A PHOTO FLORA OF THE
DEVON AND CORNWALL PENINSULA


Annuals, Bulbs and Perennials Gallery
Scientific Names A-Z

V

Valeriana officinalis - Valerian     leaf     capsule
Dis-used Railway. Plym Bridge (South) 11.06.04 (Public Location) SX 518 580

Valerianella carinata - Keeled-fruited Cornsalad     seed
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 10.09.06

Valerianella dentata - Narrow-fruited Corn Salad     side-view     leaf
Arable weed. Nr. Blackstone Point, Noss Mayo, Devon. 21.05.06 (Private Location)

Valerianella locusta - Common Corn Salad     flowers close-up
Disturbed soil. Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover. 02.05.04 (Private Location) SX 503 592

Verbascum blattaria (Moth Mullein) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Verbascum nigrum - Dark Mullein     flower close-up     leaf
Cultivated. Spriddlestone, nr. Brixton, Plymouth. 03.08.04 (Private Location)

Verbascum phlomoides (Orange Mullein) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Verbascum thapsus - Mullein / Aaron's Rod     flower     leaf rosette     seed head     plant
Railway Embankment. Near Warleigh Point (DWT) Reserve, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth. 08.07.04 (Public Location) SX 448 607

Verbascum virgatum - Slender Mullein    fl. side-view    capsule    young plants    leaf    plant
Disturbed soil. Near old railway bridge, Chittleburn Hill, Brixton, Plymouth. 
17.08.04 (Public  Location) and Wasteland, Grantley Gardens, Mannamead, Plymouth, Devon. 17.07.05 (Public Location) SX49344 56175

Verbena bonariensis (Argentinian Vervain) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Verbena officinalis - Vervain     flower close-up     leaf     plants
Footpath. Steer Point, Brixton, nr. Plymouth. 17.07.04 (Public Location) SX 545 504

Veronica agrestis - Green Field-speedwell    fl. close-up    capsule    lf. up    lf. un    colony
Normany Way, St. Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon. 05.07.07 (Public Location)

Veronica anagallis-aquatica - Blue Water-Speedwell     flowers     leaf
Watercress Farm Trout Fishery, Kerswell Springs, Chudleigh, Devon. 19.05.05 (Private Location)

Veronica arvensis - Wall Speedwell     flower close-up     leaf     capsule     plants in sward
Coastal grassland. Lannacombe, nr. Start Point, South Devon. 27.04.06 (Public Location)

Veronica austriaca ssp. teucrium (Large Speedwell) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Veronica beccabunga - Brooklime     flowers close-up    leaf     capsule
Pond Marginal. Bickleigh. 26.05.04 (Public Location) SX 529 618

Veronica catenata - Pink Water Speedwell     seed capsules     leaf
Dune pool. Braunton Burrows Biosphere Reserve, Braunton, Devon. 08.07.05 (Public Location)

Veronica chamaedrys - Germander Speedwell     leaf
Disturbed soil. Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover. 02.05.04 (Private Location) SX 503 592

Veronica chamaedrys - Germander Speedwell (very pale form)     leaves
Hedgerow. Plym Bridge (South) 16.05.04 (Public Location) SX 519 584

Veronica chamaedrys - Germander Speedwell (spotted pale form)     
Penlee Battery Nature Reserve (CWT), Rame, Cornwall. 18.05.05 (Public Location)

Veronica chamaedrys - Germander Speedwell (form with larger sepals)     leaves
Grass bank. Under Marsh Mills flyover, Plymouth, Devon. 09.05.05 (Public Location)

Veronica filiformis (Slender / Round-leaved Speedwell) see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Veronica hederifolia ssp. hederifolia - Ivy-leaved Speedwell     flower close-up     leaf
Hardwick Wood, Cott Hill, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 20.03.06 (Public Location)

Veronica hederifolia ssp. lucorum - Ivy-leaved Speedwell     
Ford Park Cemetery, Central Park, Plymouth, Devon. 18.05.06 (Public Location)

Veronica montana - Wood Speedwell     leaf
Wood beside Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 23.04.05
(Public Location) SX 504 592

Veronica officinalis - Common Speedwell     flower close-up     leaf     capsule     plant
Open Woodland. Plym Bridge (North) 12.06.04 (Public Location) SX 522 594

Veronica persica (Persian Speedwell) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Veronica polita - Grey Field-speedwell     fl. close-up     lf. above     capsule     stem     plant
Wasteland. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 03.09.06

Veronica scutellata - Marsh Speedwell     flower close-up     seed capsule     leaf
Redlake Cottage Meadows (CWT) Reserve, nr. Lostwithiel, Cornwall. 17.07.06 (Public Location)

Veronica serpyllifolia - Thyme-leaved Speedwell     leaves     capsule
Disturbed soil. Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover. 12.05.04 (Private Location) SX 503 592

Vicia cracca - Tufted Vetch     flowers close-up     inf. reverse     leaf
Grassland. Blagdon's Meadow, Embankment Rd., Plymouth, Devon. 19.07.05 (Public Location)

