Warwickshire Rare Plants Register

The Priority List working WORD version

KEY TO HABITAT CODES: These are the same habitat categories used in The Computer-mapped Flora of Warwickshire (1971) by Cadbury, Hawkes and Readett.

w = woodland (29 species),

m = marginal, hedges, scrub (13)

ws = waterside, marsh (39)

wa = in water (22)

h = heathland (48)

sk = skeletal, walls, sand, stoney places ( 8)

c = cultivated or disturbed ground (19) Fieldwork 2001;

g = grassland (40);

ru = ruderal, rough land.(21)

Total 239 species priority.

w = WOODLAND

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w/ws

Carex laevigata

SMOOTH-STALKED SEDGE

w/ws

Carex strigosa

THIN-SPIKED WOOD-SEDGE

w

Cephalanthera longifolia

NARROW-LEAVED HELLEBORINE

w

Ceratocapnos claviculata

CLIMBING CORYDALIS (=WHITE CLIMBING FUMITORY)

w

Convallaria majalis

LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY

w

Dryopteris affinis ssp. borreri

SCALY MALE-FERN SSP.

w

Dryopteris affinis ssp. cambrensis

SCALY MALE-FERN SSP.

w

Epipactis purpurata

VIOLET HELLEBORINE

w

Euphorbia amygdaloides ssp. amygdaloides

WOOD SPURGE

w/ws

Festuca altissima

WOOD FESCUE

w

Geum rivale

WATER AVENS

w/m

Helleborus viridis (ssp orientalis)

GREEN HELLEBORE

w

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

BLUEBELL

w/m

Hypericum androsaemum

TUTSAN

w

Impatiens noli-tangere

TOUCH-ME-NOT BALSAM

w

Lathraea squamaria

TOOTHWORT

w

Lilium martagon

MARTAGON LILY

w

Luzula sylvatica

GREAT WOOD-RUSH

w

Lythrum portula (Peplis)

WATER-PURSLANE

w

Maianthemum bifolium

MAY LILY

w

Melampyrum pratense

COMMON COW-WHEAT

w

Monotropa hypopitys ssp. hypopytis

YELLOW BIRD'S-NEST

w

Muscari neglectum

GRAPE HYACINTH

w

Neottia nidus-avis

BIRD'S-NEST ORCHID

w

Platanthera bifolia

LESSER BUTTERFLY-ORCHID

w

Platanthera chlorantha

GREATER BUTTERFLY-ORCHID

w

Polygonatum odoratum

ANGULAR SOLOMON'S-SEAL

w/m

Sedum telephium ssp. telephium

AN ORPINE SUBSP

w/m

Tilia platyphyllos

LARGE-LEAVED LIME

ws = WATERSIDE, MARSH

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ws

Aconitum napellus ssp napellus

MONK'S-HOOD

ws

Alopecurus aequalis

ORANGE FOXTAIL

ws

Blechnum spicant

HARD FERN

ws

Blysmus compressus

FLAT SEDGE (BROAD BLYSMUS)

ws

Bolboschoenus maritimus

SEA CLUB-RUSH

ws

Calamagrostis canescens

PURPLE SMALL-REED

ws

Carex distans

DISTANT SEDGE

ws

Carex elongata

ELONGATED SEDGE

ws

Carex hostiana

TAWNY SEDGE

ws

Carex rostrata

BOTTLE SEDGE

ws

Carex vesicaria

BLADDER-SEDGE

ws

Catabrosa aquatica

WHORL-GRASS

ws

Chrysosplenium alternifolium

ALTERNATE-LEAVED GOLDEN-SAXIFRAGE

ws

Eleocharis acicularis

NEEDLE SPIKE-RUSH

ws

Eleocharis palustris ssp. palustris

COMMON SPIKE-RUSH SSP.

ws

Eleocharis uniglumis

SLENDER SPIKE-RUSH

ws

Epilobium palustre

MARSH WILLOWHERB

ws

Epipactis palustris

MARSH HELLEBORINE

ws

Isolepis setacea (Scirpus)

