Flora Celtica - Scottish Plant Uses - Scotland 2000

Alphabetical listing of common names

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Ga , Ge , Gi , Gl , Gn , Go , Gr , Gu , Gy , Gà

Ga

Common name	Latin name(s)
Gaigidhe Buidhe	Gagea lutea
Gaineamh-lus an Earraich	Minuartia verna
Gaineamh-lus Artach	Minuartia rubella
Gainnisg	Carex nigra
Gair-Cean	Ranunculus acris
Gairgean	Allium ursinum
Gairleag Achaidh	Allium oleraceum
Gairleag Moire	Allium vineale
Gale	Myrica gale
Gall	Myrica gale
Gall sheilach (foreign willow)	Salix viminalis
Gall-busses	Myrica gale
Gall-uinnsean	Sorbus aria
Gall-uinnsean na Creige	Sorbus rupicola
Gall-wood	Artemisia vulgaris
Gallan Mòr	Petasites hybridus
Galloway Whin	Genista anglica
Galluran	Angelica sylvestris
Garbh-fheur, Spòg Coilich	Dactylis glomerata
Garbh-lus	Galium aparine
Garbhag Ailpeach	Diphasiastrum alpinum
Garbhag an t-sleibhe (rough one of the hill)	Huperzia selago
Garbhag an t-Slèibhe	Huperzia selago
Garbhag Bheag	Selaginella selaginoides
Garbhag Lèana	Lycopodiella inundata
Garlic	Allium ursinum
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata
Garten-Berries (Fruits)	Rubus fruticosus agg.
Gasheilisdear	Carex arenaria
Gatter Tree	Rubus fruticosus agg.
Gatter-Berry (Fruits)	Rubus fruticosus agg.
Gatter-Tree	Rubus fruticosus agg.

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Ge

Common name	Latin name(s)
Geal-sheileach, Sùileag	Salix caprea
Gean	Prunus avium
Geanais	Prunus avium
Gearr-dhearc (sour berry)	Vaccinium myrtillus
Gensie Pushon	Digitalis purpurea
Gentian	Centaurium erythraea
Gentians	Gentiana
Germander Speedwell	Veronica chamaedrys
Geur-bhileach	Agrimonia eupatoria
Geur-bhileach Chùbhraidh	Agrimonia procera

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Gi

Common name	Latin name(s)
Giant Bellflower	Campanula latifolia
Giant Fescue	Festuca gigantea
Giant Puffball	Langermannia gigantea
Gille Guirmein	Knautia arvensis
Gille Mu Lean (Young Man's Net)	Chorda filum
Giogan	Cirsium
Giolach sleibhe (reed/cane/ leafless twig of the hill)	Cytisus scoparius
Giuthas	Pinus sylvestris

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Gl

Common name	Latin name(s)
Glabrous Whitlowgrass	Erophila glabrescens
Glaisleum	Ranunculus flammula
Glaisleun	Ranunculus flammula
Glaisleun Ealaidheach	Ranunculus reptans
Glaisleun Mòr	Ranunculus lingua
Glamourie-berrie	Paris quadrifolia
Glas-fheur	Elytrigia juncea
Glas-leun (green swamp)	Ranunculus flammula
Glas-luibh Beag	Pyrola minor
Glas-luibh Chùbhraidh	Moneses uniflora
Glas-luibh Cruinn	Pyrola rotundifolia
Glas-luibh Fhiaclach	Orthilia secunda
Glas-luibh Meadhanach	Pyrola media
Glasag	Ulva lactuca
Glasair Bheannach	Ajuga pyramidalis
Glasair Choille	Ajuga reptans
Glasswort (Common)	Salicornia europaea
Glaucous Meadow-grass	Poa glauca
Glaucous Sedge	Carex flacca
Gleoran	Cardamine pratensis
Globeflower	Trollius europaeus
Glùineach an Uisge	Persicaria amphibia
Glùineach Bheag	Polygonum aviculare
Glùineach Bhàn	Persicaria lapathifolia
Glùineach Dhearg	Persicaria maculosa
Glùineach Dhubh	Fallopia convolvulus
Glùineach Ghainmhich	Polygonum arenastrum
Glùineach na Tràighe	Polygonum oxyspermum
Glùineach Theth	Persicaria hydropiper
Glùineach Thuathach	Polygonum boreale

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Ga , Ge , Gi , Gl , Gn , Go , Gr , Gu , Gy , Gà

Gn

Common name	Latin name(s)
Gnapperts	Lathyrus linifolius
Gnashacks	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

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Ga , Ge , Gi , Gl , Gn , Go , Gr , Gu , Gy , Gà

Go

Common name	Latin name(s)
Goat Willow	Salix caprea
Goat's-beard	Tragopogon pratensis
Gob Corra	Erodium cicutarium
Gob Corra Leanailteach	Erodium lebelii
Gob-sheisg	Rhynchospora alba
Gob-sheisg Ruadh	Rhynchospora fusca
Goblet	Cantharellula cyathiformis
Goin fheur	Cynosurus cristatus
Goinear	Cynosurus cristatus
Goirteag	Malus sylvestris
Golden Dock	Rumex maritimus
Golden Hair Moss (Archaic)	Polytrichum commune
Golden-samphire	Inula crithmoides
Goldenrod	Solidago virgaurea
Goldilocks Buttercup	Ranunculus auricomus
Gollan	Caltha palustris
Golland	Bellis perennis Caltha palustris
Goose Grass	Galium aparine Potentilla anserina
Gooseberry	Ribes uva-crispa
Goosetongue	Ranunculus flammula
Gormag-liath	Tussilago farfara
Gorse	Ulex europaeus
Goul	Chrysanthemum segetum
Goutweed	Aegopodium podagraria
Gowan	Bellis perennis Caltha palustris Leucanthemum vulgare Ranunculus acris Senecio aquaticus Trollius europaeus
Gowk's clover	Oxalis acetosella
Gowk's gillyflower	Lathyrus linifolius
Gowk's hose (cuckoo's socks)	Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Gowk's meat	Oxalis acetosella
Gowk's shillins	Rhinanthus minor
Gowk's thimbles (i.e. cuckoo's thimbles)	Campanula rotundifolia
Gowk's thummles	Campanula rotundifolia
Gowlins	Conopodium majus

