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Some Hybrids of Native Plants


There are not only hybrids between orchid species, but, what is less known, also between species of many other plant families. Below some hybrids are shown which I found in Central Europe. The arrangement of the photo of the hybrid between those of the parents shows the portion of attributes which a certain hybrid got from each of its parents.
Anemone nemorosa / Wood Anemone Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.	Anemone nemorosa x ranunculoides / Hybrid Anemone = Anemone x lipsiensis Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.	Anemone ranunculoides / Yellow Anemone Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
Geum rivale / Water Avens Rosaceae / Rose Fam.	Geum rivale x urbanum / Hybrid Avens = Geum x intermedium Rosaceae / Rose Fam.	Geum urbanum / Wood Avens Rosaceae / Rose Fam.
Cirsium acaule / Stemless Thistle, Dwarf Thistle Asteraceae / Composite Fam.	Cirsium x rigens / Short-Stem Thistle Hybrid = Cirsium acaule x oleraceum Asteraceae / Composite Fam.	Cirsium oleraceum / Cabbage Thistle Asteraceae / Composite Fam.
Centaurea australis / Southern Spotted Knapweed Asteraceae / Composite Fam.	Centaurea australis x diffusa / Hybrid Knapweed Asteraceae / Composite Fam.	Centaurea diffusa / Diffuse Knapweed Asteraceae / Composite Fam.
Hieracium aurantiacum / Orange Hawkweed, Fox and Cubs Asteraceae / Composite Fam.	Hieracium x stoloniflorum / Hybrid Hawkweed = Hieracium aurantiacum x pilosella Asteraceae / Composite Fam.	Hieracium pilosella / Mouse-Ear Hawkweed Asteraceae / Composite Fam.
Silene dioica / Red Campion Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.	Silene x hampeana / Hybrid Campion = Silene dioica x latifolia subsp. alba Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.	Silene latifolia subsp. alba / White Campion Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.
Corydalis cava / Hollow-Root Papaveraceae / Poppy Fam.	Corydalis cava x solida / Hybrid Hollow-Root = Corydalis x campylochila Papaveraceae / Poppy Fam.	Corydalis solida / Bird in a Bush Papaveraceae / Poppy Fam.
Viola alba subsp. alba / White Violet Violaceae / Violet Fam.	Viola x cluniensis / Hybrid Violet = Viola alba subsp. alba x odorata Violaceae / Violet Fam.	Viola odorata / Sweet Violet Violaceae / Violet Fam.
Viola arvensis / Field Pansy Violaceae / Violet Fam.	Viola arvensis x wittrockiana / Hybrid Pansy Violaceae / Violet Fam.	Viola wittrockiana / Pansy Violaceae / Violet Fam.
Ajuga genevensis / Blue Bugle Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	Ajuga x hybrida / Hybrid Bugle = Ajuga genevensis x reptans Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	Ajuga reptans / Bugle Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
Stachys palustris / Marsh Woundwort Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	Stachys x ambigua / Hybrid Woundwort = Stachys palustris x sylvatica Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	Stachys sylvatica / Hedge Woundwort Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
Galeopsis angustifolia / Hedge Woundwort Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	Galeopsis angustifolia x segetum / Hedge Woundwort Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	Galeopsis segetum / Hedge Woundwort Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
Prunella grandiflora / Large Selfheal Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	Prunella grandiflora x laciniata / Hybrid Selfheal = Prunella x dissecta Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	Prunella laciniata / Cut-Leaved Selfheal Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
Prunella laciniata / Cut-Leaved Selfheal Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	Prunella laciniata x vulgaris / Hybrid Selfheal = Prunella x intermedia Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	Prunella vulgaris / Selfheal Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
Linaria repens / Pale Toadflax Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.	Linaria repens x vulgaris / Hybrid Toadflax = Linaria x sepium Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.	Linaria vulgaris / Common Toadflax Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.
Digitalis lutea / Straw Foxgloves Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.	Digitalis lutea x purpurea / Hybrid Foxgloves = Digitalis x fucata Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.	Digitalis purpurea / Foxgloves Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.
Symphytum bohemicum / Bohemian Comfrey Boraginaceae / Borrage Fam.	Symphytum x rakosiense / Hybrid Comfrey = Symphytum bohemicum x officinale Boraginaceae / Borrage Fam.	Symphytum officinale / Common Comfrey Boraginaceae / Borrage Fam.
Galium album agg. / Hedge Bedstraw, White Bedstraw Rubiaceae / Bedstraw Fam.	Galium x pomeranicum / Hybrid Bedstraw Rubiaceae / Bedstraw Fam.	Galium verum / Lady's Bedstraw Rubiaceae / Bedstraw Fam.
Helianthemum apenninum / White Rock-Rose Cistaceae / Rockrose Fam.	Helianthemum apenninum x canum / Hybrid Rock-Rose Cistaceae / Rockrose Fam.	Helianthemum canum / Hoary Rock-Rose Cistaceae / Rockrose Fam.