BRISTLE CLUB-RUSH

ws

Juncus subnodulosus

BLUNT-FLOWERED RUSH

ws

Limosella aquatica

MUDWORT

ws

Littorella uniflora

SHOREWEED

ws

Mentha x verticillata (arv x aqu)

WHORLED MINT

ws

Menyanthes trifoliata

BOGBEAN

ws

Oenanthe lachenalii

PARSLEY WATER-DROPWORT

ws

Persicaria minor

SMALL WATER-PEPPER

ws

Potentilla palustris

MARSH CINQUEFOIL

ws

Ranunculus hederaceus

IVY-LEAVED CROWFOOT

ws

Ranunculus omiophyllus

ROUND-LEAVED CROWFOOT

ws

Rorippa x sterilis (nas x mic)

HYBRID WATERCRESS

ws

Rumex maritimus

GOLDEN DOCK

ws

Salix aurita

EARED WILLOW

ws

Salix pentandra

BAY WILLOW

ws

Salix triandra

ALMOND WILLOW

ws

Samolus valerandi

BROOKWEED

ws

Scrophularia umbrosa

GREEN FIGWORT

ws

Triglochin palustre

MARSH ARROWGRASS

ws

Valeriana dioica

MARSH VALERIAN

ws

Veronica scutellata

MARSH SPEEDWELL

 

 

 

wa = IN WATER

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wa

Alisma lanceolatum

N.L.WATER PLANTAIN

wa

Apium inundatum

LESSER MARSHWORT

wa

Callitriche brutia (pedunculata)

PEDUNCULATE WATER-STARWORT

wa

Callitriche hamulata

INTERMEDIATE WATER-STARWORT

wa

Callitriche hermaphroditica

A WATER STARWORT

wa

Callitriche platycarpa

VARIOUS-LEAVED WATER-STARWORT

wa

Ceratophyllum submersum

SOFT HORNWORT

wa

Groenlandia densa

OPPOSITE-LEAVED PONDWEED

wa

Hottonia palustris

WATER-VIOLET

wa

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

FROGBIT

wa

Oenanthe aquatica

FINE-LEAVED WATER-DROPWORT

wa

Oenanthe fluviatilis

RIVER WATER-DROPWORT

wa

Potamogeton friesii

FLAT-STALKED PONDWEED

wa

Potamogeton lucens

SHINING PONDWEED

wa

Potamogeton polygonifolius

BOG PONDWEED

wa

Potamogeton trichoides

HAIRLIKE PONDWEED

wa

Ranunculus circinatus

FAN-LEAVED WATER-CROWFOOT

wa

Ranunculus fluitans

RIVER WATER-CROWFOOT

wa

Ranunculus peltatus

POND WATER-CROWFOOT

wa

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

STREAM WATER-CROWFOOT

wa

Spirodela polyrhiza

GREATER DUCKWEED

wa

Utricularia australis

BLADDERWORT

 

 

sk = SKELETAL, WALLS, SANDY, STONEY PLACES

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sk

Adiantum capillus-veneris

MAIDENHAIR FERN

sk

Cystopteris fragilis

BRITTLE BLADDER-FERN

sk

Potentilla argentea

HOARY CINQUEFOIL

sk

Salix repens

CREEPING WILLOW

sk

Stellaria pallida

LESSER CHICKWEED

sk/g

Trifolium scabrum

ROUGH CLOVER

sk

Umbilicus rupestris

NAVELWORT (WALL PENNYWORT)

sk/ru

Verbena officinalis

VERVAIN

 

 

ru = RUDERAL, ROUGH LAND

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ru sk

Aira caryophyllea

SILVER HAIR-GRASS

ru sk

Aira praecox

EARLY HAIR-GRASS

ru c

Althaea hirsuta

ROUGH MARSH-MALLOW

ru

Apera spica-venti

LOOSE SILKY-BENT

ru

Atropa belladonna

DEADLY NIGHTSHADE

ru

Carex arenaria

SAND SEDGE

ru

Cerastium diffusum

SEA MOUSE-EAR

ru

Dianthus armeria (as alien)

