Name that wildflower

Hardly any British children can identify a red clover, and few students take plant science for a first degree. The charity Plantlife is determined to change that

The summer flowers are in bloom, but a recent survey of 2,000 people found that 80% didn't know a common dog violet, even though it's found across nearly the whole UK. Less than half of young people could name a bluebell and hardly any could identify a red clover. And another sign of how children are losing touch with the names of common flowers is that the Oxford Junior Dictionary, has dropped plant names such as bluebell and blackberry from its latest edition.

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