Species List - Flora

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Most of these species are taken from a record made in 1985 on a Biological Records Centre recording sheet. The recorder may have been Derek Wells of The Nature Conservancy Council (now English Nature) as he certainly was involved in quadrat surveys in 1982. I have added some extra notes where appropriate.


Latin NameEnglish NameNotes
Acer campestreField Maple  
Achillea millefoliumYarrow  
Agrimonia eupatoriaAgrimony  
Agrostis stoloniferaCreeping Bent  
Agrostis tenuisBrown Bent  
Ajuga reptansBugle  
Allilaria petiolataGarlic Mustard  
Alopecurus pratensisMeadow Foxtail  
Anisantha sterilisBarren BromePrevious latin name - Bromus sterilis
Anthoxanthum oderatumSweet Vernal Grass  
Anthriscus sylvestrisCow Parsley  
Arctium aggBurdock  
Arrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grass  
Arum maculatumLords-and-Ladies  
Barbarea vulgarisWinter-cress  
Bellis perennisDaisy  
Brachypodium sylvaticumFalse Brome  
Briza mediaQuaking-grass  
Bromus commutatusMeadow Brome  
Bromus commutatus var hirtus This is a hand written note on the original record- not sure whether it should refer to Bromus commutatis var pubens
Bromus mollisLeast Soft-bromeAlso known as B. hordeaceus
Bromus ramosusHairy Brome  
Cardamine pratensisCuckooflower  
Carex caryophylleaSpring-sedge  
Carex flaccaGlaucous sedge  
Carex hirta Hairy sedge  
Carex hostiana Tawny sedge  
Carex piluliferaPill sedge  
Centaurea nigraCommon Knapweed 
Cerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earNoted on the original record as C. vulgatum
Chamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbAlso known as Chamerion angustifolium
Chrysanthemum leucanthemumOxeye DaisyAlso known as Leucanthemum vulgare
Chrysanthemum partheniumCorn Marigold 
Cirsium arvenseCreeping Thistle 
Cirsium vulgareSpear Thistle 
Colchicum autumnaleMeadow Saffron 
Convolvulus arvensisField Bindweed 
Cornus sanguineaDogwood 
Corylus avellanaHazel 
Crataegus monogynaHawthorn 
Crataegus laevigataMidland HawthornAlso known as Crataegus oxyacantha
Cynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tail 
Dactylis glomerataCock's-foot Grass 
Endymion non-scriptusBlue-bellAlso known as Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Epilobium hirsutumGreat Willowherb 
Equisetum arvenseField Horsetail 
Erysium cheiranthoidesTreacle Mustard 
Festuca arundinaceaTall Fescue 
Festuca pratensisMeadow Fescue 
Festuca rubraRed Fescue 
Fraxinus excelsiorAsh 
Fritillaria meleagrisSnake's-head Fritillary 
Galium aparineCleavers 
Galium mollugoHedge-bedstraw 
Genista tinctoriaDyer's Greenweed 
Geranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-bill 
Geranium robertianumHerb-Robert 
Geum urbanumWood Avens 
Glechoma hederaceaGround-ivy 
Gymnadenia conopseaFragrant OrchidI have never seen a specimen, so any other records will be gratefully received.
Hedera helixIvy 
Heracleum sphondyliumHogweed 
Holcus lanatusYorkshire-fog 
Hordeum murinumWall Barley 
Hordeum secalinumMeadow Barley 
Hypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wort 
Hypochoeris radicataCat's-ear 
Ilex aquifoliumHolly 
Juncus effususSoft Rush 
Juncus inflexusHard Rush 
Lamiastrum galeobdolonYellow Archanglemy own record
Lamium albumWhite Dead-nettle 
Lamium purpureumRed Dead-nettle 
Lapsana communisNipplewort 
Lathyrus pratensisMeadow Vetchling 
Leontodon autumnalisAutumn Hawkbit 
Leontodon hispidusRough Hawkbit 
Leontodon taraxacoidesLesser HawkbitNoted on the original record as L. leysseri
Linum catharticumFairy Flax 
Listera ovataCommon Twayblade 
Lotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoil 
Luzula campestrisField Wood-rush 
Lychnis flos-cuculiRagged-Robin 
Matricaria matricarioidesPineappleweed 
Mentha aquaticaWater Mint 
Mercurialis perennisDog's Mercury 
Moehringia trinerviaThree-nerved Sandwort 
Narcissus van sion 
Narcissus pumilis plenusdwarf daffodilNot on original record
Odontites verniaRed Bartsia 
Ophioglossum vulgatumAdder's-tongue 
Ophys apiferaBee OrchidRecorded at entrance to small orchard by Pat Toshac 28/06/05
Orchis masculaEarly-purple Orchid 
Orchis morioGreen-winged Orchid 
Papaver rhoeasCommon Poppy 
Phleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailNoted on the original record as P. nodosum and also known as P.pratense
Plantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain 
Plantago mediaHoary Plantain 
Poa annuaAnnual Meadow-grass 
Poa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grass 
Poa trivialisRough Meadow-grass 
Polygonum convolvulusBlack-bindweedAlso known as Fallopia convolvulus
Polygonum persicariaRedshank 
Potentilla reptansCreeping Cinquefoil 
Potentilla sterilisBarren Strawberry 
Primula verisCowslip 
Primula veris X P. vulgarisFalse OxslipHybrid between cowslip and primrose - own record
Primula vulgarisPrimrose 
Prunella vulgarisSelfheal 
Prunus domesticaWild Plum 
Prunus spinosaBlackthorn 
Quercus roburPedunculate Oak 
Ranunculus acrisMeadow Buttercup 
Ranunculus auricomusGoldilocks Buttercup 
Ranunculus bulbosusBulbous Buttercup 
Ranunculus ficariaLesser Celandine 
Ranunculus repensCreeping Buttercup 
Rhinanthus minorYellow-rattle 
Rosa caninaDog-rose 
Rubus caesiusDewberry 
Rubus fruticosusBramble 
Rumex acetosaCommon Sorrel 
Rumex crispusCurled Dock 
Rumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved Dock 
Sambucus nigraElder 
Senecio jacobeaCommon Ragwort 
Senecio vulgarisGroundsel 
Silaum silausPepper-saxifrage 
Silene dioicaRed CampionAlso known as Melandrium rubrum
Sisymbrium officinaleHedge Mustard 
Solanum dulcamaraBittersweet 
Solanum nigrumBlack Nightshade 
Stachys sylvaticaHedge Woundwort 
Stellaria holosteaGreater Stitchwort 
Stellaria mediaCommon Chickweed 
Succisa pratensisDevil's-bit Scabious 
Taraxacum officinaleCommon Dandelion 
Tragopogon pratensisGoat's-beard 
Trifolium campestreHop trefoil 
Trifolium ochreleuconSulphur Clover 
Trifolium pratenseRed Clover 
Trifolium repensWhite Clover 
Trisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grass 
Urtica dioicaCommon Nettle 
Veronica chamaedrysGermander Speedwell 
Veronica persicaCommon Field-speedwell 
Vicia craccaTufted Vetch 
Vicia sativaCommon Vetch 
Vicia sepiumBush Vetch 
Viola oderataSweet Violet 
Viola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violet 
Viola rivinianaCommon Dog-violet 

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