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   agency      ago      amazed      average      case      change      common      early      ever      except      flowers      frosts      mild      normal      open      record      scientist      species      wetter      winter  
Scientists are at how many flowers there are in the U.K. this . In years, between 20 and 30 types of flowers and plants are . On New Year's Day, scientists found 368 different flowers in bloom. Some are five months . Scientists say this number is because of climate change. Last year was the warmest year in Britain. A scientist told the BBC he was surprised at the number of . He said: "Fifty years , people looking for plants in flower at the start of the year found 20 . This year the total has amazed us."

The said warmer weather and mild winters were changing when flowers open. He said: "We are now in our fourth winter….We thought that the snow and hard before Christmas would have finished most flowering…but it seems not to be the ." The most flowers to open were daisies and dandelions. Britain's weather described the in climate for last year. It said: "All months August were warmer than , and this was the warmest year on record for the UK. It was also than average for many locations."

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