia st quintinii Fragrant x Common Spotted Orchid
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Latin name beginning with Y English Name
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Latin name beginning with Z English Name
Zannichellia palustris Horned Pondweed
Zostera marina Eelgrass
Zostera noltei Dwarf Eelgrass
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Added on January 30th 2011, upodated 27th May 2020

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