
Wild Flowers Galleries
Photographs in the galleries below show more than 130
of the flowering plants found in Selsdon Wood - listed in alphabetical
order of common name. All have been taken within our wood - dates
given in the captions. There are a number of species which we believe can be found in Selsdon
Wood but we have not yet been able to find or photograph them.
These are shown in red on the alphabetical lists at the top of each
gallery. If you can find any of them and send us a photograph we would
love to hear from you:-)
A full check-list of all the flowers found in Selsdon Wood can be downloaded from the link below. This has information about the months in which the plant is in flower, the location and the years in which it has been observed. It also shows which flowers have been spotted this year and the date on which they were first seen in flower.
Also below are illustrated guides to the flowers assorted by colour. We hope you enjoy using these for identification.
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Wild Flowers Full List 17.4.20.pdf Size : 591.47 Kb Type : pdf |
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Pink:Red Flowers.pdf Size : 336.232 Kb Type : pdf |
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Blue:Purple Flowers.pdf Size : 335.553 Kb Type : pdf |
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White:Cream Flowers.pdf Size : 456.021 Kb Type : pdf |
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Flowers A (4 species photographed)
---- Agrimony (2) ---- Alkanet, Green (2) ---- Anemone, Wood (3) ---- Angelica ---- Archangel, Yellow (2) ----
Flowers B
---- Bartsia, Red (3) ---- Basil, Wild ---- Bedstraw, Hedge (2) ---- Bedstraw, Lady’s ---- Bindweed, Field (3) ---- Bindweed, Great ----
---- Bittercress, Hairy (2) ---- Bittercress, Wavy ---- Bittersweet/Woody Nightshade (2) ---- Bluebell (2) ---- Bramble/Blackberry (3) ----
---- Bryony, Black (2) ---- Bryony, White (2) ---- Bugle (2) ---- Burdock, Greater (3) ---- Burnet, Salad ---- Buttercup, Bulbous (3) --
---- Buttercup, Creeping (2) ---- Buttercup, Goldilocks (2) ---- Buttercup, Meadow (2) ----
See this article from Janet Sharp for more about Bluebells.
Flowers C
---- Campion, Bladder (2) ---- Campion, Red ---- Campion, White ---- Carrot, Wild (3) ---- Catsear, Common (2) ---- Celandine ---- Charlock (2) ----
---- Chickweed, Common ---- Cinquefoil ---- Cleavers/Goosegrass (2) ---- Clover, Red ---- Clover, White (2) ---- Columbine (2) ---- Comfrey (2) ----
---- Cow Parsley (3) ---- Cowslip ---- Cranesbill, Cut-leaved ---- Cranesbill, Hedgerow (2) ---- Crocus ---- Cuckoo Flower/Lady's Smock (2) ----
---- Cuckoo Pint/Lords & Ladies (3) ---- Currant, Downy (5) ----
Flowers D
---- Daffodil (2) ---- Daisy, Common ---- Daisy, Ox-eye (2) ---- Dandelion (2) ---- Dock, Broad-leaved (2) ---- Dock, Red-veined ----
---- Dog’s Mercury (4) ---- Duckweed, Common (2) ----
Flowers E - F
---- Elder, Ground ---- Enchanter's Nightshade (3) ---- Figwort, Common (2) ---- Forget-me-not, Common ---- Forget-me-not, Wood ---- Foxglove (2) ----
Flowers G
