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  1. Acaena anserinifolia (J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Druce – bronze pirri-pirri bur
  2. [Pictured] Acaena caesiiglauca (Bitter) Bergmans – glaucous pirri-pirri bur
  3. Acaena inermis Hook. f. – spineless acaena
  4. [Pictured] Acaena novae-zelandiae Kirk – pirri-pirri bur
  5. Acaena ovalifolia Ruiz & Pav. – two-spined acaena
  6. [Pictured] Agrimonia eupatoria L. – agrimony
  7. [Pictured] Agrimonia procera Wallr. – fragrant agrimony
  8. Alchemilla acutidens Buser – sharp-toothed lady’s-mantle
  9. Alchemilla acutiloba Opiz – starry lady’s-mantle
  10. [Pictured] Alchemilla alpina L. – Alpine lady’s-mantle
  11. [Pictured] Alchemilla conjuncta Bab. – silver lady’s-mantle
  12. Alchemilla falsadenta Lynes – false-toothed lady's-mantle
  13. [Pictured] Alchemilla filicaulis Buser – slender lady’s-mantle
  14. [Pictured] Alchemilla glabra Neygenf. – smooth lady’s-mantle
  15. [Pictured] Alchemilla glaucescens Wallr. – silky lady’s-mantle
  16. Alchemilla glomerulans Buser – clustered lady’s-mantle
  17. Alchemilla mebii Lynes – Margaret's lady's-mantle
  18. Alchemilla micans Buser – shining lady’s-mantle
  19. [Pictured] Alchemilla minima Walters – least lady’s-mantle
  20. [Pictured] Alchemilla mollis (Buser) Rothm. – soft lady’s-mantle
  21. Alchemilla monticola Opiz – velvet lady’s-mantle
  22. Alchemilla sciura M. Lynes – squirrel-ear lady’s-mantle
  23. Alchemilla subcrenata Buser – large-toothed lady’s-mantle
  24. Alchemilla tytthantha Juz. – Crimean lady’s-mantle
  25. Alchemilla venosa Juz. – stiff lady’s-mantle
  26. Alchemilla wichurae (Buser) Stefánsson – rock lady’s-mantle
  27. [Pictured] Alchemilla xanthochlora Rothm. – pale lady’s-mantle
  28. [Pictured] Amelanchier lamarckii F. G. Schroed. – juneberry
  29. [Pictured] Aphanes arvensis L. – parsley-piert
  30. [Pictured] Aphanes australis Rydb. – slender parsley-piert
  31. Aremonia agrimonioides (L.) DC. – bastard agrimony
  32. [Pictured] Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. – red chokeberry
  33. Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott – black chokeberry
  34. [Pictured] Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald – buck’s beard
  35. [Pictured] Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Spach – Japanese quince
  36. [Pictured] Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai – Chinese quince
  37. Chaenomeles × superba (Frahm) Rehder – hybrid quince
  38. [Pictured] Comarum palustre L. – marsh cinquefoil
  39. Cotoneaster adpressus Bois – creeping cotoneaster
  40. Cotoneaster affinis Lindl. – purpleberry cotoneaster
  41. Cotoneaster ambiguus Rehder &. E. H. Wilson – ambiguous cotoneaster
  42. Cotoneaster amoenus E. H. Wilson – beautiful cotoneaster
  43. Cotoneaster apiculatus Rehder & E. H. Wilson – apiculate cotoneaster
  44. Cotoneaster ascendens Flinck & B. Hylmö – ascending cotoneaster
  45. Cotoneaster astrophoros J. Fryer & E. C. Nelson – starry cotoneaster
  46. Cotoneaster atropurpureus Flinck & B. Hylmö – purple-flowered cotoneaster
  47. Cotoneaster atrovirens J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – dark cotoneaster
  48. Cotoneaster bacillaris Wall. ex Lindl. – open-fruited cotoneaster
  49. Cotoneaster boisianus G. Klotz – Bois’ cotoneaster
  50. Cotoneaster bradyi E. C. Nelson & J. Fryer – Brady’s cotoneaster
  51. Cotoneaster brickellii J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – Brickell’s cotoneaster
  52. Cotoneaster bullatus Bois – holly-berry cotoneaster
  53. Cotoneaster calocarpus Rehder & E. H. Wilson – Sinkiang cotoneaster
  54. [Pictured] Cotoneaster cambricus J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – wild cotoneaster
