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Common name
No Selection
Adder
Basking shark
Bat_pipistrelle
Beaver
Bogbean
Butterwort
Eagle_white tailed
Fox
Frog_common
Hare_brown
Hawthorn
Heather
Lady's bedstraw
Marram grass
Meadowsweet
Oak
Otter
Owl_barn
Salmon
Seal_grey
Skylark
Snipe
Song thrush
Sphagnum moss
Trout_brown
Water lily
Water vole
Weasel
Yarrow
Latin name
No Selection
Achillea millefolium
Alauda arvensis
Ammophila arenaria
Arvicola terrestris
Calluna vulgaris
Castor fiber
Cetorhinus maximus
Crataegus monogyna
Filipendula ulmaria
Galium verum
Halichoerus grypus
Halieatus albicilla
Lepus europaeus
Lutra lutra
Menyanthes trifoliata
Mustela nivalis
Nymphaea lutea
Pinguicula vulgaris
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Quercus spp.
Rana raniceps
Salmo salar
Salmo trutta
Scolopax gallinago
Sphagnum spp.
Turdus philomelos
Tyto alba
Vipera berus
Vulpes vulpes
Vernacular name
No Selection
Airgead-luachra
Amadan-mointich
An tri-bhileach (Three-leaved plant)
Athair thalmhainn (earth/ground father)
Badan-measgain
Balgaire
Baothair
Barr-thalmhainn
Bauckie bird
Bent
Biast-dubh (black beast)
Bigean-mor
Blacknin girse
Boag
Bobbins
Boc-sac
Bocan-loin
Bochran los-leathan (broad-tailed otter)
Bodhag
Bog bleater
Bog nut
Bog-an-loin
Boojuns (Fruits)
Bothag
Bradan
Breac
Breac geal
Breachd
Bricean
Brigda
Buckbean
Budagoc
Bun na ruamh
Butagochd
Butter-plant
Bèist-dubh (black beast)
Cailleach oidhche gheal
Cairban
Cairt-locha
Cambie-leaf
Carbin
Carfin
Cathair thalmainn (ground seat or chair)
Cathair-lair
Cathair-thalanda
Cearban
Cneas Chù Chulainn
Coinneach dearg (red moss)
Croman loin
Croman-loin
Cràigean
Cu-donn (brown dog)
Cubhag
Daire
Darach
Darag
Darroch
Dobrhan losleathan (Broad-tailed otter)
Doggie's Brose
Dratsi
Droigheann
Dru
Druid
Duilleag-bhàite Bhàn
Dur
Dòbhran
Dòbhran-leaslan
Ean
Earning-grass (i.e. curdling)
Earr thalmhainn
Ekkel
Erne
Eun-ghabrag
Faosg
Fear-boc
Fearra-dhris
Fiamainn
Fionnlach
Fraoch
Gabhar-adhair
Gealag
Geàrr
Gillihowlet
Gilly-howlet
Gleb
Gucagan-baite
Gulsa girse
Hadder
Has tree
Hather
Haw
Haw-berry
Haw-bush
Hedder
Hoe-mother
Homer
Horse-gowk
Hunders
Hundred leaved grass
Ianrag
Jölgirse
Keeslip (cheeselip, from use as rennet)
Labran
Lady of the Meadow
Lady's bed
Langa
Laverock
Laveroo
Leabadh ban sith
Lean-ghobhrag
Leon-dhrag
Leumachan
Liastrosg
Lili bhan
Los-leathen (broad-tail)
Losgann
Lui'-nan-tri-beann (three leaved plant)
Luibh mhor
Lus Chuchulainn
Lus an Leasaich
Lus an ime
Lus an t-sleisnich
Lus chneas Chuchulainn
Lus na fala (blood weed)
Lus nan Laogh
Lus nan gillean oga
Madadh-ruadh (red dog)
Maidheach
Maigheach
Marsh-trefoil
Meadow Queen
Meagadan
Meal-and-folie
Meannan-adhair
Meantan
Meduart
Melancholy
Mennan aidheir
Milfoil
Milsean monaidh (sweet plant of the hill)
Mointeach Liath (grey peat)
Moleery Tea
Muirineach (muir = ocean; ineach = generosity)
Muldoan
Muran
Mòthan
Naosg
Naosga
Nas
Nathair
Nathair-nimhe
Neas
Nios
Pait
Ponair chapall (entry under 'bean')
Preas nan sgeachag
Pricker
Puddy
Queen of Heaven's hen
Queen of the meadow
Rabhagach (caution/ warning)
Reang
Riabhag
Rios Chuchulainn (belt of Cuchulainn)
Rot grass
Ruadhain
Ruamalach (beacon, or warning)
Ruamh (red)
Ruin
Ròn
Sail-fish
Scrich-owle
Seoldair (sailor)
Sgiarnag
Sgiteach
Sgithich
Sgìtheach
Sheep-root
Sheep-rot
Silver owl
Sionnach
Smeòrach
Stanch-girs
Teak
Thousand-leaf clover
Trag
Trefold
Tribhealeach
Trì-bhileach
Uachdar
Uath
Uiseag
Water triffle
Whiddie
Wild pepper
Yirnin girse [yirn = curdle]
Yolgirse
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