County flowers of the United Kingdom
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The following are the county flowers selected for the counties of the United Kingdom in Plantlife's 2002 County Flowers campaign.
Contents
England
Isle of Man
| County | Image | Common name | Scientific name | County status
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | Fuchsia | Fuchsia magellanica | Archaeophyte | |
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Notes
- # ↑ Initially Alexanders was selected with Poppy selected alone for Essex. Public pressure led to change [link], [link]
Sources
- The list of county flowers above is taken from the county flowers page at Plantlife's website [link].
- County statuses are taken from:
- * Stace, C. A., R. G. Ellis, D. H. Kent and D. J. McCosh (2003) Vice-county Census Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Great Britain Botanical Society of the British Isles (for British counties)
- * Source to be determined for Northern Ireland
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