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British Wild Flowers beginning with A

 

You will find listed here, in alphabetical order by Common Name, all the British Wild Flowers species who's common name begins with "A" from our Flora and Fauna database. As there are a large number of species with similar names we have included the genus, species, phylum, family and kingdom to help you correctly select the one you are looking for. If we have images available the number of images is displayed in the right hand column and a link appears to those images under the species name.

All the wild flowers below are of the Kingdom Planate (Tracheobionta) and the Phylum Magnoliophyta.

This page only displays species that have common names, there is likely to be many more members of this species in the main database that are found either in or around the British Isles or somewhere within the United Kingdom that do not have common names they will however be marked native, introduced, etc. To access these return to Flora and Fauna Menu and use the World Wildlife sub-menu.

Picture Availability

If photographs are available the species name is displayed in bold with the camera icon Camera Icon beside it along with the number of photos available. Similarly if other types of image, e.g. paintings or drawings, are available the image icon Image Icon is displayed along with the number of images. To view the images click on the species name.

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Where species are at risk or endangered the Common Name is displayed in red emboldened text.

 

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Common Name Species Family Sub Order Order

Aaron's beard

Hypericum calycinum  Image Icon x 1

Clusiaceae

Theales

Aconite. Winter,

Eranthis hyemalis

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculales

Agrimony, Churchsteeples

Agrimonia eupatoria  Image Icon x 1

Rosaceae

Rosales

Agrimony. Fragrant,

Agrimonia procera

Rosaceae

Rosales

Agrimony. Hemp,

Eupatorium cannabinum  Image Icon x 1

Asteraceae

Asterales

Alder, Black

Alnus glutinosa  Image Icon x 1

Betulaceae

Fagales

Alexanders

Smyrnium olusatrum

Apiaceae

Apiales

Alfalfa. Yellow,

Medicago sativa ssp. falcata

Fabaceae

Fabales

Alison. Sweet,

Lobularia maritima

Brassicaceae

Capparales

Alkaligrass. Weeping,

Puccinellia distans ssp. borealis

Poaceae

Cyperales

Alkanet. Green or Evergreen,

Pentaglottis sempervirens  Image Icon x 1

Boraginaceae

Lamiales

Allseed

Radiola linoides

Linaceae

Linales

Allseed. Four-leaved, Fourleaf manyseed

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Amaranth, Common, redroot amaranth

Amaranthus retroflexus

Amaranthaceae

Caryophyllales

Anchusa, Garden, Italian bugloss

Anchusa azurea

Boraginaceae

Lamiales

Anemone. Wood, European thimbleweed

Anemone nemorosa

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculales

Anemone. Yellow or Yellow Woodland,

Anemone ranunculoides

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculales

Angelica. Garden or Norwegian,

Angelica archangelica

Apiaceae

Apiales

Angelica. Woodland or Wild,

Angelica sylvestris

Apiaceae

Apiales

Apple-of-Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Solanaceae

Solanales

Arabis, Garden, gray rockcress

Arabis caucasica

Brassicaceae

Capparales

Archangel. Yellow,

Lamiastrum galeobdolon

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Arrow-grass. Marsh,

Triglochin palustre

Juncaginaceae

Najadales

Arrow-grass. Sea,

Triglochin maritima

Juncaginaceae

Najadales

Arrow-grass. Sea,

Triglochin maritimum

Juncaginaceae

Najadales

Arum. Bog, water arum

Calla palustris

Araceae

Arales

Arum. Dragon, common dracunculus

Dracunculus vulgaris

Araceae

Arales

Ash, European

Fraxinus excelsior  Image Icon x 1

Oleaceae

Scrophulariales

Aspen, European

Populus tremula

Salicaceae

Salicales

Aster. China,

Callistephus chinensis

Asteraceae

Asterales

Aster. Goldilocks,

Aster linosyris

Asteraceae

Asterales

Aster. Marsh, eastern annual saltmarsh aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Asteraceae

Asterales

Aster. Sea,

Aster tripolium

Asteraceae

Asterales

Aster. White panicle,

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Asteraceae

Asterales

Avens. Hybrid,

Geum rivale x urbanum

Rosaceae

Rosales

Avens. Large-leaved,

Geum macrophyllum

Rosaceae

Rosales

Avens. Mountain, eightpetal mountain-avens

Dryas octopetala

Rosaceae

Rosales

Avens. Water, Purple avens

Geum rivale  Image Icon x 1

Rosaceae

Rosales

Avens. Wood, Herb bennet

Geum urbanum

Rosaceae

Rosales

Awlwort. Water,

Subularia aquatica

Brassicaceae

Capparales

Azalea. Apine or Trailing,

Loiseleuria procumbens

Ericaceae

Ericales

 

 

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