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The following is a list of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens which are constant species in one or more community of the British National Vegetation Classification system.
Vascular plants[]
Grasses[]
English name
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Scientific name
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Communities
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Brown bent
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Agrostis vinealis
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H6
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Common bent
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Agrostis capillaris
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MG3, MG5, SD12, CG10, W11
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Bristle bent
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Agrostis curtisii
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H3, H4
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Creeping bent
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Agrostis stolonifera
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MG10, MG11, MG12, MG13, MC10, SD17
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Marsh foxtail
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Alopecurus geniculatus
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MG13
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Meadow foxtail
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Alopecurus pratensis
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MG4
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Marram
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Ammophila arenaria
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SD12, SD19
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Sweet vernal-grass
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Anthoxanthum odoratum
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MG3, MG5, MG8, W11
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False oat-grass
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Arrhenatherum elatius
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MG1, MG2
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Meadow oat-grass
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Avenula pratensis
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CG2, CG6
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Downy oat-grass
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Avenula pubescens
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CG6
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Tor-grass
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Brachypodium pinnatum
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CG4, CG5
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Quaking grass
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Briza media
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CG2, CG5
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Upright brome
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Bromus erectus
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CG3, CG5
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Crested dog's-tail
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Cynosurus cristatus
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MG4, MG5, MG6, MG8
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Cock's-foot
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Dactylis glomerata
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MG3, MG5, MG1, MG2, MC4, CG1
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Tufted hair-grass
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Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. cespitosa
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MG9,
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Wavy hair-grass
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Deschampsia flexuosa
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H2, W11, , , , , , , , , ,
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Smooth finger-grass
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Digitaria ischaemum
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OV5
|
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Elymus pycnanthus
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SM24
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Common couch
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Elytrigia repens
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OV5
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Tall fescue
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Festuca arundinacea
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MG12
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Sheep's fescue
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Festuca ovina
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H1, H5, H7, , CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CG7, U6, SD12, CG10
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Red fescue
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Festuca rubra
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MG2, MG3, MG4, MG5, MG6, MG8, MG11, MG12, MC1, MC2, MC3, MC4, MC5, MC6, MC10, CG6, CG10, SD19, MC12
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Viviparous fescue
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Festuca vivipara
|
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Yorkshire-fog
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Holcus lanatus
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MG3, MG4, MG5, MG6, MG8, MG9, MG10, H7, MC12
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Creeping soft-grass
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Holcus mollis
|
W11
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Crested hair-grass
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Koeleria macrantha
|
CG2
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Perennial rye-grass
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Lolium perenne
|
MG4, MG6
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Purple moor-grass
|
Molinia caerulea
|
H3, H4, H5
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Common reed
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Phragmites australis
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W2
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Annual meadow-grass
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Poa annua
|
OV4, OV5, OV20
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Smooth meadow-grass
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Poa pratensis
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SD12
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MG3, rough meadow-grass
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Poa trivialis
|
MG2, MG8
|
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Phleum arenarium
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SD19
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Common saltmarsh-grass
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Puccinellia maritima
|
SM10
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Sedges and rushes[]
English name
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
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Sand sedge
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Carex arenaria
|
SD11, SD12, SD19,
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Stiff sedge
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Carex bigelowii
|
,
|
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Carex elata
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S1
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Glaucous sedge
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Carex flacca
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CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, H6
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Common sedge
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Carex nigra
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SD17
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Flea sedge
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Carex pulicaris
|
H5
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Bottle sedge
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Carex rostrata
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W3, M4
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Cirpus cespitosus
|
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Common cottongrass
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Eriophorum angustifolium
|
M1, M2, M3, M20
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Hare's-tail cottongrass
|
Eriophorum vaginatum
|
M20
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Soft rush
|
Juncus effusus
|
MG10
|
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Juncus squarrosus
|
U6
|
Black bog-rush
|
Schoenus nigricans
|
H5
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Trees[]
English name
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
|
Field maple
|
Acer campestre
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W8
|
Alder
|
Alnus glutinosa
|
, , W7
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Silver birch
|
Betula pendula
|
W11
|
Downy birch
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Betula pubescens
|
W2, , W11
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Hazel
|
Corylus avellana
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W8, W9
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Ash
|
Fraxinus excelsior
|
W8, W9
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Juniper
|
Juniperus communis
|
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Alpine juniper
|
Juniperus communis ssp. nana
|
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Scots pine
|
Pinus sylvestris
|
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English oak
|
Quercus robur
|
W10
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Sessile oak
|
Quercus petraea
|
W11, W17
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Grey willow
|
Salix cinerea
|
W1, W2, W3
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Bay willow
|
Salix pentandra
|
W3
|
Yew
|
Taxus baccata
|
W13
|
Other dicotyledons[]
English name
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
|
A lady's-mantle
|
Alchemilla glabra
|
MG3
|
Bog pimpernel
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Anagallis tenella
|
H5
|
Wild angelica
|
Angelica sylvestris
|
W3, MG2
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Alpine bearberry
|
Arctostaphylos alpinu
|
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Bearberry
|
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
|
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Thyme-leaved sandwort
|
Arenaria serpyllifolia
|
SD19
|
Thrift
|
Armeria maritima
|
MC1, MC2, MC3, MC5
|
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Atriplex prostata agg.
