This page shows the list of wild or naturalised plants in bloom that have been reported across Scotland as part of the 2026 BSBI New Year Plant Hunt.

Recorded species

1
130
Ulex europaeus “Gorse” ↑
native
flowering early
2
91
Bellis perennis “Daisy” ↓
native
flowering early or late
3
81
Poa annua “Annual Meadow-grass” ↑
native
flowering expected
4
79
Senecio vulgaris “Groundsel” ↓
native
flowering expected
5
67
Taraxacum “Dandelions” ↓
native
flowering early
6
45
Sonchus oleraceus “Smooth Sow-thistle” ↑
native
flowering late
7
40
Lamium album “White Dead-nettle” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering late
8
39
Lamium purpureum “Red Dead-nettle” ↓
archaeophyte
flowering early or late
9
37
Capsella bursa-pastoris “Shepherd's-purse” ↓
archaeophyte
flowering expected
37
Corylus avellana “Hazel” ↑
native
flowering expected
11
35
Cymbalaria muralis “Ivy-leaved Toadflax” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
12
31
Stellaria media s.s. “Common Chickweed” ↑
native
flowering expected
13
30
Euphorbia peplus “Petty Spurge” ↓
archaeophyte
flowering expected
14
28
Hedera helix s.l. “Common & Atlantic Ivy” ↑
native
flowering late
15
27
Achillea millefolium “Yarrow” ↓
native
flowering late
16
24
Cardamine hirsuta “Hairy Bitter-cress” ↑
native
flowering expected
17
21
Matricaria discoidea “Pineappleweed” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
21
Veronica persica “Common Field-speedwell” ↓
neophyte
flowering expected
19
19
Silene dioica “Red Campion” ↑
native
flowering early
20
17
Heracleum sphondylium “Hogweed” ↓
native
flowering late
21
16
Tripleurospermum inodorum “Scentless Mayweed” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering late
22
13
Lapsana communis “Nipplewort” ↑
native or alien
flowering late
13
Geranium robertianum “Herb-Robert” ↓
native
flowering late
24
12
Arabidopsis thaliana “Thale Cress” ↑
native
flowering early
25
11
Leucanthemum vulgare “Oxeye Daisy” ↑
native
flowering early or late
11
Galanthus “Snowdrops” ↑
neophyte
flowering expected
11
Tanacetum parthenium “Feverfew” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering late
28
10
Senecio squalidus “Oxford Ragwort” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
10
Tripleurospermum maritimum s.s. “Sea Mayweed” ↑
native
flowering late
10
Cytisus scoparius “Broom” ↑
native
flowering early
31
9
Crepis capillaris “Smooth Hawk's-beard” ↓
native
flowering late
9
Jacobaea vulgaris “Common Ragwort” ↓
native
flowering late
9
Myosotis arvensis “Field Forget-me-not” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering early or late
9
Cerastium fontanum “Common Mouse-ear”
native
flowering early or late
9
Vinca major “Greater Periwinkle” ↑
neophyte
flowering early
36
8
Rubus fruticosus agg. “Brambles” ↓
native
flowering late
8
Cardamine flexuosa “Wavy Bitter-cress”
native
flowering late
8
Ranunculus repens “Creeping Buttercup” ↓
native
flowering early or late
8
Hypochaeris radicata “Cat's-ear” ↑
native
flowering late
8
Petasites pyrenaicus “Winter Heliotrope” ↓
neophyte
flowering expected
8
Senecio inaequidens “Narrow-leaved Ragwort” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
42
7
Centranthus ruber “Red Valerian” ↓
neophyte
flowering late
7
Anthriscus sylvestris “Cow Parsley” ↓
native
flowering early
7
Sisymbrium officinale “Hedge Mustard” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering expected
7
Geum urbanum “Wood Avens” ↓
native
flowering late
46
6
Calendula officinalis “Pot Marigold” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
6
Primula vulgaris “Primrose” ↓
native
flowering expected
6
Cerastium glomeratum “Sticky Mouse-ear” ↑
native
flowering early or late
6
Pseudofumaria lutea “Yellow Corydalis” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
6
Sonchus asper “Prickly Sow-thistle” ↓
native
flowering late
6
Pentaglottis sempervirens “Green Alkanet”
neophyte
flowering early
6
Fumaria muralis “Common Ramping-fumitory” ↑
native
flowering late
53
5
Campanula poscharskyana “Trailing Bellflower” ↓