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Ga , Ge , Gi , Gl , Gn , Go , Gr , Gu , Gy , Gà

Gr

Common name	Latin name(s)
Grafan nan clach (stone's pickaxe)	Sedum acre
Grainnseag	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Grainnseag Dhubh	Arctostaphylos alpinus
Grass-leaved Orache	Atriplex littoralis
Grass-of-Parnassus	Parnassia palustris
Grass-wrack Pondweed	Potamogeton compressus
Grasswrack	Zostera marina
Greaban	Filipendula vulgaris
Great bistort	Persicaria bistorta
Great Burnet	Sanguisorba officinalis
Great Fen-sedge	Cladium mariscus
Great Horsetail	Equisetum telmateia
Great Lettuce	Lactuca virosa
Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus
Great plantain	Plantago major
Great sallow	Salix caprea
Great Star Headed Marchantia (Archaic)	Marchantia polymorpha
Great white teasel	Dipsacus fullonum
Great Willowherb	Epilobium hirsutum
Great Wood-rush	Luzula sylvatica
Great Yellow-cress	Rorippa amphibia
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil	Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bladderwort	Utricularia vulgaris
Greater Broomrape	Orobanche rapum-genistae
Greater Butterfly-orchid	Platanthera chlorantha
Greater Celandine	Chelidonium majus
Greater Chickweed	Stellaria neglecta
Greater Knapweed	Centaurea scabiosa
Greater Plantain	Plantago major
Greater Pond-sedge	Carex riparia
Greater Sea-spurrey	Spergularia media
Greater Spearwort	Ranunculus lingua
Greater Stitchwort	Stellaria holostea
Greater Tussock-sedge	Carex paniculata
Greater Water-parsnip	Sium latifolium
Greater Yellow-rattle	Rhinanthus angustifolius
Green Field-speedwell	Veronica agrestis
Green Figwort	Scrophularia umbrosa
Green Hound's-tongue	Cynoglossum germanicum
Green lava	Ulva lactuca
Green Laver	Monostroma grevillei
Green-flowered Helleborine	Epipactis phyllanthes
Green-ribbed Sedge	Carex binervis
Green-winged Orchid	Orchis morio
Grey Beard Lichen	Ramalina siliquosa
Grey bulwand	Artemisia vulgaris
Grey Club-rush	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Grey Field-speedwell	Veronica polita
Grey sallow	Salix cinerea
Grian mhuine (thorn that basks in the sun)	Rubus fruticosus agg.
Grian-ròs	Helianthemum nummularium
Grisette	Amanita vaginata
Grizzle	Ribes uva-crispa
Grobach	Fucus vesiculosus
Grobach/grob (to dig/grub)	Fucus vesiculosus
Groisaid	Ribes uva-crispa
Groser	Ribes uva-crispa
Groset	Ribes uva-crispa
Ground Ivy	Glechoma hederacea
Ground-Elder	Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-ivy	Glechoma hederacea
Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris
Grozzle	Ribes uva-crispa
Gruag Moire	Ranunculus auricomus
Grundavy	Glechoma hederacea
Grunnasg	Senecio vulgaris
Grunnasg Leantalach	Senecio viscosus
Grunnasg Monaidh	Senecio sylvaticus
Grunny Swally	Senecio vulgaris
Gruzel	Ribes uva-crispa
Gràbhan Dubh	Ballota nigra
Gràbhan nan Clach	Sedum acre
Gràbhan nan Clach Giobach	Sedum villosum
Gràn Aigein (that which produces loathing)	Ranunculus ficaria
Gràn Lachan	Lemna trisulca
Gròban Lochlannach	Artemisia norvegica
Gròiseid	Ribes uva-crispa

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Ga , Ge , Gi , Gl , Gn , Go , Gr , Gu , Gy , Gà

Gu

Common name	Latin name(s)
Guc Bagaideach	Campanula glomerata
Guc Mòr	Campanula latifolia
Gucagan-baite	Nymphaea alba
Guelder-rose	Viburnum opulus
Guild	Berberis vulgaris
Guild Tree	Berberis vulgaris
Guilde	Raphanus raphanistrum Sinapis arvensis
Gule	Chrysanthemum segetum
Gulsa-girse	Menyanthes trifoliata
Gunnachan sputachain (squirt-guns)	Heracleum sphondylium

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Ga , Ge , Gi , Gl , Gn , Go , Gr , Gu , Gy , Gà

Gy

Common name	Latin name(s)
Gypsywort	Lycopus europaeus

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Ga , Ge , Gi , Gl , Gn , Go , Gr , Gu , Gy , Gà

G…

Common name	Latin name(s)
Gàirleach Callaid	Alliaria petiolata