Did you have a go at Dr M’s antidote to Brexit 52% leaves quiz? If not try it out here and come back to check the answers below.
Below are the images of the 52 leaves with common names (check the table below for the Latin names and the plant families).
Dr M says: How did you do? There is a diverse range of native and non native and garden plants and hybrids here, Dr M has been a bit cautious with the names so do get in touch if you know more (or disagree with his naming!).
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- 01 Dandelion
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- 02 Elephants Ears
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- 03 Spear Thistle
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- 04 Hosta
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- 05 Snowberry
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- 06 Cherry Laurel
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- 07 Saxifrage
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- 08 Shrubby Wallflower
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- 09 Cotoneaster
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- 10 Lambs Ears
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- 11 Common Oak
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- 12 Yew
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- 13 Mock Orange
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- 14 Hebe
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- 15 Viburnum
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- 16 Lady Fern
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- 17 Tulip Tree
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- 18 Bamboo
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- 19 Miscanthus
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- 20 Sticky Willy
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- 21 Lawsons Cypress
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- 22 Old Mans Beard
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- 23 Japanese Rose
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- 24 Buddleia
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- 25 Bears Breeches
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- 26 Creeping Jenny
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- 27 Holly
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- 28 Smoke Bush
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- 29 Geranium (Blue)
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- 30 Houttuynia
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- 31 Tutsan
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- 32 Ivy
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- 33 Rhododendron
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- 34 Ladys Mantle
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- 35 Geranium (Pink)
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- 36 Ice Plant
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- 37 Field Maple
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- 38 Pachystachys
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- 39 Jasmine
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- 40 Lawn Grasses
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- 41 Euonymous
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- 42 Gold Dust Plant
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- 43 Beech
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- 44 Common Daisy
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- 45 Monkey Puzzle
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- 46 Ladys Mantle
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- 47 Golden Woodrush
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- 48 Stinging Nettle
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- 49 Golden Privet
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- 50 Dogwood
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- 51 Fatshedera
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- 52 Cherry Laurel
| Plant Family | Latin name | Vernacular name | |
| 1 | Asteraceae | Taraxacum officinale (agg) | Dandelion |
| 2 | Saxifragaceae | Bergenia | Elephant’s ears |
| 3 | Asteraceae | Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle |
| 4 | Asparagaceae | Hosta cf. “Bressingham Blue” | Hosta |
| 5 | Caprifoliaceae | Symphoricarpus alba | Snowberry |
| 6 | Rosaceae | Prunus laurocerasus | Cherry Laurel |
| 7 | Saxifragaceae | Saxifraga rotundifolia | Saxifrage |
| 8 | Brassicaceae | Erisymum cf. “Bowles’ mauve” | Shrubby Wallflower |
| 9 | Rosaceae | Cotoneaster sp. | Cotoneaster |
| 10 | Lamiaceae | Stachys byzantina | Lambs Ears |
| 11 | Fagaceae | Quercus robur | Common Oak |
| 12 | Taxaceae | Taxus baccata | Yew |
| 13 | Hydrangeaceae | Philadelphus | Mock Orange |
| 14 | Plantaginaceae | Hebe | Hebe |
| 15 | Adoxaceae | Viburnum x bodnantense | Viburnum |
| 16 | Athyriaceae | Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern |
| 17 | Magnoliaceae | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip Tree |
| 18 | Poaceae | Phyllostachys cf. aurea | A Bamboo |
| 19 | Poaceae | Miscanthus cf. sinensis | Miscanthus/Silvergrass |
| 20 | Rubiaceae | Galium aparine | Cleavers/Sticky Willy |
| 21 | Cupressaceae | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | Lawson’s Cypress |
| 22 | Ranunculaceae | Clematis vitalba | Old Man’s Beard |
| 23 | Rosaceae | Rosa rugosa | Japanese Rose |
| 24 | Buddlejaceae | Buddleja cf. araucana | Buddleja |
| 25 | Asteraceae | Acanthus balcanicus | Bear’s Breeches |
| 26 | Primulaceae | Lysimachia nummularium | Creeping Jenny |
| 27 | Aquifoliaceae | Ilex aquifolium | Holly cf. Silver King |
| 28 | Anacardiaceae | Cotinus | Smoke Bush |
| 29 | Geraniaceae | Geranium cf. “Johnson’s Blue” | Geranium |
| 30 | Saururaceae | Houttuynia cordata | Houttuynia |
| 31 | Hypericaceae | Hypericum androsaemum | Tutsan |
| 32 | Araliaceae | Hedera helix | Ivy |
| 33 | Ericaceae | Rhododendron ponticum | Rhododendron |
| 34 | Rosaceae | Alchemilla | Ladies Mantle |
| 35 | Geraniaceae | Geranium cf. “Wargrave Pink” | Geranium |
| 36 | Crassulaceae | Sedum cf. spectabilum | Ice Plant |
| 37 | Sapindaceae | Acer campestre | Field Maple |
| 38 | Buxaceae | Pachysandra terminalis | Pachysandra |
| 39 | Oleaceae | Jasminum officinale | Jasmine |
| 40 | Poaceae | Lolium perenne etc | Lawn Grass |
| 41 | Celastraceae | Euonymous | Variegated Euonymous |
| 42 | Garryaceae | Aucuba japonica | Gold Dust Plant |
| 43 | Fagaceae | Fagus sylvatica | Beech |
| 44 | Asteraceae | Bellis perennis | Daisy |
| 45 | Araucaceae | Auraucaria auraucana | Monkey Puzzle |
| 46 | Rosaceae | Alchemilla | Ladies Mantle |
| 47 | Juncaceae | Luzula sylvatica var. aurea | Golden Wood Rush |
| 48 | Urticaceae | Urtica dioica | Stinging Nettle |
| 49 | Oleaceae | Ligustrum sinense | Golden Privet |
| 50 | Cornaceae | Cornus | Dogwood |
| 51 | Araliaceae | Fatshedera | Tree Ivy |
| 52 | Rosaceae | Prunus laurocerasus | Cherry Laurel |
July 11, 2016
