Astons Eyot & Long Meadow plant data
Added into a list of native vascular flora recorded from postal district OX4 (Oxford, inc. Cowley) [from NHM website] [non-
natives added in italics] [added natives indicated by'#']
[AE = Aston Eyot, includes Shirelake Ditch; LM = Long Meadow] [ML = Meadow Lane]
r = rare, less than 5 individuals; % = garden escape, not locally native; P = planted (+date; includes seeding in by FoAE); P~ =
planted, but some spontaneous regeneration
Sources: 1981 - Roger Moreton; 1984 - Joan Farrar; 1996 - Rob Sykes + other data; 2004 - Jacqueline & Ivan Wright, John Hyde & Janet Keene; 2010-14 - Anthony Cheke, Ruth Ashcroft & Claire Malone-Lee.
* = present + = present in 1980s, not confirmed 1996 K =Kidneys (incl. Swan Island) only [k = before 1996]
- = taxon unaccountably missing from 1996 list P,S = planted, seed sown: with year date [20 omitted] if known X = died out
NB: species unrecorded on Aston’s Eyot and Long Meadow have been retained in the list in case of future occurrence or discovery.
This is a work in progress, and we welcome additional past and recent records (see Sightings section of website).
[This list is derived from the NHM floral dataset with exotics added: Please note: by including historical as well as current records, the
NHM floral dataset attempts to give a picture of native distribution, so not all species on this list will necessarily be present today.
Native plant distribution data are derived from the Atlas of the British Flora, 3rd Edition (published by the Botanical Society of the British Isles, 1982). The dataset currently contains 1,353 species (about 90 percent of Britain's native flora)].
Family English name Scientific name AE
1981
-4
AE/LM 1996 AE
2004
AE/LM
2010-14
AE LM AE LM
PTERIDOPHYTES
C l u b m o s s e s
Lycopodiaceae Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
F e r n s
Aspleniaceae Hart's Tongue Phyllitis scolopendrium *r
Blechnaceae Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Dennstaedtiaceae Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Dryopteridaceae Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata *P11 X
Male-fern agg. Dryopteris filix-mas agg. *r+P11
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Polypodiaceae Polypody Polypodium vulgare *
Ophioglossaceae Moonwort Botrychium lunaria
Adder’s Tongue # Ophioglossum vulgatum
Woodsiaceae Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Azollaceae Water Fern Azolla filiculoides * *
H o r s e t a i l s
Equisetaceae Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense + K
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile Kr+P11
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia
GYMNOSPERMS
Cupressaceae Common Juniper Juniperus communis
Pinaceae Christmas Tree Picea abies *Pr12
Fir Abies sp [*PrX]
Scots Pine # Pinus silvestris P12
Leyland Cypress Cupressocyparis leylandii P13
Taxaceae Yew Taxus baccata P11
ANGIOSPERMS
Aceraceae Field Maple Acer campestre * *K + * * *
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus * * * *
Alismataceae Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica +
Amaryllidaceae Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis *P+P11 *?P
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii *?P
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus *P
garden narcissi Narcissus hybrids *P *P
Apiaceae Ground Elder/Goutweed Aegopodium podagraria * K *K
(Umbelliferae) Fools Parsley # Aethusa cynapium * *
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris * * * *
Bur Chervil Anthriscus caucalis
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris * *K * *
Wild Celery Apium graveolens
Lesser Marshwort Apium inundatum
Fool's-water-cress Apium nodiflorum
Creeping Marshwort Apium repens
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Hemlock Conium maculatum * * *
Pignut Conopodium majus +k
Wild Carrot Daucus carota * *K *P12
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium * *K * * *
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Honesty Lunaria annua *rK
Hoary Cress Lepidium draba *
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata * * *
Tubular Water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa *
River Water-dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis
Parsley Water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii
Narrow-leaved Water-
dropwort
Oenanthe silaifolia
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa * * *
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Great Burnet-Saxifrage # Pimpinella major *
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Shepherd's-needle Scandix pecten-veneris
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus *
Greater Water-parsnip Sium latifolium
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica *
Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa
Aquifoliaceae Holly Ilex aquifolium - *r+P11
Apocynaceae Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor +
Araceae Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum * * * * *
Araliaceae Ivy Hedera helix * * * *
Asteraceae Yarrow Achillea millefolium * * * *
(Compositae) Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica
Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis S12
Stinking Chamomile Anthemis cotula
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa * *
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus * * *
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris * * * *
Michaelmas Daisy Aster x salignus *K *tbc
Michaelmas Daisy Aster novi-belgii *
Daisy Bellis perennis * * * *
Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita *
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus * * + * *
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans *
Slender Thistle Carduus tenuiflorus
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus *r?S?X
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra (= nemoralis) * * *rP,S14K *tbc
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Chicory Cichorium intybus * rK
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense * * * *
Meadow Thistle Cirsium dissectum
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre *
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare * * + * *
Guernsey Fleabane Conyza sumatrensis * *r
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis * *
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris * * *
Beaked Hawk’s-beard Crepis vesicaria * *
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acer
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum *
Small Cudweed Filago minima
Common Cudweed Filago vulgaris
Heath Cudweed Gnaphalium sylvaticum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata * K
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola * +k *
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Nipplewort Lapsana communis * *
Autumn Hawkbit Leontodon
(=Scorzonerioides)
autumnalis
+k + *
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus *K+P12
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
(=Chrysanthemum
leucanthemum
* +k *S12~ *
Pineappleweed (Rayless
Mayweed)
Matricaria discoidea=
matricarioides
* +k *
Scented Mayweed Matricaria recutita
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis r
Butterbur Petasites hybridus (?)
