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Botanists in the U.K. are at how many flowers are in bloom this . They said that in years, between 20 and 30 species of flowers and plants are . However, on New Year's Day, scientists found 368 different in bloom. Scientists believe the record number of flowers in is because of climate change. Last year was the year Britain has ever had. Botanist Dr Tim Rich told the BBC about his at the number of flowers he saw at the start of this year. He said: "Fifty years ago, people looking for in flower at the start of the year found 20 species. This year the total has amazed us. We are stunned." He said some flowers were in bloom five months .

Doctor Rich explained how the changing was affecting flowers that are usually killed by the cold in December. He said: "We are now in our fourth winter. Normally flowers get frosted off by Christmas but this year it hasn’t happened." He added: "We thought that the snow and hard before Christmas would have finished flowering…but it seems not to be the ." The most common plants in flower were daisies and dandelions. Britain's weather , the Meteorological Office, described the for last year. It said: "All months August were warmer than average, and this was the warmest year on for the UK. It was also wetter than average for many ."

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