Resources

Information, guides and support for practical botany.

Amassed over decades, these resources have been produced by many of our members and volunteers and are here for your use.

Wild Ling Heater (Calluna vulgaris)

Archive

Visit our physical collection of books and resources.

Botanical bookshelf

Botanical publications corrigenda

Corrections and updates to botanical publications.

Common Nettle (Urtica dioica)

Species name changes in Stace 4th edition reprints

List of species renamed in reprints of the New Flora of the British Isles (4th ed.).

Ivy Flower (Hedera helix), Cambridgeshire

External resources

External resources available online.

Fairy Flax (Linum catharticum) in grassland sward, Co. Cork

External scientific papers

Botanical papers and reports from external sources.

Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)

Herbaria

Information on reference libraries of plant specimens.

Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii)

Identification guides

Dedicated pages with resources on particularly difficult groups.

Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus)

Illustrations of alien plants

Where to find illustrations to aid your identification.

Salad Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba)

Plant Crib

A key source of information and keys on identifying problematic and difficult groups.

Crested Cow wheat (Melampyrum cristatum)

Species accounts

Key information for a range of threatened and nationally rare and scarce species.

Butcher's Broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

Webinars and training videos

Our extensive catalogue of videos to help with plant identification and education.