Bristly Oxtongue Picris echioides * *
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides
Mouse-ear Hawkweed Pilosella officinarum (=
Hieracium pilosella)
* *
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica *r+S12
Marsh Ragwort Senecio aquaticus * *
Hoary Ragwort Senecio erucifolius *
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea * * * *
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus * *r *
Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris * +k *
Early Goldenrod Solidago gigantea *[?]
Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis *%tbc
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis +k *
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper * * * *
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus * +k *
Marsh Sow-thistle Sonchus palustris
Feverfew Tanacetum partenium
(=Chrysanthemum
parthenium)
*
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare *Pr
Dandelions Taraxacum officinale agg. * * * * *
Salsify Tragopogon porrifolius K
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis * K K+S12
hybrid Goat's-beard Tragopogon x mirabilis K
Scentless Mayweed # Tripleurospermum inodorum
(= Matricaria inodora)
*
Colt's-foot Tussilago farfara * * *
Balsaminaceae Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis * * *
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera *
Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora *r *
Berberidaceae Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium *r
Betulaceae Alder Alnus glutinosa * * * *
Italian Alder Alnus cordata *rP
Grey Alder Alnus incana *rP
Silver Birch Betula pendula * * *+P11 *P
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus *PrML
Hazel Corylus avellana * + + *r+P11
Boraginaceae Bugloss Anchusa arvensis
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare +k *S12
Field Gromwell Lithospermum arvense
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis * * *
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor *
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa + *
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
Water Forget-me-not # Myosotis scorpioides (=
palustris)
* * *
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica *
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis (=Anchusa)
sempervirens
* * *
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale * * * * *
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale * * tbc
Russian Comfrey Symphytum x uplandicum K
Brassicaceae Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata * * * *
(Cruciferae) Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana * *
Hairy Rock-cress Arabis hirsuta
Horseradish Armoracea rusticana * * *
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris * * *
Oil-seed Rape Brassica napus *
Black Mustard Brassica nigra *r
Wild Turnip etc Brassica rapa * K *
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris * * * *
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa * *
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta * *
Cuckooflower/L's Smock Cardamine pratensis * + * *
Swine-cress Coronopus squamatus *r
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna * *
Wild Candytuft Iberis amara
Garden Candytuft Iberis umbellata *%r
Woad Isatis tinctoria P~
Field Pepperwort Lepidium campestre
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium/Coronopus
didymum
*r
Hoary Cress Lepidium/Cardaria draba * * *
Greater Yellow-cress # Rorippa/Lepidium amphibia + *
Water-cress agg. Rorippa nasturtium-
aquaticum agg.
* + r *
Northern Yellow-cress # Rorippa/Lepidium islandica +
Marsh Yellow-cress # Rorippa palustris *
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris
Charlock Sinapis arvensis * *
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale * * + *
Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense *
Butomaceae Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus
Buxaceae Box# Buxus sempervirens P11
Callitrichaceae Blunt-fruited Water-
starwort
Callitriche obtusangula
Common Water-starwort
agg.
