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Red Clover / Trifolium pratense / G. seamrag dhearg

Red clover is a common perennial plant, found throughout Britain in rich meadows, pastures and other grassy areas. It has an erect stem...

Broom / Cytisus scoparius / G. bealaidh or bealuidh

A short-lived shrub with erect, green, tough, spineless stems. In Spring, its large yellow flowers grow in great profusion out of the...

Creeping buttercup / Ranunculus repens / G. buigheag

Creeeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) belongs to the group of the most common, hardy perennial herbs; easily distinguished and widely...

Cotton-grass / Eriophorum angustifolium / G. caineachan

Cotton-grass, or bog cotton (Eriophorum aungustifolium), is a hardy, herbaceous, perennial member of the sedge family and so not...

Bell Heather / Erica Cinerea / G. fraoch a' bhadain

Bell Heather (Erica Cinerea) is a woody, low-growing, flowering shrub in the heath family Ericaceae - native to western and central...

Dandelion / Taraxacum officinale / G. am bearnan Brìde

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a perennial herb, often found in meadows, pastures, waste ground and road verges. Unfavourably...

Ribwort Plantain / Plantago lanceolata / G. cuach Phàdraig, slànlus

Ribwort Plantain, also known as Plantago lanceolata, is a common, native perennial herb often found in dry, grassy areas such as...

Thrift / Armeria Maritima / G. tonn a' chladaich

Thrift, also know as sea pink, is a versatile, short tufted perennial, found mainly in salt-laden environments, as well as shallow and...

Ragwort / Senecio Jacobaea / G. buaghallan

Common Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea- is a flowering biennial, native to the UK. It is often standing conspicuously and proudly above other...

Scurvy Grass / G. carran, am maraiche

Carran is the traditional Gaelic name for scurvy grass, a bitter-sweet relative of the cabbage (not a grass at all), but refers to more...

'Earth's Green Mantle' - about the project

'Earth's green mantle' as Rachel Carson referred to in the 'Silent Spring', makes up the world that supports the life of the planet we...