Other plant species of floodplain meadows

© Mike Dodd

Other plant species of floodplain meadows

Look at these other fabulous plants found on floodplain meadows. Click on each one to find out more about their preferences for soil moisture, fertility, ecology and cultural references.

Plant species

Sweet vernal grass
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Quaking grass
Briza media
Meadow foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis
Crested dog’s tail
Cynosurus cristatus
Creeping bent grass
Agrostis stolonifera
Common knapweed
Centaurea nigra
Autumn Hawkbit
Leontodon autumnalis
Amphibious bistort
Persicaria amphibia
Meadow vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis
Devil’s bit scabious
Succisa pratensis
Creeping buttercup
Ranunculus repens
Oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
Red clover
Trifolium pratense
Marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
Meadow buttercup
Ranunculus acris
Pepper saxifrage
Silaum silaus
Cuckoo Flower
Cardamine pratensis
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
Snake’s head fritillary
Fritillaria meleagris
Great burnet
Sanguisorba officinalis