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Plants and Fungi

Wild plants and fungi are the essential fabric of our natural world. Here is a fraction of the species you can find around Britain. We regularly update this webpage with new information.

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Butterbur
Butterbur on background of rocks and dirt

Butterbur

Petasites hybridus
Stinking Hellebore
Mostly green Stinking Hellebore flowers with pink-purple lining visible on the sepals

Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus
Yew
Six red Yew berries alongside two younger green berries

Yew

Taxus baccata
Tree Lungwort
Tree Lungwort spanning entire branch of ancient tree

Tree Lungwort

Lobaria pulmonaria
Reindeer Moss
Small patch of jagged, white Reindeer Moss amongst bright green plants

Reindeer Moss

Cladonia rangiferina
Groundsel

Groundsel

Senecio vulgaris
Blackthorn
Trailing cluster of white blossom of the Blackthorn

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa
Fingered Speedwell
Fingered Speedwell flower with blue petals in its bracts.

Fingered Speedwell

Veronica triphyllos
Lesser Celandine

Lesser Celandine

Ficaria verna