Helford River

Category: Flora

  • Early-purple Orchid

    Early-purple Orchid

    Early-purple Orchids enjoy the serpentine soils of the Lizard.

    Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

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  • Yarrow

    Yarrow

    The books may tell you Yarrow flowers until September, but on The Lizard it will often keep going strong into October.

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Common Knapweed

    Common Knapweed

    A valuable source of nectar for insects in late summer, Common Knapweed is found on the grasslands and scrub of The Lizard from July to September.

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Common Fleabane

    Common Fleabane

    From August to September, the golden flowers of Common Fleabane brighten up damp meadows and stream edges.

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Pineappleweed

    Pineappleweed

    With its long flowering period (May to early autumn) and beautiful scent when crushed, Pineappleweed is a common find by paths, on wasteland and in arable grass on The Lizard.
    Photo: Steve Townsend

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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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  • 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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  • Bird’s-foot-trefoil

    Bird’s-foot-trefoil

    If you ever wondered how Bird’s-foot-trefoil got its name, you have to wait for the seedpods to appear in late summer.
    Photo: Steve Townsend

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