WILDFLOWERS 3 - A diary of wildlife on Banstead Downs

74 (of 186) flowers, grasses, creepers, mosses and ferns recorded by me on Banstead Downs (arranged by Order : Lamiales > Solanales)

Ribwort Plantain [Plantago lanceolata]

Ribwort Plantain - Location : Nonsuch Park, Epsom & Ewell, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 May 2015

Broadleaf Plantain [Plantago major]

Broadleaf Plantain – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Aug 2015

Broadleaf Plantain [Plantago major]

seeding Broadleaf Plantain – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Sep 2025

Germander Speedwell [Veronica chamaedrys]

Germander Speedwell - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 May 2016

Common Field Speedwell [Veronica persica]

Common Field Speedwell - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2016

Small (or False) Ivy-leaved Speedwell [Veronica sublobata]

close-up of V. sublobata - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Mar 2026

Butterfly Bush [Buddleja sp.]

Butterfly Bush (possibly B. japonica) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025

Woodland Figwort [Scrophularia nodosa]

flowering Woodland Figwort - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jun 2026

Dark Mullein [Verbascum nigrum]

Dark Mullein - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jul 2026

Sun Spurge [Euphorbia helioscopia]

Sun Spurge – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Oct 2025

Dog's Mercury [Mercurialis perennis]

Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 May 2025

Hairy St John's-wort [Hypericum hirsutum]

Hairy St John's-wort – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jun 2025

Perforate St John's-wort [Hypericum perforatum] and Hairy St John's-wort [Hypericum hirsutum]

H. perforatum showing tiny black spots around the petal margins (left) and H. hirsutum with no black spots – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England

Perforate St John's-wort [Hypericum perforatum] and Hairy St John's-wort [Hypericum hirsutum]

H. perforatum showing smooth stem and leaves (left) and H. hirsutum with downy stem and leaves – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England

Sweet White Violet [Viola blanda]

Sweet White Violet - Location : Banstead Common, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Apr 2016

Sweet Violet [Viola odorata]

Sweet Violet - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Apr 2016

Sweet Violet [Viola odorata]

close-up of a Sweet Violet flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Mar 2026

Common Dog-violet [Viola riviniana]

Common Dog-violet - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Apr 2016

Common Rock-rose [Helianthemum nummularium]

Common Rock-rose - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 May 2025

Rose of Sharon [Hibiscus syriacus]

Rose of Sharon - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2015