Warwickshire Rare Plants Register

  1. Locally Rare Species

NB This list still has to be sorted out and should not be taken as definitive yet

The columns to right are those species also present on other lists as shown.

4 LOCALLY RARE PLANTS NATIVE, AND EXTANT, IN WARWICKSHIRE

Aconitum napellus ssp napellus

MONK'S-HOOD

3a

4a

Agrostis vinealis

BROWN BENT

4a

Allium oleraceum

FIELD GARLIC

3a

4a

Anagallis tenella

BOG PIMPERNEL

4a

Apium graveolens

WILD CELERY

4a

Apium inundatum

LESSER MARSHWORT

4a

Asperula cynanchica ssp. cynanchica

SQUINANCYWORT

4a

Blysmus compressus

FLAT SEDGE (BROAD BLYSMUS)

4a

Bolboschoenus maritimus

SEA CLUB-RUSH

4a

Botrychium lunaria

MOONWORT

4a

Calamagrostis canescens

PURPLE SMALL-REED

4a

Callitriche brutia (pedunculata)

PEDUNCULATE WATER-STARWORT

4a

Callitriche hamulata

INTERMEDIATE WATER-STARWORT

4a

Callitriche hermaphroditica

A WATER STARWORT

4a

Calystegia sepium ssp sepium

A HEDGE BINDWEED SUBSPECIES

4a

Campanula glomerata

CLUSTERED BELLFLOWER

4a

Campanula patula

SPREADING BELLFLOWER

4a

Carex binervis

GREEN-RIBBED SEDGE

4a

Carex curta

WHITE SEDGE

4a

Carex diandra

LESSER TUSSOCK-SEDGE

4a

Carex dioica

DIOECIOUS SEDGE

4a

Carex distans

DISTANT SEDGE

4a

Carex divulsa ssp.leersii was muricata

LEERS' SEDGE

4a

Carex echinata

STAR SEDGE

4a

Carex elongata

ELONGATED SEDGE

4a

Carex hostiana

TAWNY SEDGE

4a

Carex laevigata

SMOOTH-STALKED SEDGE

4a

Carex muricata ssp lamrocarpa

PRICKLY SEDGE

4a

Carex pilulifera

PILL SEDGE

4a

Carex pulicaris

FLEA SEDGE

4a

Carex rostrata

BOTTLE SEDGE

4a

Carex strigosa

THIN-SPIKED WOOD-SEDGE

4a

Centaurium pulchellum

LESSER CENTAURY

4a

Cephalanthera longifolia

NARROW-LEAVED HELLEBORINE

3a

4a

Ceratocapnos claviculata

CLIMBING CORYDALIS (=WHITE CLIMBING FUMITORY)

4a

Ceratophyllum submersum

SOFT HORNWORT

3a

4a

Chrysosplenium alternifolium

ALTERNATE-LEAVED GOLDEN-SAXIFRAGE

4a

Cirsium dissectum

MEADOW THISTLE

4a

Cystopteris fragilis

BRITTLE BLADDER-FERN

4a

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

PERENNIAL WALL-ROCKET

4a

Drosera rotundifolia

ROUND-LEAVED SUNDEW

4a

Dryopteris affinis ssp. borreri

SCALY MALE-FERN SSP.

4a

Dryopteris affinis ssp. cambrensis

SCALY MALE-FERN SSP.

4a

Elatine hexandra

SIX-STAMENED WATERWORT

3a

4a

Eleocharis acicularis

NEEDLE SPIKE-RUSH

3a

4a

Eleocharis palustris ssp. palustris

COMMON SPIKE-RUSH SSP.