Medicago falcata / Sickle Medick Fabaceae / Legumes	Medicago x varia / Sand Lucerne = Medicago falcata x sativa Fabaceae / Legumes	Medicago sativa / Lucerne, Alfalfa Fabaceae / Legumes
Oenothera fallax / Intermediate Evening Primrose Onagraceae / Willowherb Fam.	Oenothera fallax x oakesiana / Hybrid Evening Primrose Onagraceae / Willowherb Fam.	Oenothera oakesiana / Sandy Evening Primrose Onagraceae / Willowherb Fam.
Persicaria maculosa / Redshank Polygonaceae / Knotweed Fam.	Persicaria x condensata / Hybrid Water-Pepper = Persicaria maculosa x mitis Polygonaceae / Knotweed Fam.	Persicaria mitis / Water-Pepper Polygonaceae / Knotweed Fam.
Rumex conglomeratus / Whorled Dock Polygonaceae / Knotweed Fam.	Rumex conglomeratus x obtusifolius subsp. sylvestris / Hybrid Dock = Rumex x abortivus Polygonaceae / Knotweed Fam.	Rumex obtusifolius subsp. sylvestris / Hybrid Dock Polygonaceae / Knotweed Fam.
Salix aurita / Eared Willow Salicaceae / Willow Fam.	Salix aurita x caprea / Hybrid Willow = Salix x capreola Salicaceae / Willow Fam.	Salix caprea / Goat Willow Salicaceae / Willow Fam.
Euphorbia esula / Leafy Spurge Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.	Euphorbia esula x lucida / Spurge Hybrid Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.	Euphorbia lucida / Shining Spurge Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.
Atriplex oblongifolia / Oblong Leaved Orache Amaranthaceae / Amaranth Fam.	Atriplex x northusana / Hybrid Orache = Atriplex oblongifolia x patula Amaranthaceae / Amaranth Fam.	Atriplex patula / Spreading Orache, Common Orache Amaranthaceae / Amaranth Fam.
Sorbus aria / Whitebeam Rosaceae / Rose Fam.	Sorbus x pinnatifida / Hybrid Whitebeam = Sorbus aria x aucuparia Rosaceae / Rose Fam.	Sorbus aucuparia / Rowan Rosaceae / Rose Fam.
Luzula forsteri / Forster's Wood-Rush Juncaceae / Rush Fam.	Luzula x borreri / Wood-Rush Hybrid = Luzula forsteri x pilosa Juncaceae / Rush Fam.	Luzula pilosa / Hairy Wood-Rush Juncaceae / Rush Fam.
Elymus campestris / Couch Poaceae / Grass Fam.	Elymus campestris x repens ? / Couch Grass Poaceae / Grass Fam.	Elymus repens / Couch Grass Poaceae / Grass Fam.
Festuca arundinacea / Tall Fescue Poaceae / Grass Fam.	x Festulolium holmbergii / Hybrid Grass = Festuca arundinacea x Lolium perenne Poaceae / Grass Fam.	Lolium perenne / Perennial Rye-Grass Poaceae / Grass Fam.
Asplenium septentrionale / Forked Spleenwort Aspleniaceae / Spleenwort Fern Fam.	Asplenium x alternifolium / Hybrid Spleenwort = Asplenium septentrionale x trichomanes subsp. trichomanes Aspleniaceae / Spleenwort Fern Fam.	Asplenium trichomanes subsp. trichomanes / Spleenwort Aspleniaceae / Spleenwort Fern Fam.
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens / Tetraploid Spleenwort Aspleniaceae / Spleenwort Fern Fam.	Asplenium x lusaticum / Hybrid Spleenwort = Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens x trichomanes subsp. trichomanes Aspleniaceae / Spleenwort Fern Fam.	Asplenium trichomanes subsp. trichomanes / Spleenwort Aspleniaceae / Spleenwort Fern Fam.
There are hybrids also of some spring geophytes which have been introduced into parks and cemeteries longer time ago:
Galanthus elwesii / Giant Snowdrop Amaryllidaceae / Amaryllis Fam.	Galanthus elwesii x nivalis / Hybrid Snowdrop Amaryllidaceae / Amaryllis Fam.	Galanthus nivalis / Snowdrop Amaryllidaceae / Amaryllis Fam.
Crocus tommasinianus / Woodland Crocus, Tommasini's Crocus Iridaceae / Iris Fam.	Crocus tommasinianus x vernus / Hybrid Crocus Iridaceae / Iris Fam.	Crocus vernus s.l. / Spring Crocus Iridaceae / Iris Fam.
Naturally this list isn't complete. It will be continued on occasion. There are separate pages on Horsetail Hybrid Clans as well as on hybrid clans between Wild Service Tree and Whitebeam resp. Rowan and Whitebeam.