Wildflowers



Martagon lily
Marsh gentian
Lizard orchid

The UK contains around 1,500 species of flowering plants, approximately half of which can be found in the southwest, where the varied landscapes and geology give rise to a greater variety of habitats than most other regions, including acidic, neutral and calcareous grasslands, bogs, fens and saltmarsh, mountains, heath, woodland and sand dunes. Some areas of particularly high species diversity are the Cotswolds, the Mendip Hills, the coasts of Devon and Somerset, the Gower Peninsula, the Wye Valley, and the chalk downlands of Wiltshire and Dorset.

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Aquatic wildflowers
Aquatic
Still or flowing freshwater
Bog wildflowers
Bogs
Including seeps, fens and marshes
Calcareous grassland wildflowers
Calcareous grassland
Limestone and chalky soils
Coastal wildflowers
Coast
Cliffs, beaches, dunes and bluffs
Arable field wildflowers
Fields
Arable and cultivated land, especially cornfields
Heath wildflowers
Heaths
Acidic, nutrient-poor soils
Neutral grassland wildflowers
Neutral grassland
Meadows, parks and other grassy places
Riparian wildflowers
Riparian
Streambanks, lakeshores, riversides
Saltmarsh wildflowers
Saltmarsh
Land periodically flooded by tides
Upland wildflowers
Upland
Hilly, mountainous and rocky places
Waste ground wildflowers
Waste ground
Including verges, pathways and disturbed soils
Woodland wildflowers
Woodland
Deciduous and coniferous woods, scrubland