ecosystems

Creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera with details of ligule and spikelet

Seashore paspalum Paspalum vaginatum with details of ligule and spikelet

Sharp rush Juncus acutus with leaf tip and nutlet detail

Sand pansy Viola tricolor ssp curtisi showing insubstantial foliage and yellow and white flowers

Aspen tree Populus tremula showing shrubby habit form

Aspen sprig Populus tremula showing leaves and buds

Aspen Populus tremula sprig and catkins and flowers

Sprig of Goat willow Salix caprea showing leaves with pale undersides

Goat willow Salix caprea completed for a rewilding project

Duck potato Sagittaria latifolia botanical illustration by Lizzie Harper showing underwater “potato” growths

Fool’s water-cress Apium nodiflorum with seed and flower detail

Greater Bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pendunculatus or Lotus uliginosus with calyx detail

Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus with detail of flower calyx and seed

Water fern Azolla filiculoides shown floating with water repelling properties

Water figwort Scrophularia auriculata with detail of flower stem and seed

Water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpiodes showing growth habit

Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper or Polygonum hydropiper

Water-violet Hottonia palustris showing submerged leaves

Amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium floating form in flower

Brooklime Veronica beccabunga in flower showing red stem

Celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus showing whole plant and roots

Common butter-bur Petasites hybridus with male flowers inflorescence

Common duckweed Lemna minor showing plant growing and close up of flower

Great yellow-cress Rorippa amphibia with detail of seed and flower