FLORA - VASCULAR PLANTS AND FERNS

Kempsey Common 31st. May 2003 A.W.Reid & J.J.Day + 13th.July 2003 J.J.Day

Acer campestre Field Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Agrostis canina sens.str. Brown Bent
Agrostis capillaris Common Bent
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent
Aira caryophyllea Silver Hair-grass
Aira praecox Early Hair-grass
Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain
Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail
Anisantha sterilis Barren Brome
Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass
Aphanes arvensis agg. Parsley Piert
Apium inundatum Lesser Marshwort
Apium nodiflorum Fool's Water-cress
Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass
Bellis perennis Daisy
Berula erecta Lesser Water-parsnip
Brachypodium sylvaticum False-brome
Briza media Quaking-grass
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus Soft-brome
Bryonia dioica White Bryony
Callitriche hamulata sens.str. Intermediate Water-Starwort (*see below)
Callitriche stagnalis sens.str. Common Water-starwort
Campanula rotundifolia Harebell
Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bitter-cress
Cardamine pratensis Cuckoo-flower
Carex caryophyllea Spring Sedge
Carex hirta Hairy Sedge
Carex muricata ssp. lamprocarpa Prickly Sedge
Carex nigra Common Sedge
Carex ovalis Oval Sedge
Carex panicea Carnation Sedge
Carex spicata Spiked Sedge
Carex viridula ssp. oedocarpa Common Yellow Sedge
Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear
Cerastium semidecandrum Little Mouse-ear
Chaerophyllum temulum Rough Chervil
Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle
Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle
Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed
Coronopus squamatus Swine-cress
Corylus avellana Hazel
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail
Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot
Danthonia decumbens Heath-grass
Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted Hair-grass
Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass
Dryopteris filix-mas Common Male Fern
Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush
Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb
Epilobium parviflorum Hoary Willowherb
Fagus sylvatica Beech
Festuca ovina agg. Sheep's Fescue
Festuca rubra ssp. rubra Red Fescue
Fraxinus excelsior Ash
Galium aparine Cleavers
Galium palustre ssp. palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw
Galium saxatile Heath Bedstraw
Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw
Geranium molle Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
Geranium pusillum Small-flowered Crane's-bill
Glechoma hederacea Ground-ivy
Glyceria declinata Small Sweet-grass
Gnaphalium uliginosum Marsh Cudweed
Hedera helix ssp. helix Common Ivy
Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog
Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass
Hydrocotyle vulgaris Marsh Pennywort
Hypericum humifusum Trailing St. John's-wort
Ilex aquifolium Holly
Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris
Isolepis setacea Bristle Club-rush
Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush
Juncus bufonius sens.str. Toad Rush
Juncus bulbosus Bulbous Rush
Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush
Juncus effusus Soft Rush
Juncus inflexus Hard Rush
Lemna minor Common Duckweed
Leontodon autumnalis Autumnal Hawkbit
Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet
Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass
Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus pedunculatus Large Bird's-foot-trefoil
Luzula campestris Field Wood-rush
Lycopus europaeus Gipsywort
Lythrum portula Water Purslane
Malva neglecta Dwarf Mallow
Medicago lupulina Black Medick
Mentha aquatica Water Mint
Moenchia erecta Upright Chickweed
Montia fontana Blinks
Myosotis laxa Tufted Forget-me-not
Nardus stricta Mat-grass
Oenanthe fistulosa Tubular Water-dropwort
Ornithopus perpusillus Bird's-foot
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Procumbent Yellow-sorrel
Persicaria minor Small Water-pepper
Phleum bertolonii Smaller Cat's-tail
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
Plantago major ssp. major Greater Plantain
Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass
Poa humilis Spreading Meadow-grass
Poa pratensis sens.str. Smooth Meadow-grass
Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass
Polygala serpyllifolia Heath Milkwort
Polygonum arenastrum Equal-leaved Knotgrass
Polygonum aviculare sens.str. Knotgrass
Potentilla anserina Silverweed
Potentilla erecta ssp. erecta Tormentil
Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil
Prunella vulgaris Selfheal
Prunus domestica Plum
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken
Pyrus communis sens. str. Pear
Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak
Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup
Ranunculus aquatilis Common Water-crowfoot
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup
Ranunculus flammula Lesser Spearwort
Ranunculus hederaceus Ivy-leaved Crowfoot
Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum sens.str. Water-cress
Rorippa palustris Marsh Yellow-cress
Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble
Rubus ulmifolius
Rumex acetosa ssp. acetosa Common Sorrel
Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel
Rumex conglomeratus Clustered Dock
Rumex crispus Curled Dock
Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock
Sagina apetala ssp. erecta Fringed Pearlwort
Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort
Salix fragilis Crack Willow
Sambucus nigra Elder
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Grey Club-rush
Senecio vulgaris var. vulgaris Groundsel
Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade
Spergularia rubra Sand Spurrey
Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort
Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort
Stellaria media Common Chickweed
Stellaria uliginosa Bog Stitchwort
Taraxacum sp. Dandelion
Torilis nodosa Knotted Hedge-parsley
Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil
Trifolium micranthum Slender Trefoil
Trifolium pratense Red Clover
Trifolium repens White Clover
Trifolium striatum Knotted Clover
Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-grass
Typha angustifolia Lesser Bulrush
Ulex europaeus Gorse
Ulex gallii Western Gorse
Urtica dioica Common Nettle
Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell
Veronica beccabunga Brooklime
Veronica catenata Pink Water-speedwell
Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell
Veronica scutellata Marsh Speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell
Viscum album Mistletoe
Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue
* A depauperate specimen collected in May had stalked fruits cf. Callitriche hamulata var. brutia (last recorded from Worcestershire c1910); a subsequent visit in July to collect more material proved unsuccessful but the discovery of a strong colony of Persicaria minor, Small Water-pepper, only otherwise known, in Worcestershire, from Castlemorton Common was adequate compensation.

