COMMON SHRUBS OF THE UK


shrubs found in Britain

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Buxus sempervirens
 - Box
Calluna vulgaris
- Heather / Ling
Cornus sanguinea
 - Dogwood
Cytisus scoparius
 - Broom

Cytisus scoparius
 - Broom ( with yellow and red flowers)
Cytisus scoparius ssp. maritimus
 - Prostrate Broom
Daphne laureola
 - Laurel Spurge
Daphne mezereum
 - Mezereon

Erica cinerea
- Bell Heather
Erica tetralix  - Cross Leaved Heath / Bog Heather
Euphorbia amygdaloides
 - Wood Spurge
Frangula alnus
 - Alder Buckthorn

Genista anglica
 - Petty Whin
Genista pilosa
 - Hairy Greenweed
Hippophae rhamnoides
 - Sea Buckthorn
Hypericum androsaemum
 - Tutsan / Sweet Amber

Ligustrum vulgare
- Privet
Myrica gale
 - Bog Myrtle
Ribes nigrum
 - Black Currant
Ribes rubrum
- Red Currant

Ribes uva-crispa
 - Gooseberry
Rosa arvensis - Trailing / Field Rose
Rosa canina - Dog Rose
Rosa micrantha - Small-flowered Sweet-briar

Rosa sherardii - Sherard's Downy-rose
Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary (Alien)
Rubus idaeus - Raspberry
aculeatus - Butcher's Broom

Salix repens - Creeping Willow
Ulex europaeus - Gorse
Ulex gallii - Dwarf Furze
Vaccinium myrtilis - Bilberry / Whortleberry

Vaccinium oxycoccos - Cranberry
Viburnum lantana - Wayfaring Tree
Viburnum opulus - Guelder Rose