  55. Cotoneaster cashmiriensis G. Klotz – Kashmir cotoneaster
  56. Cotoneaster cochleatus (Franch.) G. Klotz – Yunnan cotoneaster
  57. Cotoneaster congestus Baker – congested cotoneaster
  58. Cotoneaster conspicuus C. Marquand – Tibetan cotoneaster
  59. Cotoneaster cooperi C. Marquand – Cooper’s cotoneaster
  60. Cotoneaster dammeri C. K. Schneid. – bearberry cotoneaster
  61. Cotoneaster dielsianus E. Pritz. ex Diels – Diels’ cotoneaster
  62. Cotoneaster divaricatus Rehder & E. H. Wilson – spreading cotoneaster
  63. Cotoneaster ellipticus (Lindl.) Loudon – Lindley’s cotoneaster
  64. Cotoneaster fangianus T. T. Yu – Fang’s cotoneaster
  65. [Pictured] Cotoneaster franchetii Bois – Franchet’s cotoneaster
  66. [Pictured] Cotoneaster frigidus Wall. ex Lindl. – tree cotoneaster
  67. Cotoneaster froebelii M. Vilm. ex Sax – Froebel’s cotoneaster
  68. Cotoneaster fruticosus J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – shrubby cotoneaster
  69. Cotoneaster glabratus Rehder & E. H. Wilson – hairless cotoneaster
  70. Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Franch. – glaucous cotoneaster
  71. Cotoneaster hedegaardii J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – Hedegaard’s cotoneaster
  72. Cotoneaster henryanus (C. K. Schneid.) Rehder & E. H. Wilson – Henry’s cotoneaster
  73. Cotoneaster hissaricus Pojark. – circular-leaved cotoneaster
  74. Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii Flinck & B. Hylmö – Hjelmqvist’s cotoneaster
  75. Cotoneaster hodjingensis G. Klotz – earthquake cotoneaster
  76. [Pictured] Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne. – wall cotoneaster
  77. Cotoneaster hsingshangensis J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – Hsing-Shan cotoneaster
  78. Cotoneaster hummelii J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – Hummel’s cotoneaster
  79. Cotoneaster hurusawanus G. Klotz – Hurusawa’s cotoneaster
  80. Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus' – weeping cotoneaster
  81. Cotoneaster hylmoei Flinck & J. Fryer – Hylmö’s cotoneaster
  82. Cotoneaster ignescens J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – firebird cotoneaster
  83. Cotoneaster ignotus G. Klotz – black-grape cotoneaster
  84. Cotoneaster induratus J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – hardy cotoneaster
  85. Cotoneaster insculptus Diels – engraved cotoneaster
  86. [Pictured] Cotoneaster integrifolius (Roxb.) G. Klotz – entire-leaved cotoneaster
  87. Cotoneaster lacteus W. W. Sm. – late cotoneaster
  88. Cotoneaster laetevirens (Rehder & E. H. Wilson) G. Klotz – Ampfield cotoneaster
  89. Cotoneaster lidjiangensis G. Klotz – Lidjiang cotoneaster
  90. Cotoneaster lucidus Schltdl. – shiny cotoneaster
  91. Cotoneaster mairei H. Lév. – Maire’s cotoneaster
  92. Cotoneaster marginatus (Loudon) Schltdl. – fringed cotoneaster
  93. [Pictured] Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl. – small-leaved cotoneaster
  94. [Pictured] Cotoneaster monopyrenus (W. W. Sm.) Flinck & B. Hylmö – one-stoned cotoneaster
  95. Cotoneaster moupinensis Franch. – Moupin cotoneaster
  96. Cotoneaster mucronatus Franch. – mucronate cotoneaster
  97. Cotoneaster nanshan M. Vilm. ex Mottet – dwarf cotoneaster
  98. Cotoneaster nitens Rehder & E. H. Wilson – few-flowered cotoneaster
  99. [Pictured] Cotoneaster nohelii J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – Nohel’s cotoneaster
  100. Cotoneaster obscurus Rehder & E. H. Wilson – obscure cotoneaster
  101. Cotoneaster obtusus Wall. ex Lindl. – Dartford cotoneaster
  102. Cotoneaster pannosus Franch. – silverleaf cotoneaster
  103. Cotoneaster perpusillus (C. K. Schneid.) Flinck & B. Hylmö – slender cotoneaster
  104. Cotoneaster procumbens G. Klotz – carpet cotoneaster