4a

Eleocharis quinqueflora

FEW-FLOWERED SPIKE-RUSH

4a

Eleogiton fluitans (=Scirpus)

FLOATING CLUB-RUSH

4a

Empetrum nigrum ssp. nigrum

CROWBERRY

4a

Epilobium lanceolatum

SPEAR-LEAVED WILLOWHERB

3a

4a

Epipactis palustris

MARSH HELLEBORINE

4a

Epipactis purpurata

VIOLET HELLEBORINE

4a

Erica tetralix

CROSS-LEAVED HEATH

4a

Eriophorum vaginatum

HARE'S TAIL COTTONGRASS

4a

Erophila majuscula

HAIRY WITLOW-GRASS

4a

Euphorbia platyphyllos

BROAD-LEAVED SPURGE

3a

4a

Euphrasia confusa

EYEBRIGHT

4a

Festuca altissima

WOOD FESCUE

3a

4a

Festuca filiformis

FINE-LEAVED SHEEP'S-FESCUE

4a

Filago minima

SMALL CUDWEED

4a

Fumaria capreolata ssp babingtonii

WHITE RAMPING-FUMITORY

3a

4a

Fumaria densiflora

DENSE-FLOWERED FUMITORY

3a

4a

Galeopsis angustifolia

RED HEMP-NETTLE

3a

4a

Genista anglica

PETTY WHIN

4a

Geranium rotundifolium

ROUND-LEAVED CRANE'S-BILL

4a

Gnaphalium sylvaticum

HEATH CUDWEED

3a

4a

Gymnocarpium robertianum

LIMESTONE FERN

3a

4a

Helleborus viridis (ssp orientalis)

GREEN HELLEBORE

4a

Hottonia palustris

WATER-VIOLET

4a

Jasione montana

SHEEP'S-BIT

4a

Lathraea squamaria

TOOTHWORT

4a

Lepidium heterophyllum (=smithii)

SMITH'S PEPPERWORT

4a

Limosella aquatica

MUDWORT

3a

4a

Littorella uniflora

SHOREWEED

4a

Luzula multiflora ssp congesta

A HEATH WOOD-RUSH SSP.

4a

Minuartia hybrida

FINE-LEAVED SANDWORT

3a

4a

Monotropa hypopitys ssp. hypopytis

YELLOW BIRD'S-NEST

4a

Montia fontana ssp. amporitana

A BLINKS

4a

Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma

A BLINKS

4a

Montia fontana ssp. variabilis

A BLINKS

4a

Myosotis secunda

CREEPING FORGET-ME-NOT

4a

Neottia nidus-avis

BIRD'S-NEST ORCHID

4a

Nepeta cataria

CAT-MINT

4a

Oenanthe aquatica

FINE-LEAVED WATER-DROPWORT

4a

Oenanthe fluviatilis

RIVER WATER-DROPWORT

3a

4a

Oenanthe lachenalii

PARSLEY WATER-DROPWORT

4a

Ophrys insectifera

FLY ORCHID

4a

Oreopteris limbosperma

LEMON-SCENTED FERN (MOUNTAIN F.)

4a

Parnassia palustris

GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS

4a

Pedicularis palustris

MARSH LOUSEWORT

4a

Pedicularis sylvatica ssp. sylvatica

LOUSEWORT

4a

Persicaria minor

SMALL WATER-PEPPER

3b

4a

Pinguicula vulgaris

COMMON BUTTERWORT

4a

Platanthera bifolia

LESSER BUTTERFLY-ORCHID

4a

Potamogeton friesii

FLAT-STALKED PONDWEED

3a

4a

Potamogeton polygonifolius

BOG PONDWEED

4a

Potamogeton trichoides

HAIRLIKE PONDWEED

3a

4a

Potentilla argentea

HOARY CINQUEFOIL

3a

4a

Ranunculus omiophyllus

ROUND-LEAVED CROWFOOT

4a

Rosa micrantha

SMALL-FLOWERED SWEET-BRIAR

4a

Rosa sherardii

SHERARD'S DOWNY-ROSE

4a

Rosa tomentosa

HARSH DOWNY-ROSE

4a

Rumex pulcher

FIDDLE DOCK

4a

Sagina nodosa

KNOTTED PEARLWORT

4a

Salvia verbenaca (horminoides)