---- Garlic, Wild ---- Goatsbeard (2) ---- Golden Rod, Canadian (2) ---- Gooseberry ---- Grape Hyacinth ---- Ground Ivy (2) ---- Groundsel, Common ----
Flowers H
---- Hartwort (2) ---- Hawkweed/Hawksbeard/Hawkbit (2) ---- Hedge Parsley ---- Helleborine, Broad-leaved (3) ---- Helleborine, White ---- Hemp Agrimony --
------ Herb Bennet/Wood Avens (2) ---- Herb Paris (2) ---- Herb Robert (2) ---- Hogweed (3) ---- Honesty ---- Honeysuckle ---- Horehound, Black ----
Flowers I - J - K - L
---- Iris, Stinking ---- Iris, Yellow (2) ---- Ivy ---- Knapweed, Black (2) ---- Knotgrass (2) ---- Ling ----
Flowers M
---- Mallow, Common ---- Mallow, Musk (2) ---- Mallow, Rough ---- Marjoram (2) ---- Medick, Black (3) ---- Moschatel/Townhall Clock ----
-- Mouse-ear, Common ---- Mouse-ear, Sticky ---- Mullein, Greater (2) ---- Mustard, Garlic ---- Mustard, Hedge (3) ----
Flowers N
---- Narcissus (2)---- Nettle, Dead Red (2) ---- Nettle, Dead White (2) ---- Nettle, Hemp (2) ---- Nettle, Stinging ---- Nipplewort (2) ----
Wild Flowers O
---- Orchid, Bee ---- Orchid, Bird's nest ---- Orchid, Common Spotted (4) ---- Orchid, Common
Twayblade ---- Orchid, Early Purple (6)
---- Orchid, Pyramidal (3) ---- Oxalis tetraphylla (4 leaved Pink Sorrel) ----
Flowers P - Q
---- Periwinkle, Lesser ---- Pignut ---- Pimpernel, Scarlet ---- Pimpernel, Yellow (2) ---- Pineapple Mayweed (2) ---- Pink Oxalis ----
---- Plantain, Greater/Broad-leaved (3) ---- Plantain, Ribwort (2) ---- Poached Egg Flower ---- Poppy (Common) ---- Poppy (Welsh) ---- Primrose (2) ----
Flowers R
---- Ragwort (2) ---- Raspberry (3) ---- Rattle, Greater Yellow (2) ---- Redshank ---- Rocket, Annual Wall ---- Rock-Rose, Common ----
---- Rose, Dog ---- Rose, Field ----
Flowers S
---- Sainfoin ---- Saint John's Wort, Hairy (2) ---- Saint John's Wort, Perforate ---- Saint John's Wort, Trailing ---- Sandwort, Three-veined ----
---- Sanicle (2) ---- Scabious (2) ---- Self-Heal (2) ---- Silverweed ---- Shepherd’s Purse (2) ---- Snowdrop ---- Sorrel, Common ---- Sorrel, Sheeps ----
---- Sow-Thistle, Prickly (2) ---- Sow-Thistle, Smooth (3) ---- Speedwell, Germander ---- Speedwell, Heath ---- Speedwell, Lilac Ivy-leaved ----
---- Speedwell, Slender (2) ---- Speedwell, Thyme-leaved ---- Speedwell, Wood ---- Stitchwort, Greater (2) ---- Stitchwort, Lesser ----
---- Strawberry, Wild (2) ---- Strawberry, Barren (2) ----
Flowers T
---- Thistle, Creeping ---- Thistle, Slender (3) ---- Thistle, Spear (4) ---- Toadflax ---- Toothwort ---- Tormentil ---- Traveller's Joy/Old Man's Beard (3) ----
---- Trefoil, Birds-foot ---- Trefoil, Lesser ---- Tutsan (2) ----
Flowers U - V
---- Vetch, Bush (3) ---- Vetch, Common ---- Vetch, Common Yellow ---- Vetchling, Grass (2) ---- Vetchling, Meadow (2) ----
---- Violet, Dog (3) ----
Wild Flowers W - X - Y - Z
---- Willowherb, Broad-leaved (3) ---- Willowherb, Great ---- Willowherb, Rose-bay ---- Woodruff ---- Woodrush, Hairy ---- Woodrush, Narrow-leaved ----
---- Wood Sage ---- Wood-Sorrel (2) ----
Wood Spurge (2) ---- Woundwort, Hedge (2) ---- Yarrow ---- (3) ---- Yellow Bird's Nest (4) ----