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In 2002 Plantlife conducted a "County Flowers" public survey to assign flowers to each of the counties of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. [1] The results of this campaign designated a single plant species to a "county or metropolitan area" in the UK and Isle of Man. [2] Some English counties already had flowers traditionally associated with them before 2002, [3] and which were ...
The flora of Great Britain and Ireland is one of the best documented in the world. There are 1390 native species and over 1100 well-established non-natives documented on the islands. A bibliographic database of the species has been compiled by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. [ 1 ] The lists (spread across multiple pages due to ...
Gentianella germanica - Dolomites. Gentianella germanica, common name German gentian, [2][3] also known in the United Kingdom as the Chiltern gentian, is a flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae. It was chosen as the county flower of Buckinghamshire. [4] Within the UK, it is only native to the Chiltern Hills of southern England, [5 ...
A total of 94 flowers were chosen in the competition. 85 of the 109 counties have a unique county flower, but several species were chosen by more than one county. Foxglove or Digitalis purpurea was chosen for four counties – Argyll, Birmingham, Leicestershire and Monmouthshire – more than any other species. The following species were chosen ...
Campanula glomerata is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to a height of 20–60 centimetres (7.9–23.6 in), with a maximum of 90 centimetres (35 in). The stem is simple, erect and shortly pubescent, basal leaves are petiolated, oval-lanceolate and lightly heart-shaped (cordate), while cauline leaves are lanceolate, sessile and amplexicaul.
Flora and fauna of Cornwall. Some of the plants in Trebah garden. Cornwall is known for its "Cornish palm" (Cordyline australis). These examples are at St Mary's Church, in Penzance. Cornwall is the county that forms the tip of the southwestern peninsula of England; this area has a mild and warm climate regulated by the Gulf Stream.
Pulsatilla vulgaris is the County flower for both Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire in England. [11] Pulsatilla vernalis is the county flower of Oppland, Norway. The UK has introduced the UK biodiversity action plan to address the 49% decline in wild Pulsatilla species. [2]
The Flora of the United Kingdom. The UK's European territory is part of the Flora of Northern Europe, and includes the Flora of Great Britain and the Northern Ireland section of the Flora of Ireland, the sub-categories which should normally be used in preference. Categorization by plant distribution is based on the World Geographical Scheme for ...