Category: cliff&coastline-p

  • Common Centaury

    Common Centaury

    With a long flowering period from June to October, the pink flowers of Common Centaury can be found across The Lizard from summer to autumn.

    Photo: Amanda Scott

    (more…)
  • Smooth Hawk’s-beard

    Smooth Hawk’s-beard

    Often found on bare ground and road verges, as well as on heaths and grasslands, the yellow flowers of Smooth Hawk’s-beard can be seen brightening The Lizard from mid-summer until early autumn.
    Photo: Steve Townsend

    (more…)

  • Chamomile

    Chamomile

    Chamomile blooms from mid-summer, carpeting and scenting grassy fields on the Lizard. 

    Photo: Amanda Scott

    (more…)
  • Fringed Rupturewort

    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 surrounding vegetation.
    Photo: Amanda Scott

    (more…)

  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

    Blackthorn flowers blossom before their leaves, appearing in glorious masses in the hedgerows, in April into May. 

    Photo: Amanda Scott

    (more…)
  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

    Blackthorn flowers blossom before their leaves, appearing in glorious masses in the hedgerows, in April into May. 

    Photo: Amanda Scott

    (more…)