neophyte
flowering late
5
Campanula portenschlagiana “Adria Bellflower” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
5
Mahonia aquifolium “Oregon-grape” ↑
neophyte
flowering early
5
Vinca minor “Lesser Periwinkle” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering early
57
4
Erophila verna s.s. “Common Whitlowgrass” ↑
native
flowering early
4
Helleborus foetidus “Stinking Hellebore” ↑
native
flowering early
4
Senecio viscosus “Sticky Groundsel” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
4
Dactylis glomerata “Cock's-foot” ↓
native
flowering late
4
Lobularia maritima “Sweet Alison” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
4
Parietaria judaica “Pellitory-of-the-wall” ↓
native
flowering late
63
3
Lamium hybridum “Cut-leaved Dead-nettle” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering early or late
3
Caltha palustris “Marsh-marigold” ↑
native
flowering early
3
Erigeron floribundus “Bilbao's Fleabane” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
3
Erigeron karvinskianus “Mexican Fleabane” ↓
neophyte
flowering late
3
Daucus carota “Carrots” ↑
native
flowering late
3
Hieracium “Hawkweeds” ↑
native
flowering late
3
Euphorbia helioscopia “Sun Spurge” ↓
archaeophyte
flowering late
3
Mycelis muralis “Wall Lettuce” ↑
native
flowering late
3
Calluna vulgaris “Heather” ↑
native
flowering late
3
Ilex aquifolium “Holly” ↑
native
flowering early or late
73
2
Rumex obtusifolius “Broad-leaved Dock” ↑
native
flowering late
2
Ficaria verna “Lesser Celandine” ↓
native
flowering early
2
Teucrium scorodonia “Wood Sage” ↑
native
flowering late
2
Veronica serpyllifolia “Thyme-leaved Speedwell” ↑
native
flowering early or late
2
Tanacetum vulgare “Tansy” ↑
native
flowering late
2
Potentilla sterilis “Barren Strawberry” ↑
native
flowering early
2
Erigeron glaucus “Seaside Daisy” ↑
neophyte
flowering early or late
2
Alliaria petiolata “Garlic Mustard” ↑
native
flowering early
2
Erysimum cheiri “Wallflower” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering early
2
Scorzoneroides autumnalis “Autumn Hawkbit” ↑
native
flowering late
2
Polypogon viridis “Water Bent” ↓
neophyte
flowering expected
2
Lamium amplexicaule “Henbit Dead-nettle” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering early
2
Sonchus arvensis “Perennial Sow-thistle” ↑
native
flowering late
2
Leycesteria formosa “Himalayan Honeysuckle” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
2
Fumaria officinalis “Common Fumitory” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering late
2
Viola arvensis “Field Pansy” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering late
2
Erica cinerea “Bell Heather” ↑
native
flowering late
2
Sinapis arvensis “Charlock” ↓
archaeophyte
flowering expected
2
Escallonia rubra ↑
neophyte
flowering late
2
Arrhenatherum elatius “False Oat-grass” ↓
native
flowering late
2
Sagina procumbens “Procumbent Pearlwort” ↑
native
flowering late
2
Ervilia hirsuta “Hairy Tare” ↑
native
flowering early or late
95
1
Echium vulgare “Viper's-bugloss” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Cyclamen coum “Eastern Sowbread” ↑
neophyte
flowering early
1
Vicia sepium “Bush Vetch” ↑
native
flowering early or late
1
Veronica chamaedrys “Germander Speedwell” ↓
native
flowering early
1
Aethusa cynapium “Fool's Parsley” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Montia fontana “Blinks” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Cirsium vulgare “Spear Thistle” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Malva arborea “Tree-mallow” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Poa nemoralis “Wood Meadow-grass” ↑
native
flowering early or late
1
Betonica officinalis “Betony” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Veronica agrestis “Green Field-speedwell” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering expected
1
Berberis darwinii “Darwin's Barberry” ↑
neophyte
flowering early
1
Malva moschata “Musk-mallow” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Arabis collina “Rosy Cress”