DEPTFORD PINK

ru

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

PERENNIAL WALL-ROCKET

ru

Epilobium lanceolatum

SPEAR-LEAVED WILLOWHERB

ru/c

Falcaria vulgaris

LONGLEAF

ru

Festuca heterophylla

VARIOUS-LEAVED FESCUE

ru

Fumaria capreolata ssp babingtonii

WHITE RAMPING-FUMITORY

ru c

Fumaria muralis (ssp boraei)

COMMON RAMPING-FUMITORY

ru g

Hyoscyamus niger

HENBANE

ru

Lactuca virosa

GREAT LETTUCE

ru

Lepidium latifolium

DITTANDER

ru

Minuartia hybrida

FINE-LEAVED SANDWORT

ru

Sagina apetala ssp apetala (=ciliata)

ANNUAL PEARLWORT SSP

ru

Verbascum virgatum

TWIGGY MULLEIN

ru

Vicia tenuifolia

FINE-LEAVED VETCH

m = MARGINAL, HEDGEROW, SCRUB, BUSHES

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m/w

Agrimonia procera

FRAGRANT AGRIMONY

m

Carex divulsa

GREY SEDGE

m

Helleborus foetidus

STINKING HELLEBORE

m

Inula helenium

ELECAMPANE

m

Lathyrus tuberosus

TUBEROUS PEA

m

Nepeta cataria

CAT-MINT

m

Ophrys insectifera

FLY ORCHID

m

Rosa micrantha

SMALL-FLOWERED SWEET-BRIAR

m

Rosa obtusifolia

ROUND-LEAVED DOG-ROSE

m

Rosa rubiginosa

SWEET-BRIAR

m

Rosa sherardii

SHERARD'S DOWNY-ROSE

m

Rosa tomentosa

HARSH DOWNY-ROSE

m

Sambucus ebulus

DWARF ELDER

h = HEATHLAND

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h

Anagallis tenella

BOG PIMPERNEL

h/wa

Carex binervis

GREEN-RIBBED SEDGE

h/ws

Carex curta

WHITE SEDGE

h/ws

Carex diandra

LESSER TUSSOCK-SEDGE

h/ws

Carex dioica

DIOECIOUS SEDGE

h/ws

Carex echinata

STAR SEDGE

h

Carex pilulifera

PILL SEDGE

h/ws

Carex pulicaris

FLEA SEDGE

h g

Cirsium dissectum

MEADOW THISTLE

h/ws

Dactylorhiza maculata ssp ericetorum

HEATH SPOTTED-ORCHID

h g

Danthonia decumbens (Sieglingia)

HEATH-GRASS

h/ws

Drosera rotundifolia

ROUND-LEAVED SUNDEW

h/ws

Elatine hexandra

SIX-STAMENED WATERWORT

h/ws

Eleocharis quinqueflora

FEW-FLOWERED SPIKE-RUSH

h/wa

Eleogiton fluitans (=Scirpus)

FLOATING CLUB-RUSH

h

Empetrum nigrum ssp. nigrum

CROWBERRY

h

Erica cinerea

BELL HEATHER

h

Erica tetralix

CROSS-LEAVED HEATH

h/ws

Eriophorum angustifolium

COMMON COTTONGRASS

h/ws

Eriophorum vaginatum

HARE'S TAIL COTTONGRASS

h g

Festuca filiformis

FINE-LEAVED SHEEP'S-FESCUE

h

Filago minima

SMALL CUDWEED

h g

Filago vulgaris (=germanica)

COMMON CUDWEED

h

Genista anglica

PETTY WHIN

h

Gnaphalium sylvaticum

HEATH CUDWEED

h/ws

Hydrocotyle vulgaris

MARSH PENNYWORT

h g

Jasione montana

SHEEP'S-BIT

h

Juncus squarrosus

HEATH RUSH

h

Luzula multiflora ssp congesta

A HEATH WOOD-RUSH SSP.

h

Molinia caerulea

PURPLE MOOR-GRASS

h

Montia fontana ssp. amporitana

A BLINKS

h

Montia fontana ssp. variabilis

A BLINKS

h

Myosotis secunda

CREEPING FORGET-ME-NOT

h

Nardus stricta

MAT-GRASS

h g

Oreopteris limbosperma

LEMON-SCENTED FERN (MOUNTAIN F.)