  105. [Pictured] Cotoneaster prostratus Baker – procumbent cotoneaster
  106. Cotoneaster pseudoambiguus J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – Kangting cotoneaster
  107. Cotoneaster pseudoobscurus J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – Kangding cotoneaster
  108. Cotoneaster qungbixiensis J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – truncate-leaved cotoneaster
  109. Cotoneaster radicans (C. K. Schneid.) G. Klotz – rooting cotoneaster
  110. Cotoneaster rehderi Pojark. – bullate cotoneaster
  111. Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. ex Lindl. – distichous cotoneaster
  112. Cotoneaster salicifolius Franch. – willow-leaved cotoneaster
  113. Cotoneaster serotinus Hutch. – Yuletide cotoneaster
  114. Cotoneaster shannanensis J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – Shannan cotoneaster
  115. Cotoneaster sherriffii G. Klotz – Sherriff’s cotoneaster
  116. [Pictured] Cotoneaster simonsii Baker – Himalayan cotoneaster
  117. Cotoneaster splendens Flinck & B. Hylmö – showy cotoneaster
  118. [Pictured] Cotoneaster sternianus (Turrill) Boom – Stern’s cotoneaster
  119. Cotoneaster tengyuehensis J. Fryer & B. Hylmö – Tengyueh cotoneaster
  120. Cotoneaster thymifolius Wall. ex Lindl. – thyme-leaved cotoneaster
  121. Cotoneaster tomentellus Pojark. – short-felted cotoneaster
  122. Cotoneaster transens G. Klotz – Godalming cotoneaster
  123. Cotoneaster turbinatus Craib – turbine-fruited cotoneaster
  124. Cotoneaster uva-ursi G. Don – round-leaved cotoneaster
  125. Cotoneaster vestitus (W. W. Sm.) Flinck & B. Hylmö – vested cotoneaster
  126. Cotoneaster villosulus (Rehder & E. H. Wilson) Flinck & B. Hylmö – Lleyn cotoneaster
  127. Cotoneaster vilmorinianus G. Klotz – Vilmorin’s cotoneaster
  128. Cotoneaster wardii W. W. Sm. – Ward’s cotoneaster
  129. Cotoneaster zabelii C. K. Schneid. – cherry-red cotoneaster
  130. [Pictured] Cotoneaster × suecicus G. Klotz – Swedish cotoneaster
  131. [Pictured] Cotoneaster × watereri Exell – Waterer’s cotoneaster
  132. [Pictured] Crataegus coccinea L. – pear-fruited cockspurthorn
  133. Crataegus coccinioides Ashe – large-flowered cockspurthorn
  134. Crataegus crus-galli L. – cockspurthorn
  135. Crataegus heterophylla Flüggé – various-leaved hawthorn
  136. [Pictured] Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC. – Midland hawthorn
  137. [Pictured] Crataegus monogyna Jacq. – hawthorn
  138. Crataegus orientalis Pall. ex M. Bieb. – Oriental hawthorn
  139. Crataegus persimilis Sarg. – broad-leaved cockspurthorn
  140. Crataegus rhipidophylla Gand. – large-sepalled hawthorn
  141. [Pictured] Crataegus submollis Sarg. – hairy cockspurthorn
  142. Crataegus succulenta Schrad. – round-fruited cockspurthorn
  143. [Pictured] Crataegus × lavalleei Hérincq ex Lavallée – Lavallée’s cockspurthorn
  144. [Pictured] Cydonia oblonga Mill. – quince
  145. [Pictured] Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. – shrubby cinquefoil
  146. [Pictured] Dryas octopetala L. – mountain avens
  147. Filipendula camtschatica (Pall.) Maxim. – giant meadowsweet
  148. [Pictured] Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim. – meadowsweet
  149. [Pictured] Filipendula vulgaris Moench – dropwort
  150. Filipendula × purpurea Maxim. – red meadowsweet
  151. [Pictured] Fragaria ananassa (Duchesne) Duchesne – garden strawberry
  152. Fragaria moschata (Duchesne) Weston – hautbois strawberry
  153. [Pictured] Fragaria vesca L. – strawberry
  154. Geum macrophyllum Willd. – large-leaved avens
  155. Geum quellyon Sweet – Chiloé avens
  156. [Pictured] Geum rivale L. – water avens
  157. [Pictured] Geum urbanum L. – wood avens
  158. Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. – oceanspray
