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Asteraceae
Daisy Family
Achillea filipendulina
Fern-leaf Yarrow
Photo: Martin Buckland
Achillea maritima
Cottonweed
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Antennaria dioica (1)
Mountain Everlasting
Photo: Sylvatica
Antennaria dioica (2)
Mountain Everlasting
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Anthemis cotula
Stinking Chamomile
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Anthemis punctata
Sicilian Chamomile
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Arctium lappa
Greater Burdock
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Arnoseris minima (1)
Lamb's Succory
Photo: Struan Gray
Arnoseris minima (2)
Lamb's Succory
Photo: Struan Gray
Arnoseris minima (3)
Lamb's Succory
Photo: Struan Gray
Artemisia absinthium
Wormwood
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Artemisia campestris
Field Wormwood
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Artemisia dracunculus
Tarragon
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Artemisia maritima
Sea Wormwood
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Bellis perennis
Daisy
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Bidens cernua
Nodding Bur-marigold
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Bidens tripartita
Trifid Bur-marigold
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Carduus crispus
Welted Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Carduus nutans (1)
Musk Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Carduus nutans (2)
Musk Thistle
Photo: Sylvatica
Carduus tenuiflorus
Slender Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Carlina vulgaris
Carline Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Centaurea calcitrapa
Red Star-thistle
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Centaurea cineraria
Silver Knapweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Centaurea debeauxii
Chalk Knapweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Centaurea jacea
Brown Knapweed
Photo: Struan Gray
Centaurea montana
Perennial Cornflower
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Centaurea scabiosa
Greater Knapweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Chamaemelum nobile
Chamomile
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Cicerbita alpina
Alpine Blue-sowthistle
Photo: NTS
Cicerbita macrophylla
Common Blue Sow-thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Cichorium intybus
Chicory
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Cirsium acaule
Dwarf Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Cirsium dissectum
Meadow Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Cirsium eriophorum
Woolly Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Cirsium heterophyllum
Melancholy Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Cirsium vulgare
SpearThistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Cosmos bipinnatus
Mexican Aster
Photo: Brian Laney
Cotula coronopifolia
Buttonweed
Photo: Sylvatica
Crepis biennis (1)
Rough Hawk's-beard
Photo: Bastiaan Brak
Crepis biennis (2)
Rough Hawk's-beard
Photo: Bastiaan Brak
Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Crepis foetida
Stinking Hawk's-beard
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Crepis praemorsa (1)
Leafless Hawk's-beard
Photo: Jeremy Roberts
Crepis praemorsa (2)
Leafless Hawk's-beard
Photo: Jeremy Roberts
Crepis vesicaria (1)
Beaked Hawk's-beard
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Crepis vesicaria (2)
Beaked Hawk's-beard
Photo: Sylvatica
Crepis vesicaria (3)
Beaked Hawk's-beard
Photo: Sylvatica
Doronicum pardalianches
Leopard's-bane
Photo: Brian Laney
Doronicum x excelsum
Harpur-Crewe's Leopard's-bane
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Doronicum x willdenowii
Willdenow's Leopard's-bane
Photo: Brian Laney
Echinops bannaticus
Blue Globe-thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Erigeron acris
Blue Fleabane
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Erigeron annuus (1)
Tall Fleabane
Photo: Struan Gray
Erigeron annuus (2)
Tall Fleabane
Photo: Struan Gray
Erigeron annuus (3)
Tall Fleabane
Photo: Struan Gray
Erigeron bonariensis
Argentine Fleabane
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Erigeron canadensis
Canadian Fleabane
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Erigeron floribundus
Bilbao's Fleabane
Photo: Dave Barlow
Erigeron glaucus (1)
Seaside Daisy
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Erigeron glaucus (2)
Seaside Daisy
Photo: Sylvatica
Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Filago arvensis (1)
Field Cudweed
Photo: Struan Gray
Filago arvensis (2)
Field Cudweed
Photo: Struan Gray
Filago germanica
Common Cudweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Filago pyramidata
Broad-leaved Cudweed
Photo: Sylvatica
Galinsoga parviflora
Gallant-soldier
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Shaggy Soldier
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Glebionis segetum
Corn Marigold
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Helichrysum italicum
Curry-plant
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Ox-tongue
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Homogyne alpina
Purple Colt's-foot
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Hypochaeris glabra
Smooth Cat's-ear
Photo: Struan Gray
Hypochaeris maculata
Spotted Cat's-ear
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Inula conyzae
Ploughman's Spikenard
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Jacobaea aquatica (1)
Marsh Ragwort
Photo: Brian Laney
Jacobaea aquatica (2)
Marsh Ragwort
Photo: Sylvatica
Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Jacobaea maritima
Silver Ragwort
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Jacobaea paludosa
Fen Ragwort
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Lactuca saligna
Least Lettuce
Photo: Brian Laney
Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Lactuca virosa
Great Lettuce
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Laphangium luteoalbum
Jersey Cudweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Lapsana communis
Nipplewort
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Leontodon hispidus (1)
Rough Hawkbit
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Leontodon hispidus (2)
Rough Hawkbit
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Leontodon saxatilis
Lesser Hawkbit
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Leucanthemum vulgare
Ox-eye Daisy
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Limbarda crithmoides
Golden-samphire
Photo: Sylvatica
Logfia minima
Small Cudweed
Photo: Struan Gray
Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Matricaria discoidea
Pineapple Mayweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Mycelis muralis
Wall-lettuce
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Omalotheca sylvatica (1)
Heath Cudweed
Photo: Struan Gray
Omalotheca sylvatica (2)
Heath Cudweed
Photo: Struan Gray
Onopordum acanthium
Cotton Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Petasites hybridus
Butterbur
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Petasites japonicus
Giant Butterbur
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Picris hieracioides
Hawkweed Oxtongue
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-Cubs
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Pilosella caespitosa
Yellow Fox-and-cubs
Photo: Matt Harding
Pilosella flagellaris
Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweed
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Pilosella officinarum (1)
Mouse-ear Hawkweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Pilosella officinarum (2)
Mouse-ear Hawkweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Scorzonera humilis
Viper's-grass
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Senecio cambrensis
Welsh Groundsel
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Senecio eborasensis
York Groundsel
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Senecio inaequidens
Narrow-leaved Ragwort
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Senecio minimus
Toothed Fireweed
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Senecio sarracenicus
Broad-leaved Ragwort
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Senecio squalidus
Oxford Ragwort
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Senecio sylvaticus
Heath Groundsel
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Senecio vernalis (1)
Eastern Groundsel
Photo: Struan Gray
Senecio vernalis (2)
Eastern Groundsel
Photo: Struan Gray
Senecio viscosus
Sticky Groundsel
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Serratula tinctoria
Saw-wort
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Solidago gigantea
Early Goldenrod
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Solidago vigaurea
Goldenrod
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Sonchus arvensis
Perrenial Sow-thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Confused Michaelmas-daisy
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Tanacetum balsamita
Costmary
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Taraxacum agg
Dandelion
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Tephroseris integrifolia subsp maritima
Field Fleawort
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Tephroseris palustris
Marsh Fleawort
Photo: Andrew Shaw
Tragopogon porrifolius
Salsify
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Tripleurospermum maritimum
Sea Mayweed
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Tripolium pannonicum
Sea Aster
Photo: Richard Mabbutt
Tussilago farfara
Colt's-foot
Photo: Richard Mabbutt