Flowers, Fungi and Mosses (Bryophytes)
Wildflowers and other flowering plants
The Downs showcase a fantastic variety of flowers and shrubs. On our critterdex you can view the various species which include lovely descriptions and history about the plants, written for us over the years by plant pathologist David Yarham. Some articles have been updated recently with new photos of the plants thriving thanks to our Rangers’ careful management. We welcome visitors’ photos to help enrich our website, so if you have any you’d like to submit, please use this link or send them to admin@magogtrust.org.uk.
Flowers throughout the year
Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Blue and Canadian Fleabane (Erigeron acris and Erigeron canadensis)
Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
Carline Thistle (Carlina vulgaris)
Cleavers or Goosegrass (Galium aparine)
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Common Ivy (Hedera helix)
Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Cowslip or Paigle (Primula veris)
Dandelion (Taraxacum agg); photo taken by Claire Beale
Dogwood (Thelycrania (= Cornus) sanguinea)
Field Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
Goat’s-beard (Tragopogon pratensis)
Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Herb Bennet or Wood Avens (Geum urbanum)
Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Jack-by-the-Hedge (Alliaria petiolata)
Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)
Lichen (Xanthoria species)
Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
Ox-eye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
Pea Family (Leguminosae or Fabaceae)
Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)
Red and White Clover (Trifolium pratense & Trifolium repens)
Red Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum)
Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia)
Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
Speedwell (Veronica persica)
Spindle Tree (Euonymus europaeus)
Sun Spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia)
Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)
Thistles (Cirsium arvense and Cirsium vulgare)
Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)
Traveller’s Joy or Old Man’s Beard (Clematis vitalba)
White Bryony (Bryonia dioica)
White Helleborine (Cephalanthera damasonium)
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
Wild Mignonette (Reseda lutea)
Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
Woolly Thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)