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Ryedale Natural History Society

We are aiming to build up a collection of pictures of plants, particularly wild flowers photographed growing in Ryedale. We have a few photos of Fungi, Mosses and one or two Ferns on their respective pages.

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The wild flowers are grouped roughly by month:

January/February

(The pictures are shown on this page at a standard width. Several of them are actually bigger if you would like to view them separately in your browser.)

Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis	Winter aconite Eranthis hyemalis	Hazel Corylus avellana	Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Photo © Nan Sykes
Winter Heliotrope Petasites fragrans Photo © Nan Sykes	Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis	Pussy Willow Salix sp.	Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Daisy Bellis perennis

March/April

Hazel catkin Corylus avellana	Hazel female flower Corylus avellana	Wood Anemone or Windflower Anemone nemorosa
Spurge Laurel Daphne laureola	Yellow Star of Bethlehem Gagea lutea		Toothwort Lathraea squamaria
Primrose Primula vulgaris	Sweet Violet Viola odorata	Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria	Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis
Golden Saxifrage Chrysosplenium sp.	Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina	Larch Larix sp.	Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Dog’s Mercury Mercurialis perennis	Alder Alnus glutinosa	Gorse Ulex europaeus	Hairy Bittercress Cardamine hirsuta
Wild Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus	Common Speedwell Veronica persica	Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis	Wood Violet Viola reichenbachiana
Elm Ulmus sp.	Butterbur Petasites hybridus	White Dead Nettle Lamium album	Red Dead Nettle Lamium purpureum
Wild Cherry Prunus avium	Blackthorn Prunus spinosa	Wild Plum Prunus domestica	Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea	Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa	Dog Violet Viola riviniana	Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea

Photos on this page © Gill & Adrian Smith or Nan Sykes

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