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MC6
|
Sea beet
|
Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima
|
MC6
|
Wild cabbage
|
Brassica oleracea
|
MC4
|
Sea rocket
|
Cakile maritima
|
SD2
|
Heather
|
Calluna vulgaris
|
H1, H2, H3, H4, H7, , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Marsh-marigold
|
Caltha palustris
|
W3, MG8
|
Harebell
|
Campanula rotundifolia
|
CG10
|
Cuckooflower
|
Cardamine pratensis
|
W3
|
Carline thistle
|
Carlina vulgaris
|
CG1
|
Black knapweed
|
Centaurea nigra
|
MG5
|
Sea mouse-ear
|
Cerastium diffusum ssp. diffusum
|
MC5
|
Common mouse-ear
|
Cerastium fontanum
|
MG3, MG4, MG6, MG8
|
Corn marigold
|
Chrysanthemum segetum
|
OV4
|
Pignut
|
Conopodium majus
|
MG3
|
Dwarf cornel
|
Cornus suecica
|
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Smooth hawk's-beard
|
Crepis capillaris
|
OV5
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Rock samphire
|
Crithmum maritimum
|
MC1
|
Crosswort
|
Cruciata laevipes
|
MG2
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Ivy-leaved toadflax
|
Cymbalaria muralis
|
OV42
|
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Daucus carota ssp. gummifer
|
MC4
|
Round-leaved sundew
|
Drosera rotundifolia
|
M2
|
Crowberry
|
Empetrum nigrum ssp nigrum
|
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Mountain crowberry
|
Empetrum nigrum ssp hermaphroditum
|
,
|
Broad-leaved willowherb
|
Epilobium montanum
|
MG2
|
Bell heather
|
Erica cinerea
|
H2, H3, H4, H6, H7, , , ,
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Cross-leaved heath
|
Erica tetralix
|
M2, H3, H4, H5
|
Cornish heath
|
Erica vagans
|
H5, H6
|
Common stork's-bill
|
Erodium cicutarium
|
OV5
|
Meadowsweet
|
Filipendula ulmaria
|
W3, MG4, MG2, H6
|
Cleavers
|
Galium aparine
|
SD3
|
Common marsh-bedstraw
|
Galium palustre
|
W1, W3
|
Heath bedstraw
|
Galium saxatile
|
W11, , ,
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Dove's-foot crane's-bill
|
Geranium molle
|
OV5
|
Wood crane's-bill
|
Geranium sylvaticum
|
MG3
|
Water avens
|
Geum rivale
|
MG2, W3
|
Yellow horned-poppy
|
Glaucium flavum
|
SD1
|
Common rock-rose
|
Helianthemum nummularium
|
CG5
|
Common hogweed
|
Heracleum sphondylium
|
MG2
|
Mouse-ear hawkweed
|
Hieracium pilosella
|
CG1, CG2, CG5, CG7
|
Sea sandwort
|
Honkenya peploides
|
SD2
|
Common cat's-ear
|
Hypochaeris radicata
|
H7
|
Meadow vetchling
|
Lathyrus pratensis
|
MG4
|
Autumn hawkbit
|
Leontodon autumnalis
|
MG4, MG8
|
Rough hawkbit
|
Leontodon hispidus
|
CG2, CG5, CG7
|
Scots lovage
|
Ligusticum scoticum
|
MC2
|
Fairy flax
|
Linum catharticum
|
CG2
|
Honeysuckle
|
Lonicera periclymenum
|
W10
|
Bird's-foot trefoil
|
Lotus corniculatus
|
MG5, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG5, CG6, H7
|
Sea mayweed
|
Matricaria maritima
|
MC6, SD3
|
Bogbean
|
Menyanthes trifoliata
|
M1
|
Dog's mercury
|
Mercurialis perennis
|
MG2, W8, W9
|
Wood-sorrel
|
Oxalis acetosella
|
W9, W11
|
Pellitory-of-the-wall
|
Parietaria diffusa
|
OV41
|
Buck's-horn plantain
|
Plantago coronopus)
|
MC5, MC10
|
Ribwort plantain
|
Plantago lanceolata
|
MG3, MG4, MG5, CG1, CG2, CG3, H7, MC10, CG10
|
Sea plantain
|
Plantago maritima
|
H7, MC10
|
Knotgrass
|
Polygonum aviculare
|
OV4
|
Silverweed
|
Potentilla anserina
|
MG11, SD17
|
Tormentil
|
Potentilla erecta
|
W11, H4, H5, H7, CG10, , ,
|
Self-heal
|
Prunella vulgaris
|
CG10
|
Meadow buttercup
|
Ranunculus acris
|
MG3, MG4, MG8
|
Creeping buttercup
|
Ranunculus repens
|
MG10
|
Roseroot
|
Rhodiola rosea
|
MC3
|
Cloudberry
|
Rubus chamaemorus
|
|
Bramble
|
Rubus fruticosus agg.
