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The following is a botanic survey conducted by the Devonshire Association Botany Section from a 5 hour farm walk at Fowlescombe 27/06/2010

The survey below is split into Ferns and Allies, Trees and shrubs, Forbs etc., Grasses, and finally Sedges, Rushes and other monocots.

Ferns and allies

 
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Black Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair Spleenwort
Athyrium filix-femina Lady-fern
Blechnum spicant Hard-fern
Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern
Dryopteris filix-mas Male-fern
Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart's-tongue
Polypodium interjectum Intermediate Polypody
Polystichum setiferum Soft Shield-fern
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken
Trees and shrubs  
Acer campestre Field Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore
Alnus glutinosa Alder
Carpinus betulus Hornbeam
Corylus avellana Hazel
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
Fagus sylvatica Beech
Fraxinus excelsior Ash
Ilex aquifolium Holly
Platanus x hispanica London Plane (P. occidentalis x orientalis)
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn
Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak
Rosa arvensis Field-rose
Rosa canina agg. Dog-rose
Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble
Salix cinerea Grey Willow
Sambucus nigra Elder
Tilia x europaea Lime
Ulex europaeus Gorse
Viburnum opulus Guelder-rose

Forbs etc

 
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder
Ajuga reptans Bugle
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel
Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica
Apium nodiflorum Fool's-water-cress
Arctium minus Lesser Burdock
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort
Arum maculatum Lords-and-Ladies
Bellis perennis Daisy
Callitriche agg. Water-starwort
Caltha palustris Marsh-marigold
Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's-purse
Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bitter-cress
Cardamine pratensis Cuckooflower
Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed
Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear
Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear
Chaenorhinum minus Small Toadflax
Chaerophyllum temulum Rough Chervil
Chenopodium album Fat-hen
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-nightshade
Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle
Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle
Clematis vitalba Traveller's-joy
Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed
Coronopus didymus Lesser Swine-cress
Coronopus squamatus Swine-cress
Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawk's-beard
Cymbalaria muralis Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Digitalis purpurea Foxglove
Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel
Epilobium ciliatum American Willowherb
Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb
Epilobium obscurum Short-fruited Willowherb
Epilobium palustre Marsh Willowherb
Epilobium parviflorum Hoary Willowherb
Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet
Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry
Galeopsis tetrahit agg. Common Hemp-nettle
Galium aparine Cleavers
Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw
Galium palustre Marsh-bedstraw
Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
Geranium lucidum Shining Crane's-bill
Geranium molle Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert
Geranium versicolor Pencilled Crane's-bill
Geum urbanum Wood Avens
Glechoma hederacea Ground-ivy
Gnaphalium uliginosum Marsh Cudweed
Hedera helix Common Ivy
Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed
Hypericum tetrapterum Square-stalked St John's-wort
Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear
Lapsana communis Nipplewort
Lathyrus nissolia Grass Vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling
Leontodon autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit
Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy
Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus pedunculatus Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged-Robin
Lysimachia nemorum Yellow Pimpernel
Lysimachia vulgaris Yellow Loosestrife
Matricaria discoidea Pineappleweed
Medicago lupulina Black Medick
Mentha aquatica Water Mint
Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury
Moehringia trinervia Three-nerved Sandwort
Myosotis arvensis Field Forget-me-not
Myosotis secunda Creeping Forget-me-not
Myriophyllum spicatum Spiked Water-milfoil
Oenanthe crocata Hemlock Water-dropwort
Oxalis acetosella Wood-sorrel
Pentaglottis sempervirens Green Alkanet
Persicaria hydropiper Water-pepper
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
Plantago major Greater Plantain
Polygonum aviculare agg. Knotgrass
Polypodium interjectum Intermediate Polypody
Potentilla anserina Silverweed
Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil
Primula vulgaris Primrose
Prunella vulgaris Selfheal
Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane
Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup
Ranunculus flammula Lesser Spearwort
Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum agg. Water-cress
Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel
Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's-broom
Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort
Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort
Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort
Senecio aquaticus Marsh Ragwort
Senecio vulgaris Groundsel
Silene dioica Red Campion
Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard
Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet
Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle
Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle
Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort
Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort
Stellaria uliginosa Bog Stitchwort
Succisa pratensis Devil's-bit Scabious
Taraxacum agg. Dandelion
Teucrium scorodonia Wood Sage
Tragopogon pratensis Goat's-beard
Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil
Trifolium pratense Red Clover
Trifolium repens White Clover
Umbilicus rupestris Navelwort
Urtica dioica Common Nettle
Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell
Veronica beccabunga Brooklime
Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell
Veronica montana Wood Speedwell
Veronica persica Common Field-speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell
Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch
Viola riviniana Common Dog-violet

Grasses

 
Aira caryophyllea  Silver Hair-grass
Agrostis capillaris Common Bent
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent
Aira caryophyllea Silver Hair-grass
Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail
Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-Grass
Brachypodium sylvaticum False-brome
Bromus hordeaceus Soft-brome
Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail
Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass
Elytrigia repens Common Couch
Festuca gigantea Giant Fescue
Festuca ovina Sheep's-fescue
Festuca rubra Red Fescue
Glyceria declinata Small Sweet-grass
Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass
Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog
Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass
Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass
Phleum pratense Timothy
Phragmites australis Common Reed
Poa humilis Spreading Meadow-grass
Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass
Vulpia bromoides Squirreltail Fescue

Sedges, Rushes and other monocots.

Carex laevigata Smooth-stalked Sedge
Carex ovalis Oval Sedge
Carex paniculata Greater Tussock-sedge
Carex remota Remote Sedge
Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush
Juncus acutiflorus Sharp-flowered Rush
Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush
Juncus bufonius Toad Rush
Juncus effusus Soft-rush
Luzula campestris Field Wood-rush
Dactylorhiza praetermissa Southern Marsh-orchid
Orchis mascula Early-purple Orchid
Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bluebell
Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris
Tamus communis Black Bryony

 

 







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