Paintings by Scientific Name
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Achillea millefolium
Common Name: Yarrow
Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward'
Common Name: Kiwi fruit
Adansonia digitata
Common Name: Baobab
Allium ursinum
Common Name: Ramsons / Wild garlic
Anacardium occidentale
Common Name: Cashew nut tree
Anthyllis vulneraria
Common Name: Kidney vetch
Ardisia elliptica
Common Name: Shoebutton Ardisia
Arisarum proboscideum
Common Name: Mousetail Arum, Mousetail Plant
Aristolochia cathcartii (a)
Common Name: Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia cathcartii (b)
Common Name: Dutchman's Pipe
Armeria maritima subsp. maritima
Common Name: Thrift
Begonia ingrammii
Common Name: Begonia
Blechnum spicant
Common Name: Hard-fern
Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Claret'
Common Name: Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Breynia disticha ‘Roseo-picta’
Common Name: Snowbush
Campanula caeae monopsis unidentata
Common Name: Wild Violet
Canna x generalis
Common Name: Indian shot plant
Capsicum annuum and Capsicum chinense
Common Name: Chillies
Carica papaya
Common Name: Paw Paw
Catharanthus roseus
Common Name: Madagascan periwinkle / Rosy Periwinkle
Centaurea nigra
Common Name: Black knapweed
Ceropegia sandersonii (a)
Common Name: Umbrella Plant / Parachute Plant
Ceropegia sandersonii (b)
Common Name: Umbrella Plant / Parachute Plant
Chamerion angustifolium
Common Name: Rosebay Willowherb
Citrus reticulata
Common Name: Clementine
Clarkia bottae
Common Name: Farewell to spring
Clarkia unguiculata (a)
Common Name: Woodland Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata (b)
Common Name: Woodland Clarkia
Corylus avellana
Common Name: Hazel
Crataegus monogyna
Common Name: Common Hawthorn / Hawthorn
Cymbalaria muralis
Common Name: Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Dactylorhiza praetermissa
Common Name: Southern Marsh Orchid
Dahlia 'Juul's Allstar'
Common Name: Orchid Dahlia
Darlingtonia californica
Common Name: Cobra Lily
Dionaea muscipula (a)
Common Name: Venus Fly Trap
Dionaea muscipula (b)
Common Name: Venus Fly Trap
Epilobium californicum
Common Name: California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium
Common Name: Willow herb
Erica vagans
Common Name: Cornish heath
Eriobotrya japonica 'Magdali'
Common Name: Loquat
Eschscholzia californica
Common Name: Californian poppy
Euterpe edulis
Common Name: Acai Palm
Ferocactus latispinus
Common Name: Crow's claw cactus
Ficus auriculata
Common Name: Roxburgh fig
Galium verum
Common Name: Lady’s Bedstraw
Geranium robertianum
Common Name: Herb Robert
Gilia capitata
Common Name: Globe Gilia
Gilia tricolor
Common Name: Bird's-eye Gilia
Glechoma hederacea
Common Name: Ground ivy
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (a)
Common Name: Chinese Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (b)
Common Name: Chinese Hibiscus
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Common Name: Bluebell
Impatiens gordonii
Common Name: Seychelles Busy Lizzie
Ipomoea batatas
Common Name: Sweet Potato
Kigelia africana
Common Name: Sausage tree
Kniphofia pauciflora
Common Name: Race course Poker
Lapageria rosea
Common Name: Chilean bellflower
Lathyrus Ezetha's Krombek Blau
Common Name: Krombek Blau
Lavandula stoechas var. pedunculata
Common Name: Lavender
Leuchtenbergia principis
Common Name: Agave Cactus
Lithops species and Argyroderma framsiihallii
Common Name: Living Stones / Pebble Plants
Lonicera periclymenum
Common Name: Honeysuckle / Wild Honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus
Common Name: Bird's Foot Trefoil
Luzula sylvatica
Common Name: Great Woodrush
Lychnis flos-cuculi
Common Name: Ragged Robin
Lysichiton americanus
Common Name: Skunk Cabbage
Mammillaria peninsularis
Common Name: Pincushion Cactus
Miscanthus sinensis
Common Name: Chinese Silver Grass
Morinda citrifolia
Common Name: Noni
Ochna kirkii
Common Name: Mickey Mouse Plant
Oenothera deltoides
Common Name: Dune Evening Primrose
Orchis mascula
Common Name: Early Purple Orchid
Papaver rhoeas (a)
Common Name: Common Poppy
Papaver rhoeas (b)
Common Name: Common Poppy
Papaver rhoeas (c)
Common Name: Common Poppy
Papaver rhoeas (d)
Common Name: Common Poppy
Pedicularis sylvatica
Common Name: Lousewort
Phacelia campanularia (a)
Common Name: Desert Bells
Phacelia campanularia (b)
Common Name: Desert Bells
Pinguicula grandiflora
Common Name: Greater/Large Flowered Butterwort
Pisum sativum 'Ezetha's Krombeck'
Common Name: Purple Podded Pea
Plantago lanceolata
Common Name: Ribwort Plantain
Polypodium vulgare
Common Name: Polypody / Common Polypody
Potentilla palustris
Common Name: Marsh cinquefoil
Primula vulgaris
Common Name: Primrose
Prunella vulgaris (a)
Common Name: Self-heal
Prunella vulgaris (b)
Common Name: Self-heal
Prunus persica
Common Name: Peach
Prunus persica var. nucipersica fantasia
Common Name: Nectarine
Prunus spinosa
Common Name: Sloe / Blackthorn
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Common Name: Asparagus Pea
Pyrus cordata
Common Name: Plymouth Pear
Salix cinerea
Common Name: Grey Willow
Salvia columbariae
Common Name: Chia
Salvia fulgens (a)
Common Name: Cardinal Sage
Salvia fulgens (b)
Common Name: Cardinal Sage
Salvia spathacea
Common Name: Hummingbird Sage
Sarracenia flava maxima (a)
Common Name: Sarracenia
Sarracenia flava maxima (b)
Common Name: Sarracenia
Sarracenia purpurea
Common Name: Sarracenia
Scilla verna
Common Name: Spring Squill
Scrophularia nodosa
Common Name: Common Figwort
Senecio jacobaea
Common Name: Common ragwort
Silene dioica
Common Name: Red campion
Silene uniflora (Silene maritima) (a)
Common Name: Sea Campion
Silene uniflora (Silene maritima) (b)
Common Name: Sea Campion
Solanum laciniatum
Common Name: Kangaroo Apple
Streptocarpus saxorum
Common Name: Cape Primrose
Tabernanthe iboga
Common Name: Iboga Tree
Teucrium scorodonia
Common Name: Wood Sage
Theobroma cacao
Common Name: Cacao Tree / Cocoa tree
Thunbergia alata 'African Sunset'
Common Name: Black-eyed Susan Vine
Tillandsia cyanea
Common Name: Pink Quill
Trifolium repens
Common Name: White Clover
Triticum aestivum var. 'Alchemy'
Common Name: Wheat
Trochetiopsis ebenus
Common Name: St Helena Ebony
Tussilago farfara
Common Name: Coltsfoot
Ulex europaeus
Common Name: European Gorse
Ulex gallii
Common Name: Western Gorse
Umbilicus rupestris
Common Name: Navelwort
Urtica dioica
Common Name: Nettle / Common Nettle
Vicia cracca
Common Name: Tufted Vetch
Vicia sepium
Common Name: Bush Vetch
