Where the wildflowers grow

Chapter 3
The Timekeepers

Photographs © Leif Bersweden unless stated otherwise

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Ash

Fraxinus excelsior

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Beech

Fagus sylvatica

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Elder

Sambucus nigra

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Snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis

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Alder

Alnus glutinosa

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Goat Willow (buds)

Salix caprea

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Goat Willow (catkins)

Salix caprea

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Dogwood

Cornus sanguinea

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Crack-willow

Salix fragilis

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Sweet Chestnut

Castanea sativa

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Silver Birch

Betula pendula

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Spindle

Euonymus europaeus

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Common Lime

Tilia x europaea

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Wood Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum affine

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Forked Veilwort

Metzgeria furcata

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Cypress-leaved Plait-moss

Hypnum cuppressiforme

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Hazel

Corylus avellana

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Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

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Lesser Celandine

Ficaria verna

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Primrose

Primula vulgaris

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Common Whitlowgrass

Erophila verna

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Rue-leaved Saxifrage

Saxifraga tridactylites

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Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale agg.

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Common Chickweed

Stellaria media

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Cuckooflower

Cardamine pratensis

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Early Dog-violet

Viola reichenbachiana

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Early-purple Orchid

Orchis mascula

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Field Wood-rush

Luzula campestris

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Pasqueflower

Pulsatilla vulgaris

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Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

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Hogweed

Heracleum sphondylium

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Wild Carrot

Daucus carota

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