WILD CLARY

4a

Samolus valerandi

BROOKWEED

4a

Scrophularia umbrosa

GREEN FIGWORT

3a

4a

Sedum telephium ssp. fabiaria

AN ORPINE SUBSP

4a

Sedum telephium ssp. telephium

AN ORPINE SUBSP

4a

Silene noctiflora

NIGHT-FLOWERING CATCHFLY

3a

4a

Spirodela polyrhiza

GREATER DUCKWEED

4a

Stellaria pallida

LESSER CHICKWEED

4a

Thymus pulegioides

LARGE THYME

4a

Trichophorum cespitosum ssp germanicum

DEERGRASS

4a

Trifolium scabrum

ROUGH CLOVER

4a

Trifolium subterraneum

SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER

4a

Umbilicus rupestris

NAVELWORT (WALL PENNYWORT)

4a

Utricularia australis

BLADDERWORT

4a

Vaccinium oxycoccos

CRANBERRY

4a

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

COWBERRY

4a

Valerianella dentata

NARROW-FRUITED CORNSALAD

3a

4a

Vicia parviflora

SLENDER TARE

3a

4a

Viola canina ssp canina

HEATH DOG VIOLET

4a

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5. Locally scarce and declining

This list should be composed of Warwickshire native species which are present still in up to 10 sites (moveable kilometre squares) and are thought to be declining. In practice there is a great deal of work to be done before such a list could be definitive but the BSBI criteria leave discretion to the County Recorder. Therefore I have selected those species which in the Atlas 2000 survey were recorded in 4 to 10 hectads and which either had declined to a half of the squares they had been present in the Computer-mapped Flora survey 1970 or were in decline by comparison with Bagnall and other former records.

 

5a LOCALLY SCARCE EXTANT BUT DECLINING NATIVE

Agrimonia procera

FRAGRANT AGRIMONY

5a

Aira caryophyllea

SILVER HAIR-GRASS

5a

Aira praecox

EARLY HAIR-GRASS

5a

Alisma lanceolatum

N.L.WATER PLANTAIN

5a

Alopecurus aequalis

ORANGE FOXTAIL

3a

5a

Anthemis arvensis

CORN CHAMOMILE

5a

Aphanes australis (inexpectata)

SLENDER PARSLEY-PIERT

5a

Atropa belladonna

DEADLY NIGHTSHADE

5a

Blechnum spicant

HARD FERN

5a

Callitriche platycarpa

VARIOUS-LEAVED WATER-STARWORT

5a

Carex caryophyllea (praecox)

SPRING-SEDGE

5a

Carex divulsa

GREY SEDGE

5a

Carex vesicaria

BLADDER-SEDGE

5a

Catabrosa aquatica

WHORL-GRASS

5a

Cerastium diffusum

SEA MOUSE-EAR

5a

Cerastium semidecandrum

LITTLE MOUSE-EAR

5a

Clinopodium ascendens

COMMON CALAMINT

5a

Colchicum autumnale

MEADOW SAFFRON

5a

Convallaria majalis

LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY

5a

Crepis biennis

ROUGH HAWK'S-BEARD

5a

Cynoglossum officinale

HOUND'S-TONGUE

5a

Dactylorhiza maculata ssp ericetorum

HEATH SPOTTED-ORCHID

5a

Danthonia decumbens (Sieglingia)

HEATH-GRASS

5a

Eleocharis uniglumis

SLENDER SPIKE-RUSH

5a

Epilobium palustre

MARSH WILLOWHERB

5a

Erica cinerea

BELL HEATHER

5a

Eriophorum angustifolium

COMMON COTTONGRASS

5a

Euphorbia amygdaloides ssp. amygdaloides

WOOD SPURGE

5a

Euphrasia nemorosa

EYEBRIGHT

5a

Filago vulgaris (=germanica)

COMMON CUDWEED

5a

Filipendula vulgaris

DROPWORT

5a

Fumaria muralis (ssp boraei)

