Floral Images

Latin names - why ?
It has to be said their uniqueness is invaluable - for web searching for using foreign books and other sources. I have endeavoured to include any common names I can, particularly those quoted by the BSBI, and those are indexed as well.

Note that some latin names I use may disagree with older books and floras from other countries - click here to find out why.

FloralImages has quite a large collection of flower pictures - and it is growing. I have therefore tried to arrange useful indexes. Indexes by Latin and Common names should be self-explanatory. Just be aware that you can "short-cut" to the start letter with the links at the top of the page.

The family index is arranged in alphabetical order of Latin family names (with Latin species names under each family). English family names are also given.

The "Native species" index is designed to cut out the garden cultivars featured on the site and "escapes" found in the wild; which I do photograph as many are common and well-liked.

Native or introduced status

The plants / flowers are now classified as Native, Neophyte, Archeophyte or Casual Alien. Many have no accepted status. The allocations of plants to these categories should not be taken as definitive because it is quite difficult to determine with certainty whether or not a plant is Native. The status of some plants previously though of as Native e.g. Fritillaria meleagris (Fritillary) is now doubted by some botanists but that doubt is disputed by others.

A Native plant is one which has been growing in the area without being introduced by man usually for many thousands of years. It includes naturally occurring hybrids even if those have only recently been discovered. An Archeophyte is an established plant believed to have been introduced by man before 1500 AD. A Neophyte has been introduced and naturalised after 1500 AD. A Casual alien is a plant which grows in an area without being planted but fails to establish itself in the wild for very long. This classification comes from the very authoritative BSBI. Of the remainder some are "known in the wild" as established introductions or garden escapes. The remainder are not known to thrive in the wild in this way and are classified as UK Alien species (and so will normally be in FloralImages as examples from cultivation).

Generally I have not taken the time to research whether anything growing in the wild is normally expected to be found where I saw it. I do try to indicate obvious / likely "garden escapes". But the status reported will generally just be that regarded as usual for the British Isles.

Full printing-resolution versions of the images are usually available at appropriate cost for use in published works. (I will normally grant non-exclusive world rights in such circumstances.)

More information for webmasters linking to FloralImages.

Guest images. I welcome images submitted for inclusion in FloralImages if they will enhance the botanical range of the site. Please note though that, although the site does feature plants from all over the world that are grown in European gardens, the scope of the site is restricted at present to Northern Europe and the prime focus is on the native flora of that region.

I cannot include images of garden cultivars as guests.

For a picture to be considered as a guest you should have been able to identify it for genus and, in most cases, species. Most guest images of plants and flowers should be listed in the BSBI database if they are to be suitable for inclusion - certainly the genus should be.

By submitting your picture to FloralImages you will be assumed to be agreeing to the Creative Commons Licence I apply. This means that your image (as it appears on the Internet) may be used by others without asking as long as they do not alter it in any way and acknowledge its source as FloralImages. Additionally I also expect you to agree, as I do, to the BSBI using your images in their publications at the full resolution size you submit. Apart from this I will respect your copyright on your submitted images and any comment or request about your image will be passed on to you by email. Please note, however, that protection of copyright in an absolute sense is impossible on the Internet - so if you find your image being used without your consent I cannot be held liable and I accept images on this understanding.

Please submit pictures as high quality JPEG files of greater than 2000 pixels width / height. Please indicate a) the photographer and b) the person who identified the plant / flower.