Flowering Plants

Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis

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    "Convolvulus arvensis, the field bindweed, is a species of bindweed that is rhizomatous and is in the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae), native to Europe and Asia."

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European Holly
Ilex aquifolium

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    "Ilex aquifolium, the common or European holly, is a species of flowering plant native to western and souther Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia."

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Lawn Daisy
Bellis perennis

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    "Bellis perennis is native to western, central and northern Europe ... but has become widely naturalised in most temperate regions, including the Americas and Australasia. It prefers field-like habitats."

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Common Chickweed
Stellaria media

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    "Stellaria media is an annual flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Eurasia and naturalized throughout the world, where it is a weed of waste ground, farmland and gardens."

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Winter Jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum

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    "Jasminum judiflorum is a slender, deciduous shrub native to China. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental and is reportedly naturalized in France and in scattered locations in the United States. "

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Forb's Glory-of-the-Snow
Scilla forbesii

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    "Scilla forbesii, known as Forbes' glory-of-the-snow, is a bulbous perennial plant from west Turkey flowering in early spring. The common blue form seeds freely in many gardens, creating large colonies."

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Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale

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    "Taraxacum officinale is native to Europe and Asia, and was originally imported to America as a food crop. The plant grows in temperate regions of the world in lawns, on roadsides, disturbed banks, shores of waterways, and other areas with moist soils."

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Lesser Perinwinkle
Vinca minor

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    "Vinca minor (common names lesser periwinkle or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to central and southern Europe... the species is commonly grown as a groundcover in temperate gardens for its evergreen foliage, spring and summer flowers, ease of culture, and dense habit that smothers most weeds."

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English Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna

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    "Crataegus monogyna ... is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is native to Europe, northwestern Africa, and West Asia, but has been introduced in many other parts of the world."

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Orange Hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca

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    "Crataegus monogyna ... is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe ... It is widely naturalized elsewhere including other parts of Europe such as Great Britain and Ireland, Central Asia, Canada, many states in the United States, Japan and New South Wales."

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Hairy Cat's Ear
Hypochaeris radicata

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    "Hypochaeris radicata ... is a species of perennial, low-lying edible herb often found in lawns. The plant is native to Europe, but has been introduced to the Americas, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, where it can be an invasive weed. It is listed as a noxious weed in the northwestern U.S. state of Washington. "

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Yellow Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris

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    "Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax, yellow toadflax or butter-and-eggs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Europe, Siberia and Central Asia."

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Sulphur Cinquefoil
Potentilla recta

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    "Potentilla recta, the sulphur cinquefoil or rough-fruited cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil. It is native to Eurasia but it is present in North America as an introduced species, ranging through almost the entire continent except the northernmost part of Canada and Alaska."

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St John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum

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    "Hypericum perforatum, commonly known as St John's wort, is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. ... In many areas where it is not native, H. perforatum is considered a noxious weed. It densely covers open areas to the exclusion of native plants, and is poor grazing material."

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Common Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare

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    "Tanacetum vulgare, is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant in the genus Tanacetum in the aster family, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to other parts of the world, including North America, and in some areas has become invasive."

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Ragwort
Jacobaea vulgaris

From Wikipedia:
    "Jacobaea vulgaris, is a very common wild flower in the family Asteraceae that is native to northern Eurasia. In some countries it is an invasive species and regarded as a noxious weed."

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Acknowledgements

Institutions

    UVic Horticulture Club

Contributors

     Alex Pinch