COMMON RAMPING-FUMITORY

5a

Genista tinctoria ssp tinctoria

DYER'S GREENWEED

5a

Geranium columbinum

LONG-STALKED CRANE'S-BILL

5a

Geum rivale

WATER AVENS

5a

Groenlandia densa

OPPOSITE-LEAVED PONDWEED

5a

Helianthemum nummularium

COMMON ROCKROSE

5a

Helictotrichon pratense

MEADOW OAT-GRASS

5a

Helleborus foetidus

STINKING HELLEBORE

3a

5a

Hieracium vagum

A HAWKWEED

5a

Hydrocotyle vulgaris

MARSH PENNYWORT

5a

Hypericum androsaemum

TUTSAN

5a

Isolepis setacea (Scirpus)

BRISTLE CLUB-RUSH

5a

Juncus compressus

ROUND-FRUITED RUSH

5a

Juncus squarrosus

HEATH RUSH

5a

Juncus subnodulosus

BLUNT-FLOWERED RUSH

5a

Koeleria macrantha (cristata)

CRESTED HAIR-GRASS

5a

Lactuca virosa

GREAT LETTUCE

5a

Legousia hybrida

VENUS'S-LOOKING-GLASS

5a

Luzula sylvatica

GREAT WOOD-RUSH

5a

Lythrum portula (Peplis)

WATER-PURSLANE

5a

Melampyrum pratense

COMMON COW-WHEAT

5a

Mentha x verticillata (arv x aqu)

WHORLED MINT

5a

Menyanthes trifoliata

BOGBEAN

5a

Molinia caerulea

PURPLE MOOR-GRASS

5a

Myosurus minimus

MOUSETAIL

3a

5a

Nardus stricta

MAT-GRASS

5a

Ornithopus perpusillus

BIRD'S-FOOT

5a

Plantago coronopus

BUCK'S-HORN PLANTAIN

5a

Platanthera chlorantha

GREATER BUTTERFLY-ORCHID

5a

Polygala serpyllifolia

HEATH MILKWORT

5a

Polygonum rurivagum

CORNFIELD KNOTGRASS

3a

5a

Potamogeton lucens

SHINING PONDWEED

5a

Potentilla palustris

MARSH CINQUEFOIL

5a

Ranunculus circinatus

FAN-LEAVED WATER-CROWFOOT

5a

Ranunculus fluitans

RIVER WATER-CROWFOOT

5a

Ranunculus hederaceus

IVY-LEAVED CROWFOOT

5a

Ranunculus parviflorus

SMALL-FLOWERED BUTTERCUP

3a

5a

Ranunculus peltatus

POND WATER-CROWFOOT

5a

Ranunculus penicillatus ssp pseu. (var pseu.(was var calc))

STREAM WATER-CROWFOOT

5a

Rorippa x sterilis (nas x mic)

HYBRID WATERCRESS

5a

Rosa obtusifolia

ROUND-LEAVED DOG-ROSE

5a

Rosa rubiginosa

SWEET-BRIAR

5a

Sagina apetala ssp apetala (=ciliata)

ANNUAL PEARLWORT SSP

5a

Salix aurita

EARED WILLOW

5a

Salix pentandra

BAY WILLOW

5a

Salix triandra

ALMOND WILLOW

5a

Sambucus ebulus

DWARF ELDER

5a

Scabiosa columbaria

SMALL SCABIOUS

5a

Scandix pecten-veneris

SHEPHERD'S-NEEDLE

3a

5a

Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus

ANNUAL KNAWEL

5a

Sedum telephium ssp. fabiaria

AN ORPINE SUBSP

4a

5a

Sedum telephium ssp. telephium

AN ORPINE SUBSP

4a

5a

Serratula tinctoria

SAW-WORT

5a

Stachys arvensis

FIELD WOUNDWORT

5a

Thymus polytrichus ssp. britannicus (drucei)