Callitriche stagnalis agg. *tbc *
Campanulaceae Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata
Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana *%r
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana
Ivy-leaved Bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea
Cannabaceae Hop Humulus lupulus * *
Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum *r+P12
Dwarf Elder Sambucus ebulus
Elder Sambucus nigra * *K * *
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus * *%r *?P
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana P12
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus P12
Caryophyllaceae Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia *
Field Mouse-ear Cerastium arvense * +
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum (=
vulgatum)
* * * *
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum *
Dwarf Mouse-ear Cerastium pumilum
Little Mouse-ear Cerastium semidecandrum
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria
Ragged-Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi * *r *
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Upright Chickweed Moenchia erecta
Water Chickweed # Myosoton aquaticum + *
Knotted Pearlwort Sagina nodosa
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Soapwort # Saponaria officinalis * *
Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus
Red Campion Silene dioica * +k P12
hybrid Campion Silene x hampeana * *
White Campion Silene latifolia (= alba) * * *
Night-flowering Catchfly Silene noctiflora
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris * * * *
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Greater Sea-spurrey Spergularia media
Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea + * *
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Common Chickweed # Stellaria media * +k *
Greater Chickweed Stellaria neglecta *
Wood Stitchwort # Stellaria nemorum
Lesser Chickweed Stellaria pallida
Marsh Stitchwort Stellaria palustris *
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria uliginosa
Celastraceae Spindle Euonymus europaeus *r+P12
Ceratophyllaceae Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum
Chenopodiaceae Common Orache Atriplex patula *
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Fat-hen Chenopodium album * +k *r
Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus *
Oak-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium glaucum
Maple-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium hybridum *r
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium murale
Many-seeded Goosefoot Chenopodium polyspermum *r
Red Goosefoot # Chenopdium rubrum *
Cistaceae Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Clusiaceae Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum *
(Guttiferae) Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum
(Hypericaceae) Pale St John's-wort Hypericum montanum
Perforate St.John's Wort # Hypericum perforatum * *
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Square-stalked St John's-
wort
Hypericum tetrapterum * *r
Convolvulaceae Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium * +k * *
Great Bindweed Calystegia sylvatica * *K *
C. sepium x silvatica Calystegia x lucana
*
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis * * + *
Cornaceae Cornelian Cherry Cornus mas *
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea *r+P12 *r
Crassulaceae Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Cucurbitaceae White Bryony Bryonia dioica * * *
Cuscutaceae Greater Dodder Cuscuta europaea
Cyperaceae Flat-sedge Blysmus compressus
Slender Tufted-sedge Carex acuta ?
Lesser Pond-sedge Carex acutiformis * * *
Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica +
Brown Sedge Carex disticha + *
Grey Sedge Carex divulsa
Star Sedge Carex echinata *
Tufted Sedge Carex elata +
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta +k * * *
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana
Prickly Sedge Carex muricata *
Common Sedge Carex nigra
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae * * *
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula * * * *
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
Remote Sedge Carex remota * + * *
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia * * *
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica *
Needle Spike-rush Eleocharis acicularis
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris +
Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Broad-leaved Cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium
Bristle Club-rush Isolepis setacea
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris
Grey Club-rush Schoenoplectus
tabernaemontani
Black Bog-rush Schoenus nigricans
Wood Club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus
Dioscoreaceae Black Bryony Tamus communis *r
Dipsacaceae Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum * * *
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis *S12
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis +
Droseraceae Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Ericaceae Heather Calluna vulgaris
Euphorbiaceae Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia * *r?X
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus *
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Fabaceae Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria +k
(Leguminosae- Bladder-senna Colutea arborescens +k
Papilionaceae) Wild Liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos
Petty Whin Genista anglica
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa
Laburnum Laburnum anagyroides +k *%
Yellow Vetchling Lathyrus aphaca
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis * * * *
Common Bird's-foot-
trefoil
Lotus corniculatus * * * * *
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus +
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica * * *
Black Medick Medicago lupulina * *
Lucerne Medicago sativa *
Ribbed/Common Melilot Melilotus officinalis * +k
Yellow/Tall Melilot Melilotus altissima * K
Common Restharrow Ononis repens
Spiny Restharrow Ononis spinosa
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre * * *
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium * * + *
Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum
Alsike clover Trifolium hybridum +k
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Slender Trefoil Trifolium micranthum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense * * * * *
White Clover Trifolium repens * * + * *
Rough Clover Trifolium scabrum
Knotted Clover Trifolium striatum
Subterranean Clover Trifolium subterraneum
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca * * + * *
Hairy Tare Vicia hirsuta K *r+K
Common Vetch Vicia sativa ssp segetalis * * *
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Smooth Tare Vicia tetrasperma
Fagaceae Beech Fagus sylvatica P13r
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea *Pr??tbc
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur - *+P11 *
Fumariaceae Dense-flowered Fumitory Fumaria densiflora
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis + *
Fine-leaved Fumitory Fumaria parviflora
Purple Ramping-fumitory Fumaria purpurea
Few-flowered Fumitory Fumaria vaillantii
Gentianaceae Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella
Early Gentian Gentianella anglica
Field Gentian Gentianella campestris
Geraniaceae Common Stork's-bill agg. Erodium cicutarium agg.