h g

Parnassia palustris

GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS

h

Pedicularis palustris

MARSH LOUSEWORT

h g

Pedicularis sylvatica ssp. sylvatica

LOUSEWORT

h

Pinguicula vulgaris

COMMON BUTTERWORT

h

Polygala serpyllifolia

HEATH MILKWORT

h

Sagina nodosa

KNOTTED PEARLWORT

h

Trichophorum cespitosum ssp germanicum

(special project)

DEERGRASS

h

Ulex gallii

WESTERN GORSE

h/w

Vaccinium myrtillus

BILBERRY (BLACKWORTS)

h

Vaccinium oxycoccos

CRANBERRY

h

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

COWBERRY

h

Viola canina ssp canina

HEATH DOG VIOLET

h/ws

Viola palustris ssp palustris

MARSH VIOLET

g = GRASSLAND

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g w

Colchicum autumnale

MEADOW SAFFRON

g ru

Aphanes australis (inexpectata)

SLENDER PARSLEY-PIERT

g ru

Apium graveolens

WILD CELERY

g ru

Carex divulsa ssp.leersii was muricata

LEERS' SEDGE

g ru

Carex muricata ssp lamrocarpa

PRICKLY SEDGE

g ru

Cerastium semidecandrum

LITTLE MOUSE-EAR

g ru

Crepis biennis

ROUGH HAWK'S-BEARD

g ru

Cynoglossum officinale

HOUND'S-TONGUE

g ru

Juncus compressus

ROUND-FRUITED RUSH

g ru

Rumex pulcher

FIDDLE DOCK

g ru

Torilis nodosa

KNOTTED HEDGE-PARSLEY

g ru

Trifolium striatum

KNOTTED CLOVER (SOFT C.)

g

Aceras anthropophorum

MAN ORCHID

g

Allium oleraceum

FIELD GARLIC

g

Asperula cynanchica ssp. cynanchica

SQUINANCYWORT

g

Botrychium lunaria

MOONWORT

g

Campanula glomerata

CLUSTERED BELLFLOWER

g

Carex caryophyllea (praecox)

SPRING-SEDGE

g

Centaurium pulchellum

LESSER CENTAURY

g

Crocus nudiflorus

AUTUMN CROCUS

g

Erodium moschatum

MUSK STORK'S-BILL

g

Euphrasia confusa

EYEBRIGHT

g

Euphrasia nemorosa

EYEBRIGHT

g

Filipendula vulgaris

DROPWORT

g

Fritillaria meleagris

FRITILLARY

g

Genista tinctoria ssp tinctoria

DYER'S GREENWEED

g

Geranium columbinum

LONG-STALKED CRANE'S-BILL

g

Geranium rotundifolium

ROUND-LEAVED CRANE'S-BILL

g

Helianthemum nummularium

COMMON ROCKROSE

g

Helictotrichon pratense

MEADOW OAT-GRASS

g

Koeleria macrantha (cristata)

CRESTED HAIR-GRASS

g

Orchis morio

GREEN-WINGED ORCHID

g

Salvia verbenaca (horminoides)

WILD CLARY

g

Scabiosa columbaria

SMALL SCABIOUS

g

Serratula tinctoria

SAW-WORT

g

Thymus polytrichus ssp. britannicus (drucei)

WILD THYME

g

Thymus pulegioides

LARGE THYME

g

Trifolium fragiferum

STRAWBERRY CLOVER

g

Trifolium subterraneum

SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER

g

Tulipa sylvestris

WILD TULIP

g

Vicia parviflora

SLENDER TARE

c = CULTIVATED, DISTURBED GROUND

The BSBI's special project for 2001 is on arable weeds; we could combine that with monitoring these plants.

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c

Anthemis arvensis

CORN CHAMOMILE

c

Centaurea cyanus

CORNFLOWER (as alien)

c

Euphorbia platyphyllos

BROAD-LEAVED SPURGE

c

Fumaria densiflora

DENSE-FLOWERED FUMITORY

c

Galeopsis angustifolia

RED HEMP-NETTLE

c

Legousia hybrida

VENUS'S-LOOKING-GLASS

c

Myosurus minimus

MOUSETAIL

c

Papaver argemone

PRICKLY POