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British Plants and algae

Species 1 - 10 of 10

Red campion (Silene dioica)
Red campion is a common spring-flowering plant that in some areas is known as the 'cuckoo-flower' as it shares a season with this... More	10 Images	0 Videos

Red dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum)
Evidence of red dead-nettle has been found in Bronze Age deposits, and it seems likely that this plant was introduced to Britain... More	6 Images	1 Video

Red helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra)
This critically endangered orchid produces up to 12 attractive pink or purplish-pink flowers on a long spike. In profile, the... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Red hemp-nettle (Galeopsis angustifolia)
Red hemp-nettle is covered in soft hairs, and has narrow, weakly toothed leaves which occur in opposite pairs on the stem.... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Red-tipped cudweed (Filago lutescens)
Red-tipped cudweed is an upright plant, with a grey-green, branched stem. The leaves are spear-shaped and have fine yellowish hairs... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Ribbon-leaved water-plantain (Alisma gramineum)
The aquatic ribbon-leaved water plantain resembles its more common relative, common water plantain; however it is generally more... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
This common plantain has dark green, narrow lance-shaped leaves that form rosettes. The deep veins visible on the leaves have... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Rock sea-lavenders (endemic) (Limonium spp)
The rock sea-lavenders comprise a group of closely related, beautiful and delicate plants that have cushions of leaves close to the... More	6 Images	1 Video

Rough marsh mallow (Althaea hirsuta)
Rough marsh mallow is a hairy, annual or biennial plant with five-lobed, kidney-shaped leaves and the characteristic pink mallow... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
Rowan is one of the most familiar wild trees in the British Isles, recognised for its distinctive red berries, which inject... More	13 Images	0 Videos

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