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British Wild Flowers beginning with C

 

You will find listed here, in alphabetical order by Common Name, all the British Wild Flowers species who's common name begins with "C" 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.

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Common Name Species Family Sub Order Order

Cabbage. Bastard, annual bastardcabbage

Rapistrum rugosum

Brassicaceae

Capparales

Cabbage. Isle of Man, star-mustard, Wallflower cabbage

Coincya monensis

Brassicaceae

Capparales

Cabbage. Isle-of-Man,

Coincya monensis ssp. monensis

Brassicaceae

Capparales

Cabbage. Lundy,

Coincya wrightii

Brassicaceae

Capparales

Cabbage. St Patrick's,

Saxifraga spathularis

Saxifragaceae

Rosales

Cabbage. Wild,

Brassica oleracea

Brassicaceae

Capparales

Calamint, Common

Clinopodium ascendens

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Calamint. Lesser,

Clinopodium calamintha

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Calamint. Wood,

Clinopodium menthifolium

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Campion. Bladder or Sea,

Silene vulgaris  Image Icon x 3

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Campion. Moss,

Silene acaulis

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Campion. Plymouth,

Silene vulgaris ssp. macrocarpa

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Campion. Red x White,

Silene x hampeana

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Campion. Red, Red catchfly

Silene dioica  Image Icon x 1

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Campion. Rose,

Lychnis coronaria

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Campion. Sea,

Silene uniflora

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Campion. White Evening,

Silene latifolia ssp. alba  Image Icon x 1

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Campion. White or Bladder,

Silene latifolia

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Canary-grass. Reed,

Phalaris arundinacea

Poaceae

Cyperales

Canarygrass. Reed, Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea var picta

Poaceae

Cyperales

Candytuft. Wild or Annual,

Iberis amara

Brassicaceae

Capparales

Caraway

Carum carvi

Apiaceae

Apiales

Caraway. Whorled,

Carum verticillatum

Apiaceae

Apiales

Carrot. Moon, mooncarrot

Seseli libanotis

Apiaceae

Apiales

Carrot. Sea or Wild, Bird's nest

Daucus carota  Image Icon x 1

Apiaceae

Apiales

Carrot. Sea,

Daucus carota ssp. gummifer

Apiaceae

Apiales

Catchfly. Alpine, Red alpine Campion

Lychnis alpina

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Catchfly. Common or Small-flowered,

Silene gallica

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Catchfly. Night-flowering, Nightflowering silene

Silene noctiflora

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Catchfly. Nottingham or Eurasian,

Silene nutans

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Catchfly. Sand or Striped Corn,

Silene conica

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Catchfly. Spanish,

Silene otites

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Catchfly. Sticky, Clammy campion,

Lychnis viscaria

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Catchfly. Sweet-william, Sweet William Silene

