Actually, cowslip has its origin in the Anglo-Saxon word "cuslyppe;" "cu" meaning cow and "slyppe" for slop or dung. Another wildflower, marsh marigold, also has cowslip as an alternate moniker.

People are being encouraged to count 100 different plants spread across the area they are surveying and record which of the two types of flower they are, which should take around 30 minutes to an ...

Director and co-writer Mark David’s “American Cowslip” is an ambitious but misfired comedy about an agoraphobic junkie, Ethan Inglebrink (Ronnie Gene Blevins, also the film’s co-writer ...

The two types of cowslip: S morph with stamen or male parts of the flower easy to spot, and L morph with female part or stigma visible Credit: left. The “S-morph” or “thrum” has male parts ...

LAST year I mentioned that the cowslip was becoming more common. This year I have kept my eyes open and found the plant growing along motorway… ...

THE two finalists for the County Flower of Worcestershire are cowslip and mistletoe. Following months of voting when people were asked to select a wild flower emblem to represent the county, the ...

Wildflower enthusiasts are being encouraged to take part in a citizen science survey of cowslips to help monitor the health of threatened meadows. Nature charity Plantlife is urging the public to ...