Green / Brown R FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D Andrew Gagg/Plantlife A FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D Andrew Gagg/Plantlife A FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D Andrew Gagg/Plantlife 107 Green / Brown leaves in opposite pairs lower bracts much longer than fl owers 108 leaves basal leaves basal and up stem and up stem Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage A Tiny yellowish-green fl owers 3-5mm across on a low growing, patch-forming plant. FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D LEAVES AND STEMS Rounded, toothed, paired leaves. Creeping, rooting stems. Andrew Gagg/Plantlife Coeloglossum viride (Dactylorhiza viridis) Frog Orchid A Greenish fl owers, with long bracts, in a spike. FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D LEAVES AND STEMS Basal rosette of broad, unspotted leaves and narrower leaves on stem. Andrew Gagg/Plantlife Daphne laureola Spurge-laurel

A Evergreen shrub to 1m tall. Clusters of fragrant, yellowgreen, tubular fl owers are followed by fl ehsy black fruits. FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D LEAVES AND STEMS Dark-green, shiny, leathery leaves mostly towards the top of shoots. Liam Rooney/Plantlife National Plant Monitoring Scheme upper bracts joined in pairs leaves dark green, downy flowers in small clusters leaves very narrow 5 distinctive yellowish bracts below umbel Species Identification Guide Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood Spurge Upright herb 30-90cm tall. Clusters of tiny yellowishgreen flowers without true petals but cupped by bracts. LEAVES AND STEMS Leaves dark-green, downy, narrow. Euphorbia exigua Dwarf Spurge Grey-green herb to 15cm, sometimes taller. Small clusters of tiny yellowishgreen flowers without true petals but cupped by bracts. LEAVES AND STEMS Leaves linear and untoothed. Branching stems. Euphorbia helioscopia Sun Spurge Green / Brown

A FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D Andrew Gagg/Plantlife A FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D Trevor Dines/Plantlife A FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D Herb 15-30cm tall. Umbel with 5 branches with 5 yellowish-leaf-like bracts below. Flowers similar to other spurges. LEAVES AND STEMS Leaves blunt. 109 Green / Brown 110 Hedera helix Common Ivy Evergreen woody climber, carpeting the ground or growing up walls, trees. Flowers in green umbels. LEAVES AND STEMS Leaves dark green glossy above, paler below, 3-5 lobes; on flowering shoots, leaves are pointed oval. Honckenya peploides Sea Sandwort Creeping plant. Flowers amongst the leaves, 6-10mm across with 5 greenish-cream petals. LEAVES AND STEMS Paired, fleshy leaves and fleshy stems. Mercurialis perennis Dogs Mercury Male plants have catkin-like spikes of flowers. Female plants have groups of 1-3 flowers on long stalks. LEAVES AND STEMS Paired leaves with small teeth on the edge.

G FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D Ray Woods/Plantlife A FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D Liam Rooney/Plantlife G FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D Andrew Gagg/Plantlife National Plant Monitoring Scheme Green / Brown Myrica gale Bog-myrtle G Deciduous, suckering shrub to 2.5m tall. Male catkins red-brown, female catkins red-green. FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D LEAVES AND STEMS Narrow grey-green leaves smell resinous when bruised. Twigs red-brown. Liam Rooney/Plantlife lip of fl ower reddish Neottia cordata (Listera cordata) Lesser Twayblade A Erect plant to 20cm with spikes of reddish-green fl owers, with drooping, forked lips. FLOWERING TIME J F M A M J J A S O N D LEAVES AND STEMS One pair only of shiny leaves, up to 4cm long, below the middle of the reddish stem. small, shiny leaves in a single pair near base of stem Pete Stroh Neottia ovata (Listera ovata) Common Twayblade A