Silene armeria

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Cat-mint, Catmint

Nepeta cataria

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Catmint, Garden

Nepeta x faassenii

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Catsear, Common

Hypochaeris radicata

Asteraceae

Asterales

Catsear, Smooth

Hypochaeris glabra

Asteraceae

Asterales

Catsear, Spotted

Hypochaeris maculata

Asteraceae

Asterales

Cat's-tail. Alpine, Alpine timothy

Phleum alpinum

Poaceae

Cyperales

Cat's-tail. Purple-stem,

Phleum phleoides

Poaceae

Cyperales

Cat's-tail. Sand, Sand timothy

Phleum arenarium

Poaceae

Cyperales

Cat's-tail. Smaller, Diploid timothy

Phleum bertolonii

Poaceae

Cyperales

Cattail. Hybrid, Bulrush x glauca

Typha x glauca

Typhaceae

Typhales

Celandine. Greater,

Chelidonium majus  Image Icon x 1

Papaveraceae

Papaverales

Celandine. Greater,

Chelidonium majus var majus  Image Icon x 2

Papaveraceae

Papaverales

Celandine. Lesser, Fig buttercup

Ranunculus ficaria  Image Icon x 1

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculales

Celery. Wild,

Apium graveolens

Apiaceae

Apiales

Centaury. Common or European,

Centaurium erythraea

Gentianaceae

Gentianales

Centaury. Common or Eurpopean,

Centaurium erythraea var erythraea

Gentianaceae

Gentianales

Centaury. Lesser or Branched,

Centaurium pulchellum

Gentianaceae

Gentianales

Centaury. Perennial,

Centaurium scilloides

Gentianaceae

Gentianales

Centaury. Seaside,

Centaurium littorale

Gentianaceae

Gentianales

Centaury. Slender,

Centaurium tenuiflorum

Gentianaceae

Gentianales

Centaury. Yellow,

Cicendia filiformis

Gentianaceae

Gentianales

Chaffweed

Anagallis minima

Primulaceae

Primulales

Chamomile. Corn,

Anthemis arvensis

Asteraceae

Asterales

Chamomile. Lawn or Roman,

Chamaemelum nobile

Asteraceae

Asterales

Chamomile. Stinking,

Anthemis cotula

Asteraceae

Asterales

Charlock, charlock mustard

Sinapis arvensis  Image Icon x 1

Brassicaceae

Capparales

Cherry. Bird,

Prunus padus

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cherry. Sweet,

Prunus avium

Rosaceae

Rosales

Chervil. Bur,

Anthriscus caucalis

Apiaceae

Apiales

Chervil. Rough,

Chaerophyllum temulum

Apiaceae

Apiales

Chickweed. Big,

Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Chickweed. Common,

Stellaria media  Image Icon x 1

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Chickweed. Common,

Stellaria uliginosa

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Chickweed. Greater,

Stellaria neglecta

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Chickweed. Jagged,

Holosteum umbellatum

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Chickweed. Lesser,

Stellaria pallida

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Chickweed. Upright,

Moenchia erecta

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Chickweed. Water or Giant,

Myosoton aquaticum

Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

Chickweed-wintergreen, Arctic starflower

Trientalis europaea

Primulaceae

Primulales

Chicory. Common,

Cichorium intybus  Image Icon x 1

Asteraceae

Asterales

Cicely. Sweet, Anise

Myrrhis odorata

Apiaceae

Apiales

Cinquefoil, Alpine

Potentilla crantzii

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil, Creeping; creeping cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans  Image Icon x 1

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil, Hybrid

Potentilla x mixta

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil, Marsh

Potentilla palustris

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil, Russian; downy cinquefoil

Potentilla intermedia

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil, Spring

Potentilla tabernaemonti

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil, Sulphur; sulfur cinquefoil

Potentilla recta

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil. Hybrid,

Potentilla anglica x reptans

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil. Rock,

Potentilla rupestris

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil. Shrubby,

Potentilla fruticosa

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil. Shrubby,

Dasiphora floribunda  Image Icon x 1

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil. Silver weed,

Argentina anserina  Image Icon x 1

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil. Silver-leaf or Hoary,

Potentilla argentea

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil. Spring,

Potentilla neumanniana

Rosaceae

Rosales

Cinquefoil. Spring,

Potentilla tabernaemontani

Rosaceae

Rosales

Clary. Annual,

Salvia viridis

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Clary. Meadow, Introduced sage

Salvia pratensis

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Clary. Wild

Salvia verbenaca

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Clary. Wild, Verbena sage

Salvia verbenacea

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Cleavers. Common, Bedstraw

Galium aparine

Rubiaceae

Rubiales

Clematis. Orange-peel, golden virginsbower

Clematis tangutica

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculales

Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus

Rosaceae

Rosales

Clover. Alsike,

Trifolium hybridum  Image Icon x 1

Fabaceae

Fabales

Clover. Birdsfoot or Bird,

Trifolium ornithopodioides

Fabaceae

Fabales

Clover. Clustered,

Trifolium glomeratum

Fabaceae

Fabales

 

 

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