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Wildflowers In Polstead Churchyard

Species Recorded in the Uncut Area

Recorder : Richard Kilshaw.

Initial survey 15-04-08 (in black).

Re-surveys: 03-05-08, 13-06-08

Updated: 13-06-08 (additions to initial survey highlighted in yellow)

Last updated: 09-07-08 (additions highlighted in blue)

Nomenclature follows Stace C. - New Flora of British Isles (1997)

Relative abundance of species within the site is indicated using ‘DAFOR' scale:

D = dominant, A = abundant, F = frequent, O = occasional and R = rare.

Where prefixed by L = locally; e.g. O/LA = occasional but locally abundant.

	Species	Scientific name	Relative Abundance
1	Red Fescue	Festuca rubra	A
2	Field Woodrush	Luzula campestris	A
3	Sweet vernal-grass	Anthoxanthum odoratum	A
4	Common Bent grass	Agrostis capillaris	A
5	Yellow Oat-grass	Trisetum flavescens	A
6	Oxeye daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	F/LA
7	Germander Speedwell	Veronica chamaedrys	F/LA
8	Mouse-ear Hawkweed	Pilosella officinarum	F/LA
9	Bulbous Buttercup	Ranunculus bulbosus	F
10	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	F
11	Daisy	Bellis perennis	F
12	Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	F
13	Common Knapweed	Centaurea nigra	F
14	Common mouse-ear	Cerastium fontanum	F
15	White Clover	Trifolium repens	F
16	Sorrel	Rumex acetosa	F
17	False Oat-grass	Arrhenatherum elatius	F
18	Lesser Trefoil	Trifolium dubium	F
19	Ground Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	O/LA
20	Hedge Bedstraw	Galium mollugo	O/LA
21	Lesser Stitchwort	Stellaria graminea	O/LA
22	Primrose	Primula vulgaris	O/LF
23	Hairy sedge	Carex hirta	O
24	Rough Meadow-grass	Poa trivialis	O
25	Field Scabious	Knautia arvensis	O
26	Field bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	O
27	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	O
28	Prickly Sedge	Carex muricata subspecies lamprocarpa	O
29	Cowslip	Primula veris	O
30	Dandelion	Taraxacum officinalis agg.	O
31	Sweet Violet	Viola odorata	O
32	Dove's-foot Crane's-bill	Geranium molle	O
33	Grey field Speedwell	Veronica polita	O
34	Burnet saxifrage	Pimpinella saxifraga	O
35	Meadow Buttercup	Ranunculus acris	O
36	Common sedge	Carex nigra	O
37	White Deadnettle	Lamium album	O
38	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	O
39	Shepherds purse	Bursa Capsella-pastoris	O
40	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	O
41	Cock's-foot grass	Dactylis glomerata	O
42	Rye grass	Lolium perenne	O
43	Common Forget-me-not	Myosotis arvensis	O
44	Yorkshire Fog	Holcus lanatus	O
45	Creeping Cinquefoil	Potentilla reptans	O
46	Barren Strawberry	Potentilla sterilis	O
47	Creeping Buttercup	Ranunculus repens	O
48	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	O
49	Annual Meadow-grass	Poa annua	O
50	Ivy-leaved Speedwell	Veronica hederifolia	O
51	Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	R/LF
52	Greater Celandine	Chelidonium majus	R
53	Curled Dock	Rumex crispus	R
54	Red Campion	Silene dioica	R
55	Prickly Sow-thistle	Sonchus asper	R
56	Spear Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	R
57	Lords and Ladies	Arum maculatum	R
58	Agrimony	Agrimonia eupatoria	R
59	Meadow Foxtail	Alopecurus pratensis	R
60	Burdock species	Arctium sp.	R
61	Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	R
62	Cut-leaved Crane's-bill	Geranium dissectum	R
63	Soft Brome	Bromus mollis	R
64	Timothy grass	Phleum bertolonii	R
65	Wood Dock	Rumex sanguineus	R
66	Bird's-foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	R
67	Cow Parsley	Anthriscus sylvestris	R
68	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	R
69	Common Ragwort	Senecio jacobaea	R
70	Common Calamint	Clinopodium ascendens	R
71	Ivy-leaved Toadflax	Cymbalaria muralis	R/LF
72	Biting Stonecrop	Sedum acre	R
73	Water Figwort	Scrophularia auriculata	R

Contact: Richard Kilshaw on 01206 262008 email

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