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Species list

Plant Species 

Identified 2002 by Brian Ecott

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Thanks to RODNEY BURTON,  Recorder of Flowering plants and vascular cryptogams, The London Natural History Society, for checking, correcting and editing the list.

Thanks to BRIAN WURZELL for additions to the list marked * and to KEN ADAMS for the species marked ‡        

New for 2008 printed red.

 

Name

English name

Equisetum arvense common horsetail

Pteridium aquilinum

bracken

Phyllitis scolopendrium

hart's-tongue fern

Polystichum setiferum

soft shield-fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

common male-fern

Dryopteris dilatata

broad buckler-fern

Taxus baccata

yew

Nymphaea alba

white water-lily

Ceratophyllum demersum

rigid hornwort

Anemone nemorosa wood anemone

Ranunculus acris

meadow buttercup

Ranunculus repens

creeping buttercup

Ranunculus auricomus

Goldilocks buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

celery-leaved buttercup

Ranunculus ligula greater spearwort

Ranunculus flammula

lesser spearwort

Ranunculus ficaria ssp. bulbilifer

lesser celandine

Ranunculus hederaceus

ivy-leaved crowfoot

Ranunculus trichophyllus

thread-leaved water-crowfoot

Papaver rhoeas

corn or common poppy

Platanus x hispanica

London plane

Ulmus glabra

wych elm

Ulmus procera

English elm

Humulus lupulus

hop

Urtica dioica

common nettle

Pterocarya x rehderana

Caucasian wing-nut

Fagus sylvatica

beech

Fagus sylvatica 'purpurea' copper beech

Castanea sativa

sweet chestnut

Quercus cerris

Turkey oak

Quercus ilex

evergreen oak

Quercus robur

pedunculate oak

Quercus rubra

red oak

Betula pendula

silver birch

‡ Betula papyrifera paper birch

Alnus glutinosa

alder

Alnus incana

grey alder

Carpinus betulus

hornbeam

Corylus avellana

hazel

Chenopodium rubrum

red goosefoot

Chenopodium polyspermum

many-seeded goosefoot

Chenopodium album

fat hen

Atriplex prostrata

spear-leaved orache

* Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma blinks

Moehringia trinervia

three-nerved sandwort

Stellaria media

common chickweed

* Stellaria pallida lesser chickweed

Stellaria holostea

greater stitchwort

Stellaria graminea

lesser stitchwort

Stellaria uliginosa bog stitchwort

Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgatum

common mouse-ear

* Cerastium glomeratum sticky mouse-ear
* Sagina procumbens procumbent pearlwort

Myosoton aquaticum

water chickweed

Spergula arvensis

corn spurrey

Agrostemma githago

corncockle

Silene latifolia

white campion

Silene dioica

red campion

Persicaria maculosa

redshank

Persicaria lapathifolia

pale persicaria

Persicaria hydropiper

water-pepper

Polygonum arenastrum

equal-leaved knotgrass

Polygonum aviculare

knotgrass

Fallopia japonica

Japanese knotweed

Fallopia convolvulus

black bindweed

Rumex acetosella

sheep's sorrel

Rumex acetosa

common sorrel

Rumex crispus

curled dock

‡ Rumex x pratensis hybrid curled dock x broad leaved dock

Rumex sanguineus var. viridis

wood dock

Rumex obtusifolius

broad-leaved dock

Hypericum perforatum

perforate St John's-wort

Hypericum humifusum

trailing St John's-wort

Hypericum pulchrum

slender St John's-wort

Tilia x europaea

common lime

Tilia cordata

small-leaved lime

Malva moschata

musk-mallow

Malva sylvestris

common mallow

Viola riviniana

common dog-violet

Viola reichenbachiana

early dog-violet

Viola arvensis field pansy

Bryonia dioica

white bryony

Populus alba

white poplar

Populus x canescens

grey poplar

Populus tremula

aspen

Populus nigra

black poplar

Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia

black poplar

Populus nigra 'Italica'

Lombardy poplar

Populus x canadensis

hybrid black poplar

Populus x berolinensis

Berlin poplar

Populus trichocarpa

Western balsam poplar

Salix fragilis

crack willow

Salix alba

white willow

Salix triandra

almond willow

Salix caprea

goat willow

Sisymbrium officinale

hedge mustard

Alliaria petiolata

garlic mustard

*  Arabidopsis thaliana thale cress

Barbarea vulgaris

winter-cress

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

water-cress

Armoracia rusticana

horse-radish

Cardamine pratensis

cuckoo-flower, Lady's smock

Cardamine flexuosa

wavy bitter-cress

Cardamine hirsuta

hairy bitter-cress

* Erophila verna common whitlow grass

Capsella bursa-pastoris

shepherd's-purse

Lepidium draba subsp. draba

hoary cress

Coronopus squamatus

swine-cress

Coronopus didymus

lesser swine-cress

Sinapis arvensis

charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum

wild radish

Calluna vulgaris

heather

Lysimachia nemorum

yellow pimpernel

Lysimachia nummularia

creeping-Jenny

Anagallis arvensis subsp. arvensis

scarlet pimpernel

Rubus idaeus

raspberry

Rubus fruticosus agg.

bramble

* Rubus ulmifolius elm-leaved bramble

Potentilla anserina

silverweed

Potentilla erecta

tormentil

Potentilla reptans

creeping cinquefoil

Potentilla sterilis

barren strawberry

Geum urbanum

herb Bennet, wood avens

Agrimonia eupatoria

agrimony

Rosa arvensis

field rose

Rosa canina agg.

dog rose

Prunus spinosa

blackthorn

Prunus domestica subsp. domestica

plum

Prunus domestica subsp. insititia

damson

Prunus avium

wild cherry

Prunus padus

bird cherry

Prunus laurocerasus

cherry laurel

Malus sylvestris

crab apple

Malus domestica

apple

Sorbus aucuparia