Where the wildflowers grow

Chapter 11
The Ancient Pine Forests of Caledonia

Photographs © Leif Bersweden unless stated otherwise

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Alder

Alnus glutinosa

© Gus Routledge

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Aspen

Populus tremula

© Gus Routledge

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Big Shaggy-moss

Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

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Bilberry (Blaeberry)

Vaccinium myrtillus

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Bird Cherry

Prunus padus

© Gus Routledge

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Bitter-vetch

Lathyrus linifolius

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Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

© Gus Routledge

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Common Cow-wheat

Melampyrum pratense

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Creeping Lady's-tresses

Goodyera repens

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Downy Birch

Betula pubescens

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Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

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Grey Willow

Salix cinerea

© Gus Routledge

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Hard-fern

Blechnum spicant

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Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

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Hazel

Corylus avellana

© Gus Routledge

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Heath Bedstraw

Galium saxatile

© Gus Routledge

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Heath Speedwell

Veronica officinalis

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Heather

Calluna vulgaris

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Holly

Ilex aquifolium

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Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

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Intermediate Wintergreen

Pyrola media

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Juniper

Juniperus communis

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Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

© Gus Routledge

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One-flowered Wintergreen

Moneses uniflora

© Gus Routledge

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Ostrich-plume Feather-moss

Ptilium crista-castrensis

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Rowan

Sorbus aucuparia

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Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

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Serrated Wintergreen

Orthilia secunda

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Tormentil

Potentilla erecta

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Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

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Yew

Taxus baccata

© Lucy Hodson

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