Vicia hirsuta - Hairy Tare     flower side view     seed pods     leaf
Railway Embankment. Victoria Road Station, St. Budeaux, Plymouth. 13.07.04
(Public Location) SX 446 580

Vicia sativa - Common Vetch     flower close-up     seed pod
Leypark Walk, Estover. 10.05.04 (Public Location) SX 511 588

Vicia sativa ssp. nigra - Narrow-leaved Vetch     flower close-up     leaf
Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devon. 10.05.06 (Public Location)

Vicia sativa ssp. segetalis - Common Vetch
Railway Embankment. Near Warleigh Point (DWT) Reserve. 08.07.04
(Public Location) SX 448 606

Vicia sepium - Bush Vetch / Crow Peas     fl. side view     fl. front view     leaf
Hedgerow. Brixton Tor 17.05.04 (Public Location) SX 541 516

Vicia tetrasperma - Smooth Tare     flower side view     leaf     capsule     plant
Grassland. Blagdon's Meadow (North Field), Embankment Rd., Plymouth, Devon.
05.06.06 (Public Location)

Vinca major, V. m. var. oxyloba and V. difformis - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Vinca minor - Lesser Periwinkle     leaves
Old disued railway near Kitley Bridge, Yealmpton, Devon. 24.02.05 (Public Location)

Viola arvensis - Field Pansy     flower side-view     leaf
Churchtown Farm Nature Reserve, Saltash, Cornwall. 06.03.05 (Public Location)

Viola canina - Heath Dog-violet     flower side view     leaf
Grassland. South Fort, Berry Head NNR, Brixham, Devon. 07.05.05 (Public Location)

Viola hirta - Hairy Violet -1     flower side-view     flower close-up     leaf     leaf blade     habitat
Limestone Grassland. Billacombe, Plymouth, Devon. 06.04.06 (Private Location)

Viola hirta - Hairy Violet -2 (white flowered form)     flower side-view     
Limestone Grassland. Billacombe, Plymouth, Devon. 06.04.06 (Private Location)

Viola labradorica (Labrador Violet) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Viola lactea - Pale Heath Violet / Pale-dog Violet    leaf
Heathland. Nr. Kynance Gate, West Lizard NNR, Kynance Cove, Cornwall.
30.05.06 (Public Location)

Viola odorata - Sweet Violet -1     flower bud     leaf
Ham Woods, Ham, Plymouth, Devon. 04.04.06 (Public Location)

Viola odorata - Sweet Violet -2 (white flowered form)    fl. side-view    lf. above    lf. underside
Probably as plant mentioned in Keble Martin as
Viola odorata var. dumetorum.
Woodland. Longbridge, Plymouth, Devon. 13.03.07 (Public Location)

Viola palustris - Bog / Marsh Violet     flower side-view     leaf
Bog. Cadover Bridge, Dartmoor National Park, nr. Plymouth. 12.05.05 (Public Location)

Viola reichenbachiana - Pale Wood Violet     flower close-up     flower side-view     leaf
Tramway. Forder Valley LNR, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 24.03.05 (Public Location)

Viola riviniana - Common Violet     flower close-up     side-view of flower     leaf
Below tramway. Forder Valley LNR, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 13.04.06 (Public Location)

Viola riviniana - Common Violet (pale form)     fl. side-view     leaf
Wooded path. S.W. Woolwell, Plymouth, Devon. 09.04.05 (Public Location)

Viola tricolor ssp. curtisii - Sand Pansy    fl.close-up    fl. side-view    leaf    blue-blushed flower
Dune slack. Braunton Burrows Biosphere Reserve, Braunton, Devon. 08.07.05 (Public Location)

Viola tricolor (of hort.) - Wild Pansy / Heartsease (Garden Escape)     deeper form
Disturbed soil. Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth. 07.08.04 (Private Location)

Viola x wittrockiana (Garden Pansy) - see Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes

Viscum album - Mistletoe     leaves     berries     plant
Growing on Hawthorn. Saltash Green, Saltash, Cornwall. 11.12.05 (Public Location)


Annuals, Bulbs and Perennials Gallery
A-An   Ap-Az   B   Ca-Ch   Ci-Cz   D   E   F   G   H   I-K
   
L   M   N   O   Pa-Pl   Po-Q   R   Sa-Sh   Si-Sy   T   U   V   W-Z

Other Plant Galleries
Conifers   Trees (A-M)   Trees (N-Z)   Native Shrubs   Climbers

Orchids   Grasses   Sedges   Rushes   Plant Galls
 
Horsetails   Ferns   Mosses   Liverworts   Seaweed   Algae

Alien Plant Species and Garden Escapes
A-B   C   D-F   G-K   L-O   P-T   U-Z

Alien Shrubs (A-M)   Alien Shrubs (N-Z)

Images to Identify
Plants

Other Links and Galleries 
The Local Area     Contact Details     References     Copyright Policy

For images of Wildlife and Fungi and Lichens
found across the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula visit
www.aphotofauna.com and www.aphotofungi.com

HOME