Herbs of Gobions Woods

A short survey of flowering plants was undertaken in Gobions on April 16, 2002. A walk from the Gobions Open Space car park to Gobions woods recorded 49 species in flower. The study was undertaken as part of a Workers' Educational Association (WEA) class run by Brenda Harold. The findings are published in the Gobions Woodland Trust Friends' Report. You can click the small thumbnail image to reveal a larger version which will open up in a new browser window. This feature is split into two parts; part one concentrates on herbs and part two on shrubs and trees. The word "herb" is used in botany to mean "a plant which does not develop persistent woody tissues above ground".


Moschatel adoxa moschatellina	Garlic Mustard alliaria petiolata	Wood Anemone anemone nemorosa

Cow Parsley anthriscus sylvestris	Lords and Ladies arum maculatum	Daisy bellis perennis

Marsh Marigold caltha palustris	Cuckoo Flower cardamine pratensis	Greater Stichwort stellaria holostea

Common Chickweed stellaria media	Dandelion taraxacum officinale	Slender Speedwell veronica filiformis

Ivy Leaved Speedwell veronica hederifolia	Periwinkle vinca minor	Early Dog Violet viola reichenbachiana

Common Dog Violet viola riviniana	Ground Ivy glechoma hederacea	White Deadnettle lamium album

Field Woodrush luzula campestris	Hairy Woodrush luzula pilosa	Dog's Mercury mercurialis perennis

Wood Sorrel oxalis acetosella	Cowslip primula veris	Lesser Celandine ranunculus ficaria
	Flowers and herbs without picture rights Wavy Bittercress cardamine flexuosa Hairy Bittercress cardamine hirsute Wood Speedwell veronica montana Pendulous Sedge carex pendula Bluebell hyacinthoides non-scripta	Flowers and herbs without picture rights Red Deadnettle lamium purpureum Wood Forget-Me-Not myosotis sylvatica Barren Strawberry potentilla sterilis Primrose primula vulgaris Goldilocks Buttercup ranunculus auricomis
Coltsfoot tussilago farfara

Trees and shrubs for which we didn't have rights to publish the pictures include Cherry Laurel - prunus laurocerasus and Holly - ilex aquifolium. The sketches above are taken from the links provided from the the Vascular Plant Image Gallery to the collection of images from C.A.M. Lindman's Flora with kind permission from Project Runeberg (Sweden). Copyright for all processed images belongs to Dr. Gerhard Keuck, 1999. The photographs are copyright of Thomas Schoepke. This feature is split into a two part study. Part one concentrates on herbs and part two on shrubs and trees.