Botany collections
Botany collections
Bilberry hybrid Vaccinium x intermedium
A cross between a bilberry and a cowberry, reputedly first noticed by Charles Darwin in the Maer Hills. Flowers May to Aug.; fruits Aug. to Oct.; height to 30cm. Camp Hills, Ma...
Bugle Ajuga reptans
A common perennial of damp woods and meadows. Spreads by means of creeping, rooting stems. Flowers May to July; height to 30cm. meadow between Wheaton Aston and Blymhill, Laple...
Cowslip Primula veris
A perennial which occurs fairly commonly on the limestone hillsides, it frequently hybridises with the primrose, producing the false oxslip. Flowers April to May; height to 30cm...
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
A perennial common in wet woods and marshy fields. Flowers March to July; height to 45cm. Oakamoor, Staffs NGR:SK0544 collected by Samuel Berrisford, 1902
Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans
A perennial occurring locally on the Carboniferous Limestone. Flowers May to July; height to 50cm. plentiful on outcrops of limestone near the southern entrance to Beresford Da...
