Category: cliff&coastline-p
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Fringed Rupturewort
Fringed Rupturewort, one of the rare plants of the Lizard, can be seen in sandy and rocky habitats. A small, unassuming plant, look for its brighter green colouring among the […]
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Thyme Broomrape
Thyme Broomrape can be spotted along the sea cliffs in early summer. Just south of Kynance Cove is a good place to spot this distinctive plant. Photo: © Natural England/Neil […]
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Common Milkwort
The grassy cliff tops of The Lizard are full of Common Milkwort from spring and into summer – the coastal path between Coverack and Lowland Point is a good place […]
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Long-headed Clover
Long-headed Clover, one of the the Lizard’s clover specialities, flowers on the cliffs at Caerthillian in early summer. Photo: Sam Thomas, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sheep’s-bit
Usually flowering in high summer, The Lizard’s climate can see Sheep’s-bit in bloom as early as June. Photo: © Natural England/Neil Pike
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Spring Squill
Spring Squill can be found flowering on the coast from April to May. Photo: Steve Townsend
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Alexanders
Alexanders are among the first umbellifers to grace the verges and hedges of The Lizard in spring. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Blackthorn
Blackthorn flowers blossom before their leaves, appearing in glorious masses in the hedgerows, in April into May. Photo: Amanda Scott