Gwen Finch Nature Reserve 5th.July 2003 J.J.Day

Acorus calamus Sweet-flag
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent
Alisma lanceolatum Narrow-leaved Water-plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain
Alnus glutinosa Alder
Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail
Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley
Apium nodiflorum Fool's Water-cress
Arctium lappa Greater Burdock
Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort
Atriplex patula Common Orache
Atriplex prostrata sens.str. Spear-leaved Orache
Barbarea vulgaris Winter-cress
Bidens cernua Nodding Bur-marigold
Bidens tripartita Trifid Bur-marigold
Brassica napus Rape
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus Soft-brome
Butomus umbellatus Flowering Rush
Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium Great Bindweed
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's-purse
Carduus crispus Welted Thistle
Carex hirta Hairy Sedge
Carex riparia Great Pond-sedge
Chenopodium polyspermum Many-seeded Goosefoot
Chenopodium rubrum Red Goosefoot
Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle
Conium maculatum Hemlock
Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed
Coronopus squamatus Swine-cress
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
Cuscuta europaea Greater Dodder
Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot
Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted Hair-grass
Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel
Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush
Elodea nuttallii Nuttall's Water-weed
Elytrigia repens Common Couch
Epilobium ciliatum American Willowherb
Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb
Epilobium obscurum Short-fruited Willowherb
Erysimum cheiranthoides Treacle Mustard
Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet
Galium aparine Cleavers
Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
Glechoma hederacea Ground-ivy
Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass
Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet-grass
Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed
Hordeum secalinum Meadow Barley
Impatiens capensis Orange Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera Indian Balsam
Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris
Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush
Juncus effusus Soft Rush
Juncus inflexus Hard Rush
Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce
Lactuca virosa Greater Lettuce
Lamium album White Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum Red Dead-nettle
Lapsana communis Nipplewort
Lemna minor Common Duckweed
Lepidium campestre Field Pepperwort
Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass
Lycopus europaeus Gipsywort
Lythrum salicaria Purple-loosestrife
Matricaria recutita Scented Mayweed
Medicago lupulina Black Medick
Mentha aquatica Water Mint
Myosotis laxa Tufted Forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides Water Forget-me-not
Myosoton aquaticum Water Chickweed
Nuphar lutea Yellow Water-lily
Persicaria amphibia Amphibious Bistort
Persicaria hydropiper Water-pepper
Persicaria lapathifolia Pale Persicaria
Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass
Phleum bertolonii Smaller Cat's-tail
Phleum pratense sens.str. Timothy
Phragmites australis Common Reed
Picris echioides Bristly Oxtongue
Plantago major ssp. major Greater Plantain
Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass
Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass
Polygonum aviculare sens.str. Knotgrass
Populus x canadensis Hybrid Black Poplar
Potamogeton pectinatus Fennel Pondweed
Potamogeton pusillus Lesser Pondweed
Potentilla anserina Silverweed
Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn
Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup
Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-leaved Buttercup
Rorippa amphibia Greater Yellow-cress
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum sens.str. Water-cress
Rorippa palustris Marsh Yellow-cress
Rorippa sylvestris Creeping Yellow-cress
Rosa canina agg. Dog Rose
Rumex conglomeratus Clustered Dock
Rumex crispus ssp. crispus Curled Dock
Rumexx pratensis (R.crispus x pratensis)
Rumex maritimus Golden Dock
Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock
Salix alba White Willow
Salix caprea Goat Willow
Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia Grey Willow
Salix x smithiana Silky-leaved Osier
Salix fragilis Crack Willow
Salix purpurea Purple Willow
Salix viminalis Osier
Schoenoplectus lacustris Common Club-rush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Grey Club-rush
Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort
Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard
Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet
Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow-thistle
Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle
Sparganium emersum Unbranched Bur-reed
Sparganium erectum Branched Bur-reed
Stachys palustris Marsh Woundwort
Stellaria media Common Chickweed
Symphytum officinale Common Comfrey
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy
Taraxacum sp. Dandelion
Trifolium repens White Clover
Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed
Tussilago farfara Colt's-foot
Typha latifolia Bulrush
Urtica dioica Common Nettle
Veronica beccabunga Brooklime
Veronica catenata Pink Water-speedwell
Viscum album Mistletoe
Zannichellia palustris Horned Pondweed

