Did you have a go at Dr M’s Botany quiz from the botanical hotspot that is the Lizard in Cornwall? If not try it out here and come back to check the answers below.
Below are the images of the seventy species with the Latin names, check the table below that for Families and vernacular names:
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- Crithmum maritimum
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- Cochlearia officinalis
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- Asplenium maritimum
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- Armeria maritima
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- Beta vulgaris maritima
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- Silene uniflora
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- Herniaria ciliolata
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- Bromu hordeaceus ferronii
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- Plantago coronopus
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- Scilla verna
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- Plantago maritima
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- Spergularia rupicola
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- Allium schoenoprasum
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- Genista pilosa
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- Daucus carota gummifer
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- Festuca ovina
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- Isoetes histrix
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- Minuartia verna
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- Malva arborea
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- Carex arenaria
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- Juncus capitatus
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- Lotus subbiflorus
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- Leucanthemum vulgare
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- Jasione montana
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- Radiola linoides
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- Ulex europaeus
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- Trifolium scabrum
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- Senecio vulgaris
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- Prunus spinosa
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- Trifoloium incarnatum molinerii
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- Geranium sanguineum
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- Genista anglica
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- Schoenus nigricans
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- Trifolium ornithopodioides
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- Rosa spinosissima
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- Orobanche sp.
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- Hypochaeris maculata
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- Trifolium subterraneum
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- Erodium moschatum
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- Anthyllis vulneraria
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- Genista tinctoria
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- Trifolium occidentale
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- Anacamptis morio
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- Allium triquetrum
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- Vicia lutea
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- Allium ampeloprasum babingtonii
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- Pedicularis silvatica
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- Medicago arabica
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- Carex caryophyllea
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- Fumaria occidentale
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- Cladium mariscus
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- Salvia verbenaca
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- Trifolium dublium
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- Potentilla anserina
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- Ranunculus sardous
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- Ruscus aculeatus
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- Isolepis setacea
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- Asplenium adiantum nigrum
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- Arum maculatum
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- Asplenium obovatum
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- Ranunculus tripartitus
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- Umbilicus rupestris
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- Eleocharis palustris
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- Ranunculus hederaceus