Long-stalked Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum * *K * *
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle * * *
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense * * *
Small-flowered Crane's-
bill
Geranium pusillum * *
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum * * *
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum * +k * *
Round-leaved Cranesbill Geranium rotundifolium * * *
Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa *r
Black Currant Ribes nigrum *r
Red/White Currant Ribes rubrum *r
Haloragaceae Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Hippocastanaceae Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum *K * * *
Hippuridaceae Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris
Hydrocharitaceae Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii *
Iridaceae Stinking Iris / Gladdon Iris foetidissima Kr+P12
Yellow Iris / Yellow Flag Iris pseudacorus * + * *
Juncaceae Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus +
Toad Rush # Juncus bufonius agg. K
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Round-fruited Rush Juncus compressus +
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus *
Soft-rush Juncus effusus * *
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus * *
Blunt-flowered Rush Juncus subnodulosus
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Juncaginaceae Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustre
Juglandaceae Walnut Juglans regia *r,P11
Lamiaceae Bugle Ajuga reptans
(Labiatae) Black Horehound Ballota nigra * * *
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos
Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens
Lesser Calamint Clinopodium calamintha
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Red Hemp-nettle Galeopsis angustifolia
Large-flowered Hemp-
nettle
Galeopsis speciosa
Common Hemp-nettle # Galeopsis tetrahit *r
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea * * * * *
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon *r
White Dead-nettle Lamium album * * *
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum * +k * *
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus * * * * *
Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis *
Water Mint Mentha aquatica * +k * * *
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Spearmint Mentha spicata * *r
Whorled Mint Mentha x verticillata [tbc] *
Apple Mint # Mentha x villosa *
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare *+S12
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris * * *r+S12 *
? Balkan Clary Salvia cf. nemorosa S14K
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata + *r
Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis
Betony Stachys officinalis
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris + *
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica * * *
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wild Thyme Thymus polytrichus
Large Thyme Thymus pulegioides
Lemnaceae Common Duckweed Lemna minor * *
Least Duckweed # Lemna minuta * *
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza
Lentibulariaceae Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Greater Bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris
Liliaceae Ramsons / Wild Garlic Allium ursinum *P11
Wild Onion Allium vineale
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis
Fritillary # Fritillaria meleagris *r+K *r
Bluebell Hyacinthoides (= Endymion)
non-scripta
* *r+K+P11
hybrid Bluebell Hyacinthoides x massartiana *P
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Kr
Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum angustifolium *?P
Herb-paris Paris quadrifolia
Garden Solomon's-seal
Garden Solomon's-seal Polygonatum x hybridum *r
Linaceae Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Loganiaceae CCallicCleia Buddleja davidii P11r
Lythraceae Grass-poly Lythrum hyssopifolium
r Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria * * *
Malvaceae Hollyhock Althea rosea *r
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta *r
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris * *K *
Menyanthaceae Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata
Nymphaeaceae Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba
Oleaceae Ash Fraxinus excelsior * * * * *
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare + *
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium *?P
Lilac Syringa vulgaris * *r
Onagraceae Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium * K
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana * * * *
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum * * * *
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum * *
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum +k *
Pale Willowherb Epilobium roseum
Sq-stemmed Willowherb # Epilobiyum tetragonum *r
Large Evening Primrose Oenothera erythrosepala. * *
Orchidaceae White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa
Narrow-leaved Marsh-
orchid
Dactylorhiza traunsteineri
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Narrow-lipped
Helleborine
Epipactis leptochila
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris
Green-flowered
Helleborine
Epipactis phyllanthes
Violet Helleborine Epipactis purpurata
Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia conopsea
Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum
Common Twayblade Listera ovata
Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Early Spider-orchid Ophrys sphegodes
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Military Orchid Orchis militaris
Green-winged Orchid Orchis morio
Burnt Orchid Orchis ustulata
Lesser Butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha
Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis
Orobanchaceae Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor
Oxalidaceae Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Papaveraceae Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Prickly Poppy Papaver argemone
Long-headed Poppy # Papaver dubium *r
Rough Poppy Papaver hybridum
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas *r
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum *%r
Plantaginaceae Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata * * * * *
Greater Plantain Plantago major * *K * *
Hoary Plantain Plantago media *r
Poaceae Velvet Bent agg. Agrostis canina agg.
