THERE ARE 297 WILD FLOWER PLANTS, WHOSE PLANT DESCRIPTION PAGES ARE SPLIT INTO THE OTHER 23 WILD FLOWER GALLERIES (see Table below). This gallery contains the Flower Colour and Fruit/Seed Colour Comparison Pages of those plants.

After the photos of a plant have been processed, then the Flower, Flowers, Foliage and Form Photos for each plant will be added to the relevant Family Page in the relevant Wild Flower Gallery. (o) will then preceed the link to that Family Page in all the Wild Flower Galleries. 729 WILD FLOWER PLANTS HAVE THEIR PHOTOS IN FAMILY PAGES.
Then, the Plant Description Page and Comparison Pages in that Wild Flower Gallery will be completed.
Later, the Index, Habitat Table and Comparison Pages in this Gallery will be completed, before the above Number of Wild Flower Plants with Plant Description Pages will be incremented by 1.

Alphabetical List of Wild Flowers
The wild flowers are listed in alphabetical order with links to their respective Plant Description Page and their Wild Flower Family Page in the Wild Flower Plant Index

• a-h,
• i-p or
• q-z pages.

 

Habitat Tables
The wild flowers are also listed in the respective Habitat Table Page for

• Flowers on Acid soil,
• Flowers on Calcareous Soil,
• Flowers on Marine Soil,
• Flowers on Neutral Soil,
• Ferns,
• Grasses,
• Rushes or
• Sedges

These then link you to the respective Plant Description Page. If it is not clear which type of soil the wildflower goes in, I have inserted it into the Neutral Soil Habitat Page, i.e. Watling Street Thistle grows in dry grassland in South England - South England has all the types of soil, so it is only inserted in the Neutral Soil Habitat Page under Dry Grassland.

 

Family Pages
The wild flowers are also split into their respective Wild Flower Family Pages with a table listing in alphabetical order - of all the Wild Flower Plants for that Family - by the Common Name with the Botanical Name, Flowering Month Period and Habitat is given; together with following colour pictures for each plant - single flower, flowers, foliage and form. The Family Pages have been assembled into the following 23 Wild Flower Family Gallery sections:-

