List 6 - Flora
 
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FLORA
Scientific Name
Habitat
AWI
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica    
Bugle Ajuga reptans Woodland  
Lady's Mantle (introduced 97) Alchemilla vulgaris Parkland  
Water Plantain Alisma plantago aquatica Lake  
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Hedgerow  
Ramsons (Wild garlic) Allium ursinum Woodland 3
Wood anemone (new land 2003) Anemone nemorosa Woodland 2
Angelica Angelica sylvestris Woodland  
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Grassland 4
Lords-and-Ladies (Cuckoo Pint) Arum maculatum Woodland  
Daisy Bellis perennis Grassland  
Marsh Marigold (since 1999) Caltha palustris Lake edge  
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Hedgerow  
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Grassland  
Shepherd’s Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Wetland  
Lady's smock (Cuckoo Flower) Cardamine pratensis Wetland  
Common Centaury Centauriam erythraea    
Fat Hen Chenopodium album Grassland  
Enchanter’s Nightshade Circaea lutetiana Woodland  
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Grassland  
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Wetland  
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Grassland  
Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Wet grassland  
Southern Marsh Orchid (expanding since 1999) Dactylorhiza praetermissa Wet grassland  
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Hedgerow  
Canadian Pondweed Elodea canadensis    
Rosebay Willowherb Epilobium angustifolium Grassland/Wood  
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Grassland/Wood  
Broad-Leafed Helleborine (1996 only) Epipactis helleborine Wetland  
Hemp Agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Wetland  
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Wetland  
Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa Wetland  
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Wetland/Wood  
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Grassland  
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Woodland  
Goosegrass Galium aparine Grassland 4
Common Marsh Bedstraw Galium palustre Wetland/Wood  
Herb Robert Geranium robertianum Woodland  
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Woodland  
Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea Woodland  
Ivy Hedera helix Woodland  
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Woodland  
Dames Violet (garden escape?) Hesperis matronalis Parkland  
Hawkweed ssp. Hieracium Grassland  
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Woodland 3
Prickly Lettuce (invasion 1997 - present annually since) Lactuca serriola Grassland  
White Deadnettle Lamium album Woodland  
Red Deadnettle Lamium purpureum Woodland  
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Grassland  
Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Grassland  
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Woodland  
Ragged Robin Lychnisflos-cuculi Grassland  
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Wetland  
Water Mint Mentha aquatica Wetland  
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis Wetland  
Dog’s Mercury Mercurialis perennis Woodland 3
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Lake edge  
Marjoram Origanum vulgare    
Wood Sorrel Oxalis acetosella Woodland 2
Winter Heliotrope Petasites fragrans Lake  
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Wetland  
Greater Plantain Plantago major Wetland/Wood  
Redshank Polygonum persicaria Wetland  
Silverweed Potentilla anserina Grassland  
Primrose (since 2001) Primula veris Ride edges  
Cowslip (expanding since 2003) Primula veris Ride edges  
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Woodland  
Celery Leaved Buttercup Rannunculus sceleratus Woodland  
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Grassland  
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Woodland 3
Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria Woodland  
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Grassland  
Red Currant Ribes sylvestre Woodland  
Field Rose Rosa arvensis Grassland  
Dog Rose Rosa canina Woodland  
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Woodland  
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Grassland/Wood  
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Grassland  
Dock (Broad-leaved) Rumex obtusifolia Grassland  
Sanicle Sanicula europaea Woodland 3
Figwort (Common) Scrophularia nodosa    
Common Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata Wetland  
Ragwort Senecio jacobaea Grassland  
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Grassland  
White Campion Silene alba Woodland  
Red Campion Silene dioica Woodland  
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris    
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Wetland  
Sow-thistle Sonchus sp. Grassland  
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Wetland  
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Woodland  
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale Woodland  
Black Bryony Tamus communis Woodland  
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Grassland  
White Clover Trifolium repens Grassland  
Mayweed (Scentless) Tripleurospermum inodorum Grassland  
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Grassland  
Nettle (Common) Urtica dioica Woodland 4
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica Lake edge  
Aaron’s Rod (Great Mullein) Verbascum thapsus Grassland  
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Woodland  
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Grassland  
Wood violet Viola … Woodland  
Common Dog Violet Viola riviniana Woodland  
Wild Pansy Viola tricolor Woodland  
       
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Ferns / Sedges / Rushes etc.
     
Common Sedge Carex nigra    
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Woodland 1
Remote Sedge Carex remota Woodland 3
Yellow Sedge sp. Carex viridula    
Broad Buckler Fern Dryopteris dilatata Woodland  
Soft Rush Juncus effesus Wetland/Wood  
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus    
Wood Club Rush Scirpus sylvaticus Wetland  
Branched Burr-reed Sparganium erectum Lake edge  
Reedmace (common) Typha latifolia Lake edge  
Hard Shield Fern Polystichum aculeatum Woodland 3
Male Fern Dryopteris filis-mas Woodland  
Soft Shield Fern Polystichum setiferum Woodland  
       
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Grasses
     
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Woodland  
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius    
False Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum Woodland  
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia caespitosa Woodland  
a commoner grass Elytrigia repens    
Giant Fescue Festuca gigantea Woodland  
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria sp (fluitans) Woodland  
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus    
Meadow-grass sp. Poa sp. Woodland  
Hairy Brome Zerna ramosa Woodland  
       
KEY

Ancient woodland indicators (AWI)

1 = strong, 2 = moderate, 3 = weak, 4 = secondary woodland

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July 18, 2003