In alphabetical order, a list of wildflowers recorded in Charlton Down Nature Area to date. (Not including flowering grasses and trees).
Updated 27 January 2025
| Agrimony | Agrimonia eupatoria * |
| Annual Mercury | Mercurialis annua |
| Arum Lily | Arum maculatum |
| Avens, Wood | Geum urbanum |
| Bedstraw, Hedge | Galium mollugo |
| Bedstraw, Lady’s | Galium verum |
| Betony | Stachys officinalis |
| Bindweed, Field | Convolvulus arvensis |
| Bindweed, Hedge | Calystegia sepium |
| Birds-foot Trefoil, Greater | Lotus pedunculatus |
| Bog Bean | Menyanthes trifoliata |
| Bramble | Rubus fructicosus |
| Bryony, White | Bryonia dioica |
| Burdock, Greater/Lesser | Arctium lappa/minus * |
| Buttercup, Meadow | Ranunculus acris |
| Campion, Red | Silene dioica |
| Celandine, Lesser | Ranunculus ficaria |
| Clover, Red | Trifolium pratense |
| Clover, White | Trifolium repens |
| Corncockle | Agrostemma githago |
| Cow Parsley | Anthriscus sylvestris |
| Cranesbill, Small-flowered | Geranium pusillum |
| Creeping Jenny | Lysimachia nummularia |
| Daisy, Common | Bellis perennis |
| Daisy, Oxeye | Leucanthemum vulgare |
| Dandelion, Common | Taraxacum officinale |
| Dock, Broad-leaved | Rumex obtusifoliius |
| Dock, Curled | Rumex crispus |
| Dock, Sharp | Rumex conglomeratus |
| Duckweed, Common | Lemna minor |
| Fat Hen | Chenopodium album* |
| Field Scabious | Knautia arvensis |
| Field Speedwell, Common | Veronica persica |
| Fleabane, Common | Pulicaria dysenterica * |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea * |
| Frogbit | Hydrocharis morsus-ranae * |
| Garlic Mustard | Alliaria petiolata |
| Ground Ivy | Glechoma hederacea |
| Groundsel, Common | Senecio vulgaris |
| Hemp-Agrimony | Eupatorium cannabinum * |
| Hemp-Nettle, Common | Galeopsis tetrahit |
| Hogweed, Common | Heracleum sphondyllium |
| Horsetail, Rough | Equisetum hyemale * |
| Ivy | Hedera helix |
| Knapweed, Common | Centaurea nigra |
| Knot Grass | Polygonum aviculare |
| Lily, White Water | Nymphaea alba |
| Mallow, Common | Malva sylvestris |
| Mare’s tail | Hippuris vulgaris * |
| Marjoram, Wild | Origanum vulgare |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris |
| Meadowsweet | Filipendula ulmaria * |
| Medick, Black | Medicago lupulinus |
| Medick, Spotted | Medicago arabica |
| Mugwort | Artemesia vulgaris * |
| Mullein, Great | Verbascum thapsus * |
| Nettle, Common | Urtica dioica |
| Nettle, Red Dead | Lamium purpureum |
| Pendulous Sedge | Carex pendula |
| Penny Royal | Mentha pulegium * |
| Plantain, Ribwort | Plantago lanceolata |
| Primrose | Primula vulgaris |
| Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria * |
| Queen Anne’s Lace/Wild Carrot | Daucus carota |
| Ragged Robin | Lychnis flos-cuculi |
| Ragwort, Common | Senecio jacobaea |
| Ragwort, Hoary? | Senecio erucifolius |
| Rocket, Tall | Sisymbrium altissimum |
| Rush, Soft | Juncus effusus * |
| Scarlet Pimpernel | Anagallis arvensis |
| Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris |
| Shepherd’s Purse | Capsella bursa-pastoris |
| Sorrel | Rumex sp. |
| Spearwort, Greater | Ranunculus lingua |
| Spearwort. Lesser | Ranunculus flammula * |
| St John’s Wort | Hypericum perforatum |
| Starwort, Common | Callitriche stagnalis |
| Teasel, Wild | Dipsacus fullonum * |
| Thistle. Spear | Cirsium vulgare |
| Thistle, Prickly Sow | Sonchus asper |
| Toadflax, Common | Linaria vulgaris |
| Water-crowfoot, Pond | Ranunculus peltatus * |
| Water Forget-me-not | Myosotis scorpiodes * |
| Water Mint | Mentha aquatica |
| Willowherb, Hoary | Epilobium parviflorum * |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium |
| Yellow Iris (Yellow Flag) | Iris pseudocorus |
| Yellow-rattle | Rhinanthus minor |
| Vipers Bugloss | Echium vulgare * |
| Woundwort, Hedge | Stachys sylvatica |
* This list represents an approximate 20% increase in species from the baseline numbers due to introducing seeds and plants of species growing wild locally but hitherto absent from the Nature Area.
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