This page shows a summary of wild or naturalised plants in bloom that have been reported across Scotland.

Find out more about the results of the BSBI New Year Plant Hunt 2026

211 surveys have been received

156 species have been recorded

1412 unique records have been sent

Average list length 6.8
(64% native & 31% alien species)

(provisional results subject to verification)

Frequent plants

1
130
Ulex europaeus “Gorse”
2
91
Bellis perennis “Daisy”
3
81
Poa annua “Annual Meadow-grass”
4
79
Senecio vulgaris “Groundsel”
5
67
Taraxacum “Dandelions”
6
45
Sonchus oleraceus “Smooth Sow-thistle”
7
40
Lamium album “White Dead-nettle”
8
39
Lamium purpureum “Red Dead-nettle”
9
37
Corylus avellana “Hazel”
37
Capsella bursa-pastoris “Shepherd's-purse”
11
35
Cymbalaria muralis “Ivy-leaved Toadflax”
12
31
Stellaria media s.s. “Common Chickweed”
13
30
Euphorbia peplus “Petty Spurge”
14
28
Hedera helix s.l. “Common & Atlantic Ivy”
15
27
Achillea millefolium “Yarrow”
16
24
Cardamine hirsuta “Hairy Bitter-cress”
17
21
Veronica persica “Common Field-speedwell”
21
Matricaria discoidea “Pineappleweed”
19
20
Silene dioica “Red Campion”
20
17
Heracleum sphondylium “Hogweed”

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Longest lists

1
51
Stirling NYPH
2
37
from Edinburgh City, Calton
3
34
Chirnside
34
Heather's Holyrood to Seafield
5
30
Blackford buddies
6
27
from Blackford hill, Edinburgh
7
26
Astley Ainslie
26
Haddington
9
25
Isle of Bute
10
24
NYPH Dumfries
11
23
Sandy's list from St. Andrews
12
22
Wormit wander
22
NYPH 2026 1
22
Caspian's list from Dunbar
22
Lochwinnoch Force for Nature
16
21
Maybole East
21
from Burntisland
21
Plant Ladies 2026
19
20
Thornhill NYPH
20
19
Pinkhill Pirates

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Click on the markers to view the plant records that have been sent in so far.

Mapped locations are approximate and do not correspond to precise survey sites.