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Scientific Names A-Z

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Malcolmia maritima (Virginia Stock) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes     

Malva moschata - Musk Mallow     calyx     leaf     another leaf type
Grassland. A38 Layby between Ivybridge and South Brent. 24.06.04 (Public Location)

Malva moschata (white form) - White Musk Mallow     leaf
Hedgerow. Weir Quay, nr. Bere Alston, Devon. 02.08.04 (Public Location)

Malva neglecta - Dwarf Mallow    fl. close-up    fl. side-view    lf. above    lf. below     lf. rosette
Beach near Slapton Bridge, Slapton Sands NNR, Slapton, Devon. 15.08.06 (Public Location)

Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow     epicalyx and calyx     leaf
Limestone Grassland. Devil's Point, Plymouth. 13.06.04 (Public Location) SX 459 533

Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow (dark form)     epicalyx     leaf     plant
Possibly a hybrid, maybe
Malva sylvestris 'Brave Heart'.
Abandoned allotments. Ocean Street Allotments, Keyham, Plymouth, Devon.
20.06.06 (Private Location)

Marrubium vulgare - White Horehound     flowers close-up     leaf
Road verge. Braunton Burrows Biosphere Reserve, Braunton, Devon. 08.07.05 (Public Location)

Matricaria discoidea - Pineapple Weed     leaf     plant
Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover. 12.05.04 (Public Location) SX 503 592

Matricaria recutita - Wild Chamomile / Scented Mayweed     flower close-up     leaf     plant
Wasteland. Mount Wise, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon. 23.06.05 (Public Location)

Matthiola longipetala (Night-scented Stock) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Matthiola sinuata - Sea Stock    flower close-up     flower side-view     leaf     leaf rosette     
Dunes. Braunton Burrows Biosphere Reserve, Braunton, Devon. 08.07.05 (Public Location)

Meconopsis cambrica - Welsh Poppy (Common Garden Escape)   
fl. close-up     orange form     leaf     seed head
Hedgerow. Clearbrook, nr. Plymouth, Devon. 12.06.04 (Private Location)

Medicago arabica - Spotted Medick    flowers    leaf    lf. petiole    stipule    seed pods    habitat
Eastern King's, Devil's Point, Plymouth, Devon. 22.04.05 (Public Location)

Medicago lupulina - Black Medick     stipule     leaves     seed     plant
Grassland. Leypark Walk, Estover, Plymouth. 10.05.04 (Public Location) SX 512 588

Medicago polymorpha - Toothed / Hairy Medick (Nationally Scarce)     stipules     seed
On limestone walls. Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 05.05.05 (Public Location)

Medicago sativa (Lucerne) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Melampyrum pratense - Common Cow-wheat     leaf
Woodland fringe, near river. Bickleigh. 26.05.04 (Public Location) SX 529 618

Melilotus alba - White Melilot     flowers close-up     seed capsules     leaves     plant
Grassland. Forder Creek, Saltash. 01.07.04 (Private Location) SX 412 576

Melilotus altissimus - Tall Melilot     flower close-up     leaf     capsules     colony
Road verge. Forder Valley Junction 11.06.04 (Dangerous Public Location) SX 509 572

Melilotus indicus (Small Melilot) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Melilotus officinalis - Ribbed-Melilot     flower close-up     capsule
Wasteground. Millbay Docks, Millbay, Plymouth, Devon. 03.09.06 (Public Location)

Melissa officinalis - Lemon Balm     leaf     plant
Hedgerow. Gnatham, nr. Bere Alston. 02.08.04 (Public Location)

Melittis melissophyllum - Bastard Balm (1)     flower close-up     flower side view     leaf
Limestone Grassland. Billacombe, Plymouth, Devon. 20.05.05 (Private Location)

Melittis melissophyllum - Bastard Balm (2)     flowers close-up     habitat
Wooded riverbank. Saltram House (NT), Plymouth, Devon. 29.05.05 (Public Location)

Mentha aquatica - Water Mint     fl. close-up     lf. under     lf. upper     leaves     pale form
Wetland. Chelson Meadow Fringe / Saltram, Plymouth. (Public Location) SX 520 549

Mentha arvensis - Corn Mint     fls. close-up     fls. / pubescence     lf. upperside     lf. underside
Verge. Marsh Mills, Plymouth, Devon. 28.07.05 (Public Location) SX 51987 56376

Mentha pulegium - Pennyroyal     leaves     plants
Dawlish Warren NNR, Dawlish Warren, Devon. 28.07.06 (Public Location)

Mentha requienii (Corsican Mint) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Mentha suaveolens - Round-leaved Mint     flower close-up     leaf
Drainage ditch. Seaton Barracks, Plymouth, Devon. 29.07.05 (Public Location)

Mentha x piperita - Peppermint (M. aquatica x spicata) - Peppermint     fl. close-up     leaf
Ocean St. Allotments, Keyham, Plymouth, Devon. 20.08.06 (Private Location)

Mentha x piperita var. citrata (Eau de Cologne Mint) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Mentha x smithiana - Tall Mint (M. arvensis x aquatica x spicata)    inflorescence    leaf    calyx
Wetland. Tregantle, Whitsand Bay, Cornwall. 25.08.04 (Public Location)

