Lesser Celandine (species profile)
The bright buttery glint of Lesser Celandine in the hedgerows and fields is a welcome early sign of spring.
Photo: Steve Townsend
Lesser Centaury (species profile)
Watch out for Lesser Centaury in summer and early autumn along coastal clifftops.
Photo: Steve Townsend
Lesser Water-plantain (species profile)
This pretty three-petalled plant can be found in the summer at the edges of water and in boggy puddles. Good places to look are Goonhilly, Windmill Farm and the Grochall Track down to Kynance.
Photo: Amanda Scott
Long-headed Clover (species profile)
Long-headed Clover, one of the the Lizard’s clover specialities, flowers on the cliffs at Caerthillian in early summer.
Photo: Steve Townsend
Marsh Ragwort (species profile)
Marsh Ragwort can be seen flowering in the marshier places and wet meadows on the Lizard from high summer to early autumn.
Photo: Steve Townsend
Oak Marble Gall (species profile)
Oak Marble Galls are a common gall on oak trees.
Photo: Ray Surridge
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage (species profile)
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage is a low, spreading plant that lights up damp shady places with a golden glow in spring.
Photo: Steve Townsend
Oxeye Daisy (species profile)
Hedgerows and verges are full of Oxeye Daisies glowing white and bright throughout the summer.
Photo: Amanda Scott
Parasol mushroom (species profile)
No prizes for guessing why this mushroom is called the Parasol…This one was spotted at Soapy Cove.
Photo: Steve Townsend
Penny Bun (species profile)
Edible Penny Bun mushrooms are not often found on the Lizard; these were spotted in a spruce plantation recently.
Photo: Steve Townsend