Everything tagged 'common'
Here are all the results for the tag you chose!
Hedera helix
A woody climber native to Europe, common ivy has long been collected for winter decorations and is an important food-source for wildlife.
Name that plant! Learning Plant ID skills at Kew
by: Gemma Bramley, Herbarium blog11 May 2011
From 9 -20 May we're running the RBG Kew Tropical Plant Identification course. Find out how our participants, who have travelled to Kew from all over the world, are getting on.
- 8 likes
- 1 comment
Papaver rhoeas
A distinctive symbol of remembrance, the common poppy has seeds that can lie dormant for over 80 years.
Urtica dioica
The nettle is one of the most useful plants in Britain and even its sting can be beneficial.
Sambucus nigra
The elder, although a much-appreciated source of food and medicine, was once reviled as the tree from which Judas Iscariot supposedly hanged himself. However, since elder is not native to the Palestine region, this story is probably apocryphal.
Bellis perennis
The humble yet cheerfully attractive daisy is familiar to most people as a weed of lawns and as a feature of children's games.
Rosmarinus officinalis
The 'wonder-herb' rosemary has been used variously as a medicine, food preservative, stimulant, memory enhancer, and of course as a flavoursome cooking ingredient.
Lamium album
The white dead-nettle has nettle shaped leaves that do not sting, and grows in woodlands and grasslands.