(Graminae) Common Bent Agrostis capillaris * *
Black Bent Agrostis gigantea *
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera +k * *
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus * tbc
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis * * *
Barren Brome Anisantha (=Bromus) sterilis * * *
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum + *
Loose Silky-bent Apera spica-venti
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius * +k * * tbc
False Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum * *
Quaking-grass Briza media
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta tbc
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa *
Meadow Brome Bromus commutatus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus *
Interrupted Brome Bromus interruptus
Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos
Whorl-grass Catabrosa aquatica
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
California Brome Ceratochloa (=Bromus)
carinata
K
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus * + *
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata * * * * *
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa * * *
Wavy Hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa
Common Couch Elytrigia repens +k * *
Tall Fescue Festuca arundinacea * *
Fine-leaved Sheep's-
fescue
Festuca filiformis
Giant Fescue Festuca (=Schedonorus)
gigantea
+k + *
Sheep's Fescue Festuca ovina
Meadow Fescue Festuca pratensis
Red Fescue Festuca rubra * * *
Small Sweet-grass Glyceria declinata
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima * * *
Plicate Sweet-grass Glyceria notata +
Meadow Oat-grass Helictotrichon pratense +
Downy Oat-grass Helictotrichon pubescens
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus +k * * *
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Wood Barley Hordelymus europaeus
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum * +k *
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum * * *
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne * +k + * * *
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea * * * * *
Timothy agg. Phleum pratense agg. * +k * *
Common Reed Phragmites australis * * * *
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua +k * *
Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa *
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis
Smooth Meadow-grass
agg.
Poa pratensis agg. *
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis + *
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros
Polemoniaceae Phlox Phlox paniculata
Polygalaceae Chalk Milkwort Polygala calcarea
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris
Polygonaceae Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Copse-bindweed Fallopia dumetorum
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica * *
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia + * *
Common Bistort Persicaria bistorta *
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper +
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia +
Redshank Persicaria maculosa * *
Small Water-pepper Persicaria minor
Tasteless Water-pepper Persicaria mitis
Knotgrass # Polygonum aviculare agg.
(incl. P.arenastrum)
* * *
Cornfield Knotgrass Polygonum rurivagum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa + *P12 *
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus + * *
Curled Dock Rumex crispus * * *
Greek Dock Rumex cristatus [tbc] *
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum *
Golden Dock Rumex maritimus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius * * + * *
Fiddle Dock Rumex pulcher
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus + * tbc
Portulacaceae Blinks Montia fontana
Pink Purslane Claytonia (=Montia) sibirica *
Potamogetonaceae Opposite-leaved
Pondweed
Groenlandia densa
Small Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii
Grass-wrack Pondweed Potamogeton compressus
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus
Flat-stalked Pondweed Potamogeton friesii
Shining Pondweed Potamogeton lucens
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Fennel Pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus
Perfoliate Pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Long-stalked Pondweed Potamogeton praelongus
Lesser Pondweed Potamogeton pusillus
Primulaceae Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis *r
Bog Pimpernel Anagallis tenella
Water-violet Hottonia palustris
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia * *r *
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Cowslip Primula veris S12
Primrose Primula vulgaris P12
Brookweed Samolus valerandi
Ranunculaceae Monkshood Aconitum napellus P*%r
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa [*P11]
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris *%rX *%
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris * KP13X *
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba * * *
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis *P11
Mousetail Myosurus minimus
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena *%r
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris * * * * *
Corn Buttercup Ranunculus arvensis
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus * * *
Fan-leaved Water-
crowfoot
Ranunculus circinatus
Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria (=Ficaria
verna)
* * + * *
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
River Water-crowfoot Ranunculus fluitans
Ivy-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua
Small-flowered Buttercup Ranunculus parviflorus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens * + * * *
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus * *Kr
Thread-leaved Water-
crowfoot
Ranunculus trichophyllus *
Common Meadow-rue Thalictrum flavum * *r *
Resedaceae Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea +k *r
Weld Reseda luteola * * * *
Rhamnaceae Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus *P12
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica *P12
Rosaceae Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria * * * *r
Parsley-piert agg. Aphanes arvensis agg. *r
Tree Cotoneaster Cotoneaster cf x watereri *P11r
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
hybrid Hawthorn # Crataegus x media *r
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna * * * *
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria * * * *
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Water Avens Geum rivale
Wood Avens Geum urbanum * * * * *
cultivated Apple Malus domestica * *
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Trailing Tormentil Potentilla anglica
Silverweed Potentilla anserina * *K * * *
Hoary Cinquefoil Potentilla argentea
Tormentil Potentilla erecta *
garden cinquefoil Potentilla recta *
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans * *K * * *
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
cultivated Cherry Prunus avium * *
Wild Cherry Prunus avium *P12
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera * ?