Hillwood Farm Eastham 9th.August 2003 J.J.Day

Acer campestre Field Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder
Agrostis capillaris Common Bent
Agrostis gigantea Black Bent
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent
Ajuga reptans Bugle
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard
Allium ursinum Ramsons
Alnus glutinosa Alder
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail
Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone
Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica
Anisantha sterilis Barren Brome
Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass
Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley
Arctium minus ssp. minus Lesser Burdock
Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass
Arum maculatum Lords-and-ladies
Asplenium trichomanes ssp. quadrivalens Maidenhair Spleenwort
Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern
Atriplex patula Common Orache
Avena fatua Wild Oat
Bellis perennis Daisy
Betula pendula Silver Birch
Brachypodium sylvaticum False-brome
Bromopsis ramosa Hairy Brome
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus Soft-brome
Buddleja davidii Butterfly-bush
Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium Great Bindweed
Campanula trachelium Nettle-leaved Bellflower
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's-purse
Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bitter-cress
Cardamine pratensis Cuckoo-flower
Carex pendula Pendulus Sedge
Carex remota Remote Sedge
Carex strigosa Thin-spiked Wood-sedge
Carex sylvatica Wood-sedge
Centranthus ruber Red Valerian
Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear
Chaerophyllum temulum Rough Chervil
Chenopodium album sens.str. Fat-hen
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-nightshade
Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle
Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle
Corylus avellana Hazel
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail
Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot
Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted Hair-grass
Dryopteris affinis ssp. borreri Scaly Male Fern
Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern
Dryopteris filix-mas Common Male Fern
Elytrigia repens Common Couch
Epilobium ciliatum American Willowherb
Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb
Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb
Epipactis purpurata Violet Helleborine
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail
Euphorbia amygdaloides ssp. amygdaloides Wood Spurge
Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge
Fagus sylvatica Beech
Festuca gigantea Giant Fescue
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet
Fraxinus excelsior Ash
Galeopsis bifida Bifid Hemp-nettle
Galeopsis tetrahit sens.str. Common Hemp-nettle
Galium aparine Cleavers
Galium odoratum Woodruff
Galium palustre ssp. palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw
Geranium pyrenaicum Hedgerow Crane's-bill
Geranium robertianum Herb-robert
Geum urbanum Herb Bennet
Glechoma hederacea Ground-ivy
Hedera helix ssp. helix Common Ivy
Helleborus viridis Green Hellebore
Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed
Hieracium sabaudum a Hawkweed
Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog
Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass
Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bluebell
Hypericum hirsutum Hairy St. John's-wort
Hypericum perforatum Perforate St. John's-wort
Ilex aquifolium Holly
Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush
Juncus conglomeratus var. subuliflorus Compact Rush
Juncus effusus Soft Rush
Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp. montanum Yellow Archangel