neophyte
flowering late
1
Eranthis hyemalis “Winter Aconite” ↑
neophyte
flowering expected
1
Aubrieta deltoidea “Aubretia” ↑
neophyte
flowering early
1
Brassica oleracea “Cabbages” ↑
native or alien
flowering early
1
Choisya ternata “Mexican Orange” ↑
neophyte
flowering early
1
Senecio sylvaticus “Heath Groundsel” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Allium triquetrum “Three-cornered Garlic” ↓
neophyte
flowering early
1
Fuchsia magellanica “Fuchsia” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Ranunculus acris “Meadow Buttercup” ↓
native
flowering early
1
Rosmarinus officinalis “Rosemary” ↑
neophyte
flowering early
1
Medicago lupulina “Black Medick” ↓
native
flowering early
1
Prunella vulgaris “Selfheal” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Lepidium didymum “Lesser Swine-cress” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Myosotis sylvatica “Wood Forget-me-not” ↑
native
flowering early
1
Trifolium pratense “Red Clover” ↓
native
flowering late
1
Angelica sylvestris “Wild Angelica” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Laphangium luteoalbum “Jersey Cudweed” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Sisymbrium orientale “Eastern Rocket” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Poterium sanguisorba ↑
native
flowering early or late
1
Brassica napus “Rape” ↑
neophyte
flowering early
1
Linaria purpurea “Purple Toadflax” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Narcissus “Daffodils” ↑
native
flowering expected
1
Papaver cambricum “Welsh Poppy” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Viola × ⁠wittrockiana “Garden Pansy” ↑
cultivated hybrid (native × alien)
flowering late
1
Torilis japonica “Upright Hedge-parsley” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Carduus crispus “Welted Thistle” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Trifolium dubium “Lesser Trefoil” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Urtica urens “Small Nettle” ↓
archaeophyte
flowering late
1
Holcus lanatus “Yorkshire-fog” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Antirrhinum majus “Snapdragon” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Geranium pyrenaicum “Hedgerow Crane's-bill” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Erigeron canadensis “Canadian Fleabane” ↓
neophyte
flowering late
1
Smyrnium olusatrum “Alexanders” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering early
1
Trifolium arvense “Hare's-foot Clover” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Cirsium palustre “Marsh Thistle” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Chaenorhinum minus “Small Toadflax” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering late
1
Cota austriaca “Austrian Chamomile” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Alchemilla mollis “Garden Lady's-mantle” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Verbena bonariensis “Argentinian Vervain” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Fumaria capreolata “White Ramping-fumitory” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Rosa spinosissima “Burnet Rose” ↑
native
flowering early
1
Daphne laureola “Spurge-laurel” ↑
native
flowering expected
1
Carduus tenuiflorus “Slender Thistle” ↑
native
flowering late
1
Borago officinalis “Borage” ↑
neophyte
flowering late
1
Urtica dioica “Common Nettle” ↓
native
flowering late
1
Pilosella aurantiaca “Fox-and-cubs” ↑
neophyte
flowering early
1
Luzula campestris “Field Wood-rush”
native
flowering early
1
Malva neglecta “Dwarf Mallow” ↑
archaeophyte
flowering late
1
Atriplex patula “Common Orache” ↑
native
flowering late

Summaries

Overall flowering counts

species countrecord count (all lists)
Early344519
Early or Late153146
Expected186634
Late899892
Not determined0
Total sp count156

Native flowering counts

species countrecord count (all lists)
Early183442
Early or Late112134
Expected83581
Late505511
Not determined0
Total sp count87