Damson Prunus domestica subsp.
insititia
*
Bird Cherry Prunus padus *r P13?
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa * * * *
cultivated Pear Pyrus ? pyraster/communis *
Field-rose Rosa arvensis - ?
Dog-rose agg. Rosa canina agg. * - * ?
Dewberry Rubus caesius *r
Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. * *K * * *
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor
(=Poterium sanguisorba)
* *
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria *rP
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia *r+P11
Swedish Whitebeam Sorbus intermedia *KrP
Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis
Rubiaceae Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes (*)
Upright Hedge Bedstraw Galium album *S12tbc
Cleavers / Goosegrass Galium aparine * * * * *
Common Hedge Bedstraw Galium mollugo *S12tbc
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Common Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre (*) * * *
Slender Bedstraw Galium pumilum
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Fen Bedstraw Galium uliginosum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum * *P12;14(
K)
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis
Salicaceae Balsam Poplar Populus 'gileadensis' = x
jackii[tbc]
*[tbc]
Grey Poplar Populus canescens *P~
Black-poplars (see next 3) Populus nigra agg.
Lombardy Poplar Populus nigra 'Italica' * *P
White Poplar Populus
Black Italian Poplar Populus x canadensis
'Serotina'
(*) *P ?*P
Aspen Populus tremula
White Willow Salix alba +k *
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Goat Willow Salix caprea * * *r
Grey Willow Salix cinerea +k *
Crack-willow Salix fragilis * +k * *
Dark-leaved Willow Salix myrsinifolia
Purple Willow Salix purpurea
hybrid willow # Salix x rubra *
hybrid willow # Salix x sericans *
Almond Willow Salix triandra
Osier Salix viminalis +k *Kr
Santalaceae Bastard-toadflax Thesium humifusum
Saxifragaceae Opposite-leaved Golden-
saxifrage
Chrysosplenium
oppositifolium
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Scrophulariaceae Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea P12
Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha
Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa
Eyebright Euphrasia pseudokerneri
Mudwort Limosella aquatica
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea * *
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris *
Crested Cow-wheat Melampyrum cristatum
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus subsp.
serotinus
* *
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor + S12~ S14
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata * * *
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus * * *
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis *
Blue Water-Speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis *
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga *
Pink Water-Speedwell Veronica catenata + *
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys *
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia * *
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Large Field speedwell Veronica persica * * *
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata +
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia * *
Solanaceae Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna *r
Henbane Hyoscyamus niger
Duke of Argyll's Tea Plant Lycium barbarum * *%r
Bittersweet / Woody
Nightshade
Solanum dulcamara * * * * *
Black nightshade Solanum nigrum *r
Sparganiaceae Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum +k +
Tiliaceae Common Lime Tilia x europaea (=T.x
vulgaris)
*r+P11
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata P13
Thymelaeaceae Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Mezereon Daphne mezereum
Typhaceae Lesser Bulrush Typha angustifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia * *
Ulmaceae Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
English Elm Ulmus (minor) procera *tbc
'Huntingdon Elm' Ulmus (minor) x hollandica,
var. vegeta [tbc]
* *tbc *tbc
Dutch Elm Ulmus x hollandica var holl.
Urticaceae Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica *
Common Nettle Urtica dioica * *K * * *
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Valerianaceae Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis *r+K
Keeled-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella carinata *
Narrow-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella dentata
Common Cornsalad Valerianella locusta
Broad-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella rimosa
Violaceae Field Pansy Viola arvensis *r
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Sweet violet # Viola odorata * *
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana *Pr
Wild Pansy Viola tricolor
violet Viola sp.indet. *
Viscaceae Mistletoe Viscum album * *r *r
Vitaceae Grapevine Vitis vinifera *r%
Zannichelliaceae Horned Pondweed Zannichellia palustris