|
W8, W10
|
Common sorrel
|
Rumex acetosa
|
MG3, MG4, MG8, MC3, MC12
|
Curled dock
|
Rumex crispus
|
SD1
|
Procumbent pearlwort
|
Sagina procumbens
|
OV20
|
Annual species of glasswort
|
Salicornia spp.
|
SM10
|
Salad burnet
|
Sanguisorba minor
|
CG1, CG2, CG3, CG5
|
Great burnet
|
Sanguisorba officinalis)
|
MG3, MG4
|
Small scabious
|
Scabiosa columbaria
|
CG2
|
Biting stonecrop
|
Sedum acre
|
MC5
|
English stonecrop
|
Sedum anglicum
|
MC5
|
Groundsel
|
Senecio vulgaris
|
OV5
|
Saw-wort
|
Serratula tinctoria
|
H5
|
Red campion
|
Silene dioica
|
MG2
|
Corn spurrey
|
Spergula arvensis
|
OV4, OV5
|
Greater sea-spurrey
|
Spergularia rupicola
|
MC1
|
Common chickweed
|
Stellaria media
|
MC7, OV5
|
Annual sea-blite
|
Suaeda maritima
|
SM10
|
Devil's-bit scabious
|
Succisa pratensis
|
H5
|
Dandelion
|
Taraxacum officinale agg.
|
MG4, CG6
|
Wild thyme
|
Thymus praecox
|
CG1, CG2, CG5, CG7, H7, CG10
|
Large thyme
|
Thymus pulegioides
|
CG7
|
Red clover
|
Trifolium pratense)
|
MG4, MG5
|
White clover
|
Trifolium repens)
|
MG3, MG4, MG5, MG6, MG8
|
Common gorse
|
Ulex europaeus
|
H6
|
Western gorse
|
Ulex gallii
|
H4, H5, H6,
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Dwarf gorse
|
Ulex minor
|
H2, H3
|
Stinging nettle
|
Urtica dioica
|
MG2
|
Bilberry
|
Vaccinium myrtillus
|
, , , , ,
|
Cowberry
|
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
|
, ,
|
Marsh valerian
|
Valeriana dioica
|
W3
|
Common valerian
|
Valeriana officinalis
|
MG2
|
Common dog-violet
|
Viola riviniana
|
W9, W11, H6, CG10
|
Other monocotyledons[]
Ferns[]
English name
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
|
Wall-rue
|
Asplenium ruta-muraria
|
OV39
|
Maidenhair spleenwort
|
Asplenium trichomanes
|
OV39
|
Hard fern
|
Blechnum spicant
|
|
Male fern
|
Dryopteris filix-mas
|
W9, MG2
|
Bracken
|
Pteridium aquilinum
|
W10, W11
|
Clubmosses[]
English name
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
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Fir clubmoss
|
Huperzia selago
|
|
Bryophytes[]
Mosses[]
English name
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
|
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Calliergon cuspidatum
|
W3, SD17
|
Yellow starry feather-moss
|
Campylium stellatum
|
H5
|
Broom fork-moss
|
Dicranum scoparium sensu lato
|
H1, , , , ,
|
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Eurhynchium praelongum
|
W8, W9
|
Common striated feather-moss
|
Eurhynchium striatum
|
W9
|
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Eurhynchium swartzii
|
MG2
|
Silky wall feather-moss
|
Homalothecium sericeum
|
OV39
|
Glittering wood-moss
|
Hylocomium splendens
|
CG10, W11, , , ,
|
Cypress-leaved plait-moss and allied species
|
Hypnum cupressiforme sensu lato
|
H1, CG7, , ,
|
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Hypnum jutlandicum
|
,
|
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Mnium hornum
|
W3
|
|
Plagiomnium undulatum
|
MG2, W9
|
|
Plagiothecium denticulatum
|
MG2
|
Waved silk-moss
|
Plagiothecium undulatum
|
|
|
Pleurozium schreberi
|
, , , , ,
|
Nodding thread-moss
|
Pohlia nutans
|
|
Common haircap
|
Polytrichum commune
|
M4, U6
|
Neat feather-moss
|
Pseudoscleropodium purum
|
W11, CG6
|
Woolly fringe-moss
|
Racomitrium lanuginosum
|
, , , , ,
|
Little shaggy-moss
|
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
|
, ,
|
Springy turf-moss
|
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
|
W11
|
Dotted thyme-moss
|
Rhizomnium punctatum
|
W3
|
|
Schistidium maritimum
|
MC2
|
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Sphagnum auriculatum
|
M1
|
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Sphagnum capillifolium
|
,
|
Feathery bog-moss
|
Sphagnum cuspidatum
|
M1, M2, M4
|
Flat-topped /
|
Sphagnum recurvum
|
M2, M4
|
Common tamarisk-moss
|
Thuidium tamariscinum
|
W9, W11
|
Liverworts[]
English name
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
|
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Lophocolea bidentata sensu lato
|
MG2, U6
|
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Pleurozia purpurea
|
|
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Porella platyphylla
|
OV39
|
Lichens[]
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