Wild Flower Family Page (in CAPITAL LETTERS indicates photos in Family Page) with their respective Wild Flower Plant Description Pages (preceeded by Number (o) indicates has Number Plant Description Pages with colour photos in that Gallery in the next column) (succeeded by (o) Number indicates that Family's Page has colour photos for Number Plants in that Gallery in the next column)	Site Map for Wild Flower Section Name
(o)2 Adder's Tongue Family - Ophioglossaceae Amaranth Family - Amaranthaceae Arrow-grass Family - Juncaginaceae Arum Family - Araceae 1 (o)1 BALSAM FAMILY - Balsaminaceae Bamboo Family - Bambusoideae 2 (o)2 BARBERRY FAMILY - Berberidaceae (o)10 Bedstraw Family - Rubiaceae (o)7 Beech Family - Fagaceae (o)12 Bellflower Family - Campanulaceae (o)5 Bindweed Family - Convolvulaceae (o)4 Birch Family - Betulaceae (o)1 Bird's-nest Family - Monotropaceae (o)1 Birthwort Family - Aristolochiaceae (o)2 Bogbean Family - Menyanthaceae (o)1 Bog Myrtle Family - Myricaceae (o)23 Borage Family - Boraginaceae	ad borage
1 (o)1 Box Family - Buxaceae (o)11 Broomrape Family - Orobanchaceae 2 (o)2 Buckthorn Family - Rhamnaceae (o)1 Buddleia Family - Loganiaceae (o)1 Bur-reed Family - Sparganiaceae 29 (o)29 BUTTERCUP FAMILY - Ranunculaceae (o)6 Butterwort Family - Lentibulariaceae (o)2 Cornel (Dogwood) Family - Cornaceae (o)1 Crowberry Family - Empetraceae	box crowberry
57 (o)58 Crucifer (Cabbage and Mustard) Family - Cruciferae	cabbages
Cypress Family - Cupressaceae (o)3 Daffodil Family - Amaryllidaceae (o)20 Daisy Family - Compositae (o)16 Daisy: Catsears and Hawkbits Family - Compositae (o)12 Daisy: Chamomiles and Mayweeds Family -Compositae (o)13 Daisy: Cudweeds Family - Compositae	cypress cud
(o)5 Daisy: Hawkweeds Family - Compositae (o)1 Daisy: Hawksbeards Family - Compositae 3 (o)21 Daisy Thistle Family - Compositae (o)1 Daphne Family - Thymelaeaceae (o)1 Diapensia Family - Diapensiaceae (o)10 Dock: Bistorts and Persicarias Family - Polygonaceae (o)7 Dock: Docks and Sorrels Family - Polygonaceae	hawk dock
Duckweed Family - Lemnaceae Eel-Grass Family - Zosteraceae (o)2 Elm Family - Ulmaceae 6 (o)6 Clubmoss Family - Lycopodiaceae and Selaginellaceae 2 (o)2 Filmy Fern Family - Hymenophyllaceae 5 (o)5 HORSETAIL FAMILY - Equisataceae 26 (o)27 Polypody Fern Family - Polypodiaceae Quillwort Family - Isoetaceae 1 (o)1 Royal Fern Family - Osmundaceae	duckw fern
(o)24 Figwort: Mulleins Family - Scrophulariaceae (o)21 Figwort: Speedwells Family - Scrophulariaceae (o)4 Flax Family - Linaceae (o)1 Flowering-Rush Family - Butomaceae (o)2 Frog-bit Family - Hydrocharitaceae 7 (o)7 Fumitory Family - Fumariaceae	figwort fum
1 (o)10 Gentian Family - Gentianaceae (o)2 Geranium Family - Geraniaceae (o)1 Glassworts Family - Salicornia (o)1 Gooseberry Family - Grossulariaceae (o)1 Goosefoot Family - Chenopodiaceae	g goosefoot
(o)1 Grass Family - Gramineae	grasses123
(o)2 Grass: Soft Bromes Family - Gramineae	g brome
(o)2 Hazel Family - Corylaceae (o)15 Heath Family - Ericaceae (o)1 Hemp Family - Cannabinaceae Herb-Paris Family - Trilliaceae (o)1 Holly Family - Aquifoliaceae (o)7 Honeysuckle Family - Caprifoliaceae Horned-Pondweed Family - Zannichelliaceae 2 (o)2 Hornwort Family - Ceratophyllaceae (o)1 Iris Family - Iridaceae (o)1 Ivy Family - Araliaceae (o)1 Jacob's Ladder Family - Polemoniaceae (o)1 Lily Family - Liliaceae (o)1 Lily: Garlics Family - Allium (o)1 Lime Family - Tiliaceae (o)2 Lobelia Family - Lobeliaceae	h lobelia
(o)1 Loosestrife Family - Lythraceae (o)1 Mallow Family - Malvaceae (o)1 Maple Family - Aceraceae (o)1 Mare's-tail Family - Hippuridaceae (o)1 Marsh Pennywort Family - Hydrocotylaceae 1 (o)1 Melon (Gourd/Cucumber) Family - Cucurbitaceae Mesembryanthemum Family - Ficoidaceae 3 (o)3 Mignonette Family - Resedaceae 3 (o)3 Milkwort Family - Polygalaceae (o)1 Mistletoe Family - Loranthaceae (o)Moschatel Family - Adoxaceae Naiad Family - Najadaceae 4 (o)4 Nettle Family - Urticaceae (o)7 Nightshade Family - Solanaceae (o)1 Oleaster Family - Elaeagnaceae (o)2 Olive Family - Oleaceae	l olive
(o)2 Orchid Family - Orchidaceae (o)1 Parnassus-grass Family - Parnassiaceae	orchid parn
(o)10 Peaflower Family - Papilionaceae	peaflowers
Peony Family - Paeoniaceae (o)1 Periwinkle Family - Apocynaceae Pillwort Family - Marsileaceae Pine Family - Pinaceae 48 (o)47 Pink Family - Caryophyllaceae	peony pink
Pipewort Family - Eriocaulaceae (o)1 Pitcher-plant Family - Sarraceniaceae (o)6 Plantain Family - Plantaginaceae (o)1 Pondweed Family - Potamogetonaceae 8(o)8 Poppy Family - Papaveraceae 16 (o)16 Primrose Family - Primulaceae 3 (o)3 Purslane Family - Portulacaceae Rannock-Rush Family - Scheuchzeriaceae 2 (o)2 Reedmace Family - Typhaceae 4 (o)4 Rock-rose Family - Cistaceae	p rockrose
(o)2 Rose Family - Rosaceae	rose12
(o)1 Rush Family - Juncaceae (o)1 Rush: Woodrushes Family - Luzula 9 (o)9 Saint John's-Wort Family - Hypericaceae Saltmarsh Grasses - Puccinellia (o)1 Sandalwood Family - Santalaceae (o)1 Saxifrage Family - Saxifragaceae	rush saxi
Sea Heath Family - Frankeniaceae 1 (o)3 Sea Lavender Family - Plumbaginaceae (o)2 Sedge: Rush-like Family - Cyperaceae 1 (o)2 Sedge: Carex Family - Gramineae	sea sedge2
(o)2 Sedge: Carex Family - Gramineae (o)1 Spindle-tree Family - Celastraceae (o)12 Spurge Family - Euphorbiaceae (o)1 Stonecrop Family - Crassulaceae	sedge3 crop
(o)1 Sundew Family - Droseraceae 1 (o)1 Tamarisk Family - Tamaricaceae Tassel-Pondweed Family - Ruppiaceae (o)4 Teasel Family - Dipsacaceae (o)39 Thyme (Mint) Family - Labiatae	sun thyme
30 (o)30 Umbellifer (Carrot) Family - Umbelliferae (o)5 Valerian Family - Valerianaceae (o)1 Verbena (Vervain) Family - Verbenaceae 11 (o)11 Violet Family - Violaceae	umb violet
1 (o)1 Water Fern Family - Azollaceae 2 (o)2 Water-Lily Family - Nymphaeaceae 1 (o)1 Water-Milfoil Family - Haloragaceae 1 (o)1 Water Plantain Family - Alismataceae 2 (o)2 Water-Starwort Family - Callitrichaceae Waterwort Family - Elatinaceae (o)9 Willow Family - Salicaceae (o)1 Willow-herb Family - Onagraceae (o)5 Wintergreen Family - Pyrolaceae (o)1 Wood-Sorrel Family - Oxalidaceae Yam Family - Dioscoreaceae Yew Family - Taxaceae	water yew

