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British Plants and algae

Species 1 - 21 of 21

Baltic bog moss (Sphagnum balticum)
This rare moss can grow whilst completely or partly submerged in water. It resembles several other members of the sphagnum moss... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Beaked beardless moss (Weissia rostellata)
Beaked beardless moss is a small moss that grows in tufts on damp soil and drying... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
The beech is a magnificent large tree with a broad crown, and very smooth greyish bark. There are typically many branches, which... More	21 Images	2 Videos

Bell heather (Erica cinerea)
Bell heather is a feature of dry heaths where it grows to heights of 60 centimetres. The small leaves are dark green in colour, and... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
The humble and diminutive bird's-foot-trefoil goes by a plethora of local names; Geoffrey Grigson, in ‘The... More	10 Images	2 Videos

Black poplar (Populus nigra)
Black poplar, thought to be Britain's most endangered native timber tree, has a wide, rounded crown and dark grey fissured bark... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Blackthorn is a deciduous shrub that has long been popular in hedgerows because of its thorns. The beautiful white blossom tends... More	9 Images	2 Videos

Bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus)
Bladder wrack is a familiar large olive-brown coloured seaweed, which attaches to rocky substrates by means of a small disc. The... More	8 Images	1 Video

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
The bluebell, popularly thought of as Britain's national flower, is a bulbous spring flowering plant. When growing en masse... More	7 Images	4 Videos

Bog asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum)
Bog asphodel produces bright yellow star-like flowers on leafless stems. On the damp heaths and peatbogs in which it is found, this... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
Bogbean is an aquatic or bog plant, hence the common name. The bean part of the name refers to the smooth-edged shiny leaves, which... More	8 Images	2 Videos

Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Bracken is a well-known deciduous fern; a species that has inspired a rich wealth of folklore in Britain. It is easy to recognise... More	12 Images	3 Videos

Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.)
Brambles form a complex group known as Rubus fruticosus agg. (short for aggregate), containing around 320 individual species known... More	12 Images	0 Videos

Branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum)
Branched bur-reed is an aquatic emergent plant that grows rooted in the mud at the margins of waterbodies. The narrow, smooth and... More	7 Images	1 Video

Broad-fruited corn salad (Valerianella rimosa)
The Latin name Valerianella means 'little valerian', and refers to the fact that this genus is affiliated with the valerians.... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Broad-leaved cudweed (Filago pyramidata)
Broad-leaved cudweed is a somewhat taller and more substantial plant than its close relative, red-tipped cudweed. It, too... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Brown galingale (Cyperus fuscus)
Brown galingale is a small tufted sedge, with three-angled stems that bear narrow, dull grey-green leaves. The flowers are tiny and... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Bugle is a common herb that often grows in large clumps. The flowers are deep purplish blue, rarely pink or white, and are arranged... More	6 Images	1 Video

Bulrush (Typha latifolia)
The bulrush was termed 'reedmace' by botanists until the 1970s, but the common English name 'bulrush'has since been accepted. This... More	7 Images	2 Videos

Butterbur (Petasites hybridus)
Butterbur is so called as the huge rhubarb-like leaves with their downy undersides were used to wrap around butter in the days... More	10 Images	1 Video

Butterfly-bush (Buddleja davidii)
This large shrub is so called because it is visited by large numbers of butterflies and moths, as it is an extremely good source... More	4 Images	3 Videos

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