Mentha x verticillata - Whorled Mint    flowers close-up    calyx     lf. upperside    lf. underside
Base of wet bank. Under Marsh Mills fly-over, Plymouth, Devon. 31.07.05 (Public Location)

Mentha x ? - Peppermint (has similarities with both M. x piperita and M. suaveolens)     
flower close-up     leaf upperside     leaf underside     stem     plants
Bank. Path to Wembury Beach, Wembury, nr. Plymouth, Devon. 08.08.05 (Public Location)

Mentha x ? - Peppermint (has similarities with both M. spicata and M. suaveolens)   
flower close-up     leaf upperside     leaf underside     stem
Below Warren Cottage, Blackstone Point (NT), Noss Mayo, Devon. 02.09.05 (Public Location)

Menyanthes trifoliata - Bog-Bean     flower close-up     leaf     plants and habitat
Bog. Cadover Bridge, Dartmoor National Park, nr. Plymouth. 17.05.04 (Public Location)

Mercurialis annua - Annual Mercury (Native, diploid female)     flower close-up     plant
Car park, Stoke Village, Plymouth, Devon. 08.06.07 (Public Location)
N.B. Annual Mercury is dioecious, and male and female flowers are borne on separate plants.

Mercurialis annua - Annual Mercury (Alien) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes
The above plant is a monoecious hexaploid form originating from Iberia and Morrocco. It is also synonymous with the plant
Mercurialis ambigua and may be referred to as this species.

Mercurialis perennis - Dogs Mercury     flower close-up     capsule     leaf
Woodland. Plym Bridge Woods (North) 20.04.05 (Public Location) SX 523 595

Mimulus guttatus (Monkey-flower) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Minuartia verna - Spring Sandwort     plant
Serpentine outcrops. Nr. Kynance Gate, West Lizard NNR, Kynance Cove, Cornwall.
30.05.06 (Public Location)

Misopates calycinum (Pale Weasel's-snout) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Misopates orontium - Weasel's-snout     fl. close-up     fl. side-view     leaf     stem     capsule
Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 10.09.05 (Private Location)

Moehringia trinerva - Three-veined Sandwort   
flower side-view     leaf upperside    leaf underside     stem hairs     plant     seed
Hedge bottom. Billacombe Down, Billacombe, Plymouth, Devon. 06.05.06 (Public Location)

Moenchia erecta - Upright Chickweed     flower side-view     plants in sward
Coast Path. Start Point, Devon. 27.04.06 (Public Location)

Montia fontana - Blinks     flower close-up
Goodameavy, Bickleigh, nr. Plymouth, Devon. 15.04.06 (Public Location)

Muscari armeniacum (Garden Grape Hyacinth) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Muscari azureum (Azure Grape Hyacinth) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Myosotis arvensis - Field Forget-me-not     leaf
Footpath over old railway bridge, disturbed soil. Chittleburn Hill, Brixton, Plymouth. 03.08.04 (Public Location)

Myosotis discolor - Changing Forget-me-not     fl. close-up     side-view     stem hairs     leaf
Grassland. The Belt, Saltram Estate, Plymouth. 27.07.04 (Public Location)

Myosotis laxa - Tufted Forget-me-not     leaf
Dune slack. Braunton Burrows Biosphere Reserve, Braunton, Devon. 08.07.05 (Public Location)

Myosotis ramosissima - Early Forget-me-not
Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, Dawlish, Devon. 02.04.05 (Public Location)

Myosotis scorpioides - Water Forget-me-not     flowers close-up     calyx    leaf     stem hairs
Impham Meadow, Morwell, opposite Gunnislake, Devon, Devon. 27.07.06 (Private Location)

Myosotis secunda - Creeping Forget-me-not     upper stem hairs and calyx     lower stem hairs
Ford. Lower Merripit, nr. Postbridge, Devon. 02.07.06 (Public Footpath)

Myosotis sylvatica - Wood Forget-me-not     leaf     stem
Cycleway. Chittleburn Hill, nr. Brixton, Devon. 04.10.05 (Public Location)

Myosotis sylvatica - Wood Forget-me-not (hybrid) - Garden Escape     flower close-up
Ford Park Cemetry, nr. Central Park, Peverell, Plymouth, Devon. 08.06.06 (Public Location)

Myosoton aquaticum - Water Chickweed     
flower close-up     flower reverse     leaf     leaves     stem     capsule
Chelson / Saltram boundary, near Wixenford, Plymouth, Devon.
31.07.06 (Public Location) SX519548

Myriophyllum alterniflorum - Alternate Water-milfoil (in water)    out of water    lvs. close-up
Pizwell, nr. Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. 02.07.06 (Public Footpath)

Myriophyllum aquaticum (Parrot's-feather) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Myriophyllum spicatum - Spiked Water-milfoil     leaf close-up
Pond. Breney Common (CWT) Reserve, nr. Innis Downs, Cornwall. 10.07.07 (Public Location)

Myrrhis odorata - Sweet Cicely     leaf     seed head
Cultivated. Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 08.05.05 (Private Location)


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