  159. [Pictured] Kerria japonica (L.) DC. – kerria
  160. Malus baccata (L.) Borkh. – Siberian crab
  161. [Pictured] Malus domestica Borkh. – apple
  162. Malus floribunda Sieb. ex Van Houtte – Japanese crab
  163. Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehder – Hupeh crab
  164. [Pictured] Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. – crab apple
  165. Malus × purpurea (E. Barbier) Rehder – purple crab
  166. [Pictured] Mespilus germanica L. – medlar
  167. [Pictured] Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) J. W. Landon – osoberry
  168. [Pictured] Photinia davidiana (Decne.) Cardot – stranvaesia
  169. [Pictured] Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. – ninebark
  170. [Pictured] Potentilla anglica Laichard. – trailing tormentil
  171. [Pictured] Potentilla anserina L. – silverweed
  172. [Pictured] Potentilla argentea L. – hoary cinquefoil
  173. [Pictured] Potentilla crantzii (Crantz) Beck ex Fritsch – Alpine cinquefoil
  174. [Pictured] Potentilla erecta (L.) Raeusch. – tormentil
  175. [Pictured] Potentilla inclinata Vill. – grey cinquefoil
  176. [Pictured] Potentilla indica (Jacks.) Wolf – yellow-flowered strawberry
  177. Potentilla intermedia L. – Russian cinquefoil
  178. [Pictured] Potentilla montana Brot. – western cinquefoil
  179. Potentilla norvegica L. – ternate-leaved cinquefoil
  180. [Pictured] Potentilla recta L. – sulphur cinquefoil
  181. [Pictured] Potentilla reptans L. – creeping cinquefoil
  182. [Pictured] Potentilla rupestris L. – rock cinquefoil
  183. [Pictured] Potentilla sterilis (L.) Garcke – barren strawberry
  184. [Pictured] Potentilla verna L. – spring cinquefoil
  185. Potentilla × mixta Nolte ex Rchb. – hybrid cinquefoil
  186. [Pictured] Poterium sanguisorba L. – salad burnet
  187. [Pictured] Prunus avium (L.) L. – wild cherry
  188. [Pictured] Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. – cherry plum
  189. Prunus cerasus L. – dwarf cherry
  190. [Pictured] Prunus domestica L. – wild plum
  191. [Pictured] Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb – almond
  192. Prunus incisa Thunb. – Fuji cherry
  193. [Pictured] Prunus laurocerasus L. – cherry laurel
  194. [Pictured] Prunus lusitanica L. – Portugal laurel
  195. Prunus mahaleb L. – St. Lucie cherry
  196. [Pictured] Prunus padus L. – bird cherry
  197. Prunus pensylvanica L. f. – pin cherry
  198. Prunus persica (L.) Batsch – peach
  199. Prunus serotina Ehrh. – rum cherry
  200. Prunus serrulata Lindl. – Japanese cherry
  201. [Pictured] Prunus spinosa L. – blackthorn
  202. [Pictured] Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem. – firethorn
  203. Pyracantha rogersiana (A. B. Jacks.) Coltm.-Rog. – Asian firethorn
  204. [Pictured] Pyrus communis L. – pear
  205. Pyrus cordata Desv. – Plymouth pear
  206. Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsd. – wild pear
  207. [Pictured] Pyrus salicifolia Pall. ex M. Bieb. – willow-leaved pear
  208. Rosa agrestis Savi – small-leaved sweet briar
  209. [Pictured] Rosa arvensis Huds. – field rose
  210. Rosa caesia Sm. – northern dog-rose
  211. [Pictured] Rosa canina L. – dog rose
  212. Rosa corymbifera Borkh. – hairy dog-rose
  213. Rosa gallica L. – Red Rose of Lancaster
  214. Rosa glauca Pourr. – red-leaved rose
  215. Rosa 'Hollandica' – Dutch rose
  216. Rosa luciae Franch. & Rochebr. ex Crép. – memorial rose
  217. [Pictured] Rosa micrantha Borrer ex Sm. – small-flowered sweet briar
  218. Rosa mollis Sm. – soft downy-rose
  219. Rosa multiflora Thunb. – many-flowered rose
  220. [Pictured] Rosa rubiginosa L. – sweet briar
  221. [Pictured] Rosa rugosa Thunb. – Japanese rose
  222. Rosa setigera Michx. – prairie rose
  223. [Pictured] Rosa sherardii Davies – Sherard’s downy-rose
