Butterfly

Plant Surveys 1999

SECTIONS: Flowers - Grasses - Trees - Non-Flowering Plants

Flowers

Survey in May 1999 by Dr June Chatfield
Survey on 17 July 1999 by Bruce Middleton

Family Common Name Scientific Name May Jul
Nettle Family - Urticaceae Nettle Urtica dioica Y
Dock Family - Polygonaceae Water-pepper Polygonum hydropiper Y
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Y
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Y Y
Curled Dock Rumex crispus Y
Goosefoot Family - Chenopodiaceae Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus Y
Pink Family -  Caryophyllaceae Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Y Y
Red Campion Silene dioica Y Y
Buttercup Family - Ranunculaceae Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Y
Dames Violet Hesperis matronalis Y
Saxifrage Family - Saxifragaceae Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Y
Rose Family - Rosaceae Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Y Y
Bramble Rubus fructicosus Y
Silverweed Potentilla anserina Y Y
Pea Family - Leguminosae Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Y
Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus uliginosus Y
White Clover Trifolium repens Y
Balsam Family - Balsaminaceae Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Y Y
St John's Wort Family - Guttiferae Square-stalked St John's Wort Hypericum tetrapterum Y
Willowherb Family - Onagraceae Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Y
American Willowherb Epilobium adenocaulon Y
Carrot Family - Umbelliferae Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Y
Angelica Angelica sylvestris Y
Hemlock Water Dropwort Oenanthe crocata Y Y
Creeping Marshwort Apium repens Y
Bindweed Family - Convolvulaceae Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Y
Bedstraw Family - Rubiaceae Marsh Bedstraw Galium palustre Y
Common Cleavers (Goosegrass) Galium aparine Y
Borage Family - Boraginaceae Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale Y Y
Water Forgetmenot Myosotis scorpioides Y
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Y
Labiate Family - Labiatae Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Y
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Y
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Y
Figwort Family - Scrophulariaceae Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Y
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia or sublobata Y
Daisy Family - Compositae Yarrow Achillea millefolium Y
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Y
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Y
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Y
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Y
Nipplewort Lapsana communis Y
Flowering Rush Family - Butomaceae Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus Y

Grasses

Survey in May 1999 by Dr June Chatfield
Survey on 17 July 1999 by Bruce Middleton

Family Common Name Scientific Name May Jul
Gramineae Common Bent Agrostis tenuis Y
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Y
False Oat Arrhenatherum elatius Y Y
Frog Rush Juncus ambiguus Y
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus Y
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Y
Perennial Rye Lolium perenne Y
Reed Canary Phalaris arundinacea Y
Sweet Vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum Y
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus Y Y
Juncaceae Soft Rush Juncus effusus Y Y

Trees

Survey in May 1999 by Dr June Chatfield
Survey on 17 July 1999 by Bruce Middleton

Common Name Scientific Name May Jul
Alder Alnus rotundifolia Y
Crack Willow Salix fragilis Y Y
Great Sallow Salix caprea Y
Grey Willow Salix cinerea Y
Poplar Populus canescens Y

Non-Flowering Plants

Survey in May 1999 by Dr June Chatfield
Survey on 17 July 1999 by Bruce Middleton

Common Name Scientific Name May Jul
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Y Y
Bracken Y
Broad Buckler Fern Y
Male Fern Dryopteris filix-mas Y