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- Nasturtium officinale
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- Isolepis setacea
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- Silene flos-cuculi
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- Potomogeton polygonifolius
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- Polypodium interjectum
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- Ranunculus parviflorus
| # | Family | Latin and Common Name |
| 1. | Apiaceae | Crithmum maritimum (Rock Samphire) |
| 2. | Brassicaceae | Cochlearia officinalis (Common Scurvygrass) |
| 3. | Aspleniaceae | Asplenium marinum (Sea Spleenwort) |
| 4. | Plumbaginaceae | Armeria maritima (Thrift) |
| 5. | Amaranthaceae | Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima (Sea Beet) |
| 6. | Caryophyllaceae | Silene uniflora (Sea Campion) |
| 7. | Caryophyllaceae | Herniaria ciliolata (Fringed Rupturewort) |
| 8. | Poaceae | Bromus hordeaceus ssp. ferronii (Soft-brome) |
| 9. | Plantaginaceae | Plantago coronopus (Buck’s-horn Plantain) |
| 10. | Asparagaceae | Scilla verna (Spring Squill) |
| 11. | Plantaginaceae | Plantago maritima (Sea Plantain) |
| 12. | Caryophyllaceae | Spergularia rupicola (Rock Sea-spurrey) |
| 13. | Amaryllidaceae | Allium schoenoprasum (Chives) |
| 14. | Fabaceae | Genista pilosa (Hairy Greenweed) |
| 15. | Apiaceae | Daucus carota ssp. gummifer (Sea Carrot) |
| 16. | Poaceae | Festuca ovina (Sheep’s-fescue) |
| 17. | Isoetaceae | Isoetes histrix (Land Quillwort) |
| 18. | Caryophyllaceae | Minuartia verna (Spring Sandwort) |
| 19. | Malvaceae | Malva arborea (Tree-mallow) |
| 20. | Cyperaceae | Carex arenaria (Sand Sedge) |
| 21. | Juncaceae | Juncus capitatus (Dwarf Rush) |
| 22. | Fabaceae | Lotus subbiflorus (Hairy Bird’s-foot-trefoil) |
| 23. | Asteraceae | Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) |
| 24. | Campanulaceae | Jasione montana (Sheep’s-bit) |
| 25. | Linaceae | Radiola linoides (Allseed) |
| 26. | Fabaceae | Ulex europaeus (Gorse) |
| 27. | Fabaceae | Trifolium scabrum (Rough Clover) |
| 28. | Asteraceae | Senecio vulgaris (Groundsel) Rayed form. |
| 29. | Rosaceae | Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn) |
| 30. | Fabaceae | Trifolium incarnatum ssp. molinerii (Long-headed Clover) |
| 31. | Geraniaceae | Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Crane’s-bill) |
| 32. | Fabaceae | Genista anglica (Petty Whin) |
| 33. | Cyperaceae | Schoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush) |
| 34. | Fabaceae | Trifolium ornithopodioides (Bird’s-foot Clover) |
| 35. | Rosaceae | Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose) |
| 36. | Orobanchaceae | Orobanche sp. (Broomrape sp.) |
| 37. | Asteraceae | Hypochaeris maculata (Spotted Cat’s-ear) |
| 38. | Fabaceae | Trifolium subterraneum (Subterranean Clover) |
| 39. | Geraniaceae | Erodium moschatum (Musk Stork’s-bill) |
| 40. | Fabaceae | Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch) |
| 41. | Fabaceae | Genista tinctoria (Dyer’s Greenweed) |
| 42. | Fabaceae | Trifolium occidentale (Western Clover) |
| 43. | Orchidaceae | Anacamptis morio (Green-winged Orchid) |
| 44. | Amaryllidaceae | Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic) |
| 45. | Fabaceae | Vicia lutea (Yellow-vetch) |
| 46. | Amaryllidaceae | Allium ampeloprasum ssp. babingtonii (Babbington’s Leek) |
| 47. | Orobanchaceae | Pedicularis sylvatica (Lousewort) |
| 48. | Fabaceae | Medicago arabica (Spotted Medick) |
| 49. | Cyperaceae | Carex caryophyllea (Spring Sedge) |
| 50. | Papaveraceae | Fumaria cf. occidentalis (Western Ramping-fumitory) |
| 51. | Cyperaceae | Cladium mariscus (Great Fen-sedge) |
| 52. | Lamiaceae | Salvia verbenaca (Wild Clary) |
| 53. | Fabaceae | Trifolium dubium (Lesser Trefoil) |
| 54. | Rosaceae | Potentilla anserina (Silverweed) |
| 55. | Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus sardous (Hairy Buttercup) |
| 56. | Asparagaceae | Ruscus aculeatus (Butcher’s-broom) |
| 57. | Cyperaceae | Carex paniculata (Greater Tussock-sedge) |
| 58. | Aspleniaceae | Asplenium adiantum-nigrum (Black Spleenwort) |
| 59. | Araceae | Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) |
| 60. | Aspleniaceae | Asplenium obovatum (Lanceolate Spleenwort) |
| 61. | Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus tripartitus (Three-lobed Crowfoot) |
| 62. | Crassulaceaea | Umbilicus rupestris (Navelwort) |
| 63. | Cyperaceae | Eleocharis palustris (Common Spike-rush) |
| 64. | Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus hederaceus (Ivy-leaved Crowfoot) |
| 65. | Brassicaceae | Nasturtium officinale (Water-cress) |
| 66. | Cyperaceae | Isolepis setacea (Bristle Club-rush) |
| 67. | Caryophyllaceae | Silene flos-cuculi (Ragged-Robin) |
| 68. | Potomogetonaceae | Potamogeton cf. polygonifolius (Bog Pondweed) |
| 69. | Polypodiaceae | Polypodium interjectum (Intermediate Polypody) |
| 70. | Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus parviflorus (Small-flowered Buttercup) |
June 1, 2016