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  • Field Madder

    Field Madder

    The books say that Field Madder flowers until October, but it is often still hanging in there into November on The Lizard.

    Photo: Steve Townsend

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  • Bristly Oxtongue

    Bristly Oxtongue

    It may not be the prettiest of plants, but Bristly Oxtongue, which flowers from June into the autumn, has some impressive spikes on its leaves.

    Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Devil’s-bit Scabious

    Devil’s-bit Scabious

    Noted for being the larval food plant of the nationally rare Marsh Fritillary butterfly, Devil’s-bit Scabious is lovely in its own right. You can find it flowering on Mullion Cliffs in late summer into autumn.

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Field Gentian

    Field Gentian

    The lovely violet flowers of Field Gentian are a rarity. More common in the north of the UK, they are found in a small handful of places on The Lizard in late summer, including old trackways across the serpentine heaths.

    Photo: Steve Townsend

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  • Harebell

    Harebell

    Nodding Harebell flowers start to blossom on the Lizard from July, taking over from Sheep’s-bit as it begins to fade.

    Photo: janetgraham84new, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Dodder

    Dodder

    DodderWatch out for the red stems of the parasitic plant Dodder scrambling over gorse and heather. It flowers between July and September.
    Photo: Wikimedia Commons (see below for full attribution)

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  • Blackthorn

    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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