Lamium hybridum Cut-leaved Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum Red Dead-nettle
Lapsana communis Nipplewort
Leontodon autumnalis Autumnal Hawkbit
Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass
Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus pedunculatus Large Bird's-foot-trefoil
Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush
Lysimachia nemorum Yellow Pimpernel
Malus sylvestris sens.str. Crab Apple
Malva sylvestris Common Mallow
Matricaria discoidea Pineapple Weed
Matricaria recutita Scented Mayweed
Melica uniflora Wood Melick
Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury
Milium effusum Wood Millet
Moehringia trinervia Three-nerved Sandwort
Mycelis muralis Wall Lettuce
Nigella damascena Love-in-a-mist
Oxalis acetosella Wood-sorrel
Oxalis corniculata Procumbent Yellow-sorrel
Paris quadrifolia Herb Paris
Persicaria maculosa Redshank
Petasites hybridus Butterbur
Phalaris paradoxa Awned Canary-grass
Phleum bertolonii Smaller Cat's-tail
Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart's-tongue
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass
Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass
Polygonum arenastrum Equal-leaved Knotgrass
Polygonum aviculare sens.str. Knotgrass
Polypodium interjectum Intermediate Polypody
Polystichum aculeatum Hard Shield-fern
Polystichum setiferum Soft Shield-fern
Potentilla anserina Silverweed
Potentilla sterilis Barren Strawberry
Primula vulgaris Primrose
Prunella vulgaris Selfheal
Prunus avium Wild Cherry
Prunus domestica Wild Plum
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken
Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak
Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup
Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn
Ribes rubrum Red Currant
Rosa arvensis Field Rose
Rosa canina agg. Dog Rose
Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble
Rubus tuberculatus
Rumex acetosa ssp. acetosa Common Sorrel
Rumex crispus Curled Dock
Rumex crispus ssp. crispus Curled Dock
Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock
Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort
Salix alba White Willow
Salix caprea Goat Willow
Salix fragilis Crack Willow
Sambucus nigra Elder
Sanicula europaea Sanicle
Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort
Senecio viscosus Sticky Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris var. vulgaris Groundsel
Silene dioica Red Campion
Sison amomum Stone Parsley
Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard
Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle
Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle
Stachys officinalis Betony
Stachysx ambigua Hybrid Woundwort
Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort
Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort
Stellaria media Common Chickweed
Stellaria uliginosa Bog Stitchwort
Tamus communis Black Bryony
Taraxacum sp Dandelion
Taxus baccata Yew
Tilia cordata Small-leaved Lime
Tilia platyphyllos Large-leaved Lime
Torilis japonica Upright Hedge-parsley
Trifolium pratense Red Clover
Trifolium repens White Clover
Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed
Triticum aestivum Bread Wheat
Tussilago farfara Colt's-foot
Ulmus glabra Wych Elm
Ulmus procera English Elm
Urtica dioica Common Nettle
Valeriana officinalis Common Valerian
Veronica agrestis Green Field-speedwell
Veronica beccabunga Brooklime
Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell
Veronica montana Wood Speedwell
Veronica persica Common Field-speedwell
Viburnum opulus Guelder-rose
Vicia sepium Bush Vetch
Viola reichenbachiana Early Dog-violet
Viola riviniana Common Dog-violet
Viscum album Mistletoe

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