  224. [Pictured] Rosa spinosissima L. – burnet rose
  225. [Pictured] Rosa squarrosa (A. Rau) Boreau – glandular dog-rose
  226. [Pictured] Rosa stylosa Desv. – short-styled field rose
  227. Rosa tomentella Léman – round-leaved dog-rose
  228. Rosa tomentosa Sm. – harsh downy-rose
  229. Rosa villosa L. – villous downy-rose
  230. Rosa virginiana Mill. – Virginian rose
  231. Rosa vosagiaca (N. H. F. Desp.) Déségl. – glaucous dog-rose
  232. Rosa × alba L. – White Rose of York
  233. Rubus arcticus L. – Arctic bramble
  234. [Pictured] Rubus caesius L. – dewberry
  235. [Pictured] Rubus chamaemorus L. – cloudberry
  236. Rubus cockburnianus Hemsl. – white-stemmed bramble
  237. [Pictured] Rubus idaeus L. – raspberry
  238. [Pictured] Rubus loganobaccus L. H. Bailey – loganberry
  239. Rubus odoratus L. – purple-flowered raspberry
  240. Rubus parviflorus Nutt. – thimbleberry
  241. Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. – Japanese wineberry
  242. [Pictured] Rubus saxatilis L. – stone bramble
  243. [Pictured] Rubus sect. Corylifolii Lindl. – brambles
  244. Rubus sect. Rubus L. – brambles
  245. Rubus ser. Anisacanthi H. E. Weber – brambles
  246. [Pictured] Rubus ser. Discolores (P. J. Müll.) Focke – brambles
  247. [Pictured] Rubus ser. Glandulosi (Wimm. & Grab.) Focke – brambles
  248. Rubus ser. Hystrices Focke – brambles
  249. Rubus ser. Micantes Sudre ex Bouvet – brambles
  250. Rubus ser. Mucronati (Focke) H. E. Weber – brambles
  251. [Pictured] Rubus ser. Radulae (Focke) Focke – brambles
  252. Rubus ser. Rhamnifolii (Bab.) Focke – brambles
  253. Rubus ser. Sprengeliani Focke – brambles
  254. [Pictured] Rubus ser. Sylvatici (P. J. Müll.) Focke – brambles
  255. [Pictured] Rubus ser. Vestiti (Focke) Focke – brambles
  256. Rubus spectabilis Pursh – salmonberry
  257. [Pictured] Rubus tricolor Focke – Chinese bramble
  258. Sanguisorba canadensis L. – white burnet
  259. [Pictured] Sanguisorba officinalis L. – great burnet
  260. [Pictured] Sibbaldia procumbens L. – sibbaldia
  261. [Pictured] Sorbaria kirilowii (Regel) Maxim. – Chinese sorbaria
  262. Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A. Braun – sorbaria
  263. Sorbaria tomentosa (Lindl.) Rehder – Himalayan sorbaria
  264. [Pictured] Sorbus aucuparia L. – rowan
  265. [Pictured] Sorbus domestica L. – service tree
  266. Sorbus glabriuscula McAll. – Chinese rowan
  267. Sorbus hybrida L. – Swedish service tree
  268. [Pictured] Sorbus intermedia agg. – whitebeams
  269. Sorbus pseudofennica E. F. Warb. – Arran service tree
  270. Sorbus pseudomeinichii Ashley Robertson – false rowan
  271. [Pictured] Sorbus subg. Aria Pers. – whitebeams
  272. [Pictured] Sorbus subg. Tormaria Májovský & Bernátová – French hales
  273. [Pictured] Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz – wild service tree
  274. [Pictured] Sorbus × thuringiaca (Nyman) Schönach – German service tree
  275. Spiraea alba Du Roi – pale bridewort
  276. Spiraea canescens D. Don – Himalayan spiraea
  277. Spiraea chamaedryfolia L. – elm-leaved spiraea
  278. Spiraea douglasii Hook. – steeple bush
  279. [Pictured] Spiraea japonica L. f. – Japanese spiraea
  280. Spiraea media Schmidt – Russian spiraea
  281. Spiraea salicifolia L. – bridewort
  282. Spiraea tomentosa L. – hardhack
  283. [Pictured] Spiraea × arguta Zabel – bridal spray
  284. Spiraea × billardii Hérincq – Billard’s bridewort
  285. [Pictured] Spiraea × pseudosalicifolia Silverside – confused bridewort
  286. Spiraea × rosalba Dippel – intermediate bridewort
  287. [Pictured] Spiraea × vanhouttei (Briot) Carrière – van Houtte’s spiraea
  288. [Pictured] × Crataemespilus grandiflora (Sm.) E. G. Camus – haw medlar
L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne