Tag: Flora
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Wild Carrot
The umbels of Wild Carrot flower on the clifftops between June and August. Photo: Amanda Scott
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How a Cornish boy hooked up with a Dorset girl: a tale of Wild Asparagus
The Lizard Peninsula is justifiably well known for its rare and unusual plants. Whilst many of these plants have obscure and peculiar names, such as Fringed Rupturewort, Land Quillwort and Hairy […]
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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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Twin-headed Clover
Caerthillian is one of the best places to see some of the rare clovers that are found on the Lizard in late spring, including Twin-headed Clover. Photo: Steve Townsend
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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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Green-winged Orchid
Predannack or Windmill Farm are good places to look for Green-winged Orchids. Photo: Steve Townsend
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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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Spring Sandwort
Spring Sandwort flowers from May to September – try Caerthillian or Kynance for good places to find it. Photo: © Natural England/Neil Pike
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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
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Wonderfully rich botanically
This article is an extract from Classic British Wildlife Sites –The Lizard Peninsula by Andrew Byfield in British Wildlife, 3 (2), pp. 92–105 (1991). So Why is The Lizard so wonderfully […]
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A short history of botanical discovery on The Lizard
This article is an extract from Classic British Wildlife Sites – The Lizard Peninsula by Andrew Byfield in British Wildlife, 3 (2), pp. 92–105 (1991). When the eminent Cambridge botanist, John Ray, […]