Each Site Map for Wildflower Family Pages and Comparison Pages with photo content (o) in the above table gives you access to the above 4 larger images and following description for each of the plants in that Wild Flower Family in alphabetical order - by the Common Name with the Botanical Name, Flowering Month Period and Habitat.

The rarity of each plant as a wild plant in Britain is shown preceeding the Common Name in its Plant Description Page by the following star system:-

• No Star indicates a common and widely distributed plant like Marsh Marigold
• * for a plant that is only locally common like Grass of Parnassus
• ** for a scarce plant, which usually grow in limited areas like Crested Cow-wheat, but may be thinly scattered over a wide area like Narrow Helleborine
• *** are for real rarities, growing in only a few places, and usually rare even there like Cheddar Pink.

 

Comparison Pages
Marjorie Blamey's Wild Flowers by Colour by Marjorie Blamey (ISBN 0-7136-7237-4. Published by A & C Black Publishers Ltd in 2005) has illustrations of each wild flower of Britain and Northern Europe split into the following 13 colours.

Instead of colour illustrations, this plant gallery has thumbnail pictures of wild flowers of Britain in the same colour split system:-

• White
• Cream
• Yellow
• Orange
• Red
• Pink
• Mauve
• Purple
• Blue
• Green
• Brown
• Multi-Coloured
• Shrub and Small Tree

Below the thumbnail pictures, the text box provides the Wildflower Family name, the Wildflower Common Name (with the colour of the text indicating

• Soil Moisture Blue for Wet,
• Green for Moist and
• Brown for Dry Soil)

and the Height of the Plant (

• Blue for 0-2 feet,
• Green for 2-6 feet and
• Red for over 6 feet high)

as the colour of the Text Border. If you click on the Wildflower Family Name, then that Wildflower Family Page will be shown. Scroll down that page until you find that Wildflower Common Name to see the following colour pictures for that plant - single flower, flowers, foliage and form in the next table row.
If you click on the thumbnail picture in this Gallery or the Common Name in the Wildflower Family Page, then the Wildflower Plant Description Page for that Wildflower will appear alongside with up to 9 photos and description.

This plant gallery has thumbnail pictures of wild flowers fruit or seed with its colour:-

• fruit or seed

This plant gallery has pictures of flower beds with Wild Flowers with description.

 

Together with the Plants, Companion Planting, Offbeat Glossary and future Wild Flower Habitat sections of this website, these photographs should aid your choice of wild plant for your garden. The individual Page for each wild flower will be in one of the Wild Flower Habitat Galleries with indication of which nursery legally supplies its seed or plant.

Most of these gallery photographs were provided by Christine Foord and they were photographed by Christine and Ron Foord.

The Pocket Guide to Wild Flowers by David McClintock and R.S.R Fitter assisted by Francis Rose (ISBN 0 00 219363 9) written in 1955 with Eleventh Impression in "is designed to enable anybody to name any wild flower, grass, sedge, tree or shrub that he or she is reasonably likely to see in the British Isles".

Collins Pocket Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe by R. Fitter, A. Fitter and A. Farrer (ISBN 0 00219136 9) written in provides comprehensive coverage of all the grasses, sedges, rushes and ferns of the British Isles, North-West Europe, Scandinavia and Iceland, with 500 maps showing the areas covered by each of 500 plants.

The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe by R.Fitter, A.Fitter and M. Blamey (ISBN 0 00 219715 4 paperback 0 00 219765 0 hardback) reprinted provides comprehensive coverage of all the trees, shrubs and flowering plants growing wild in Britain and Northern Europe, together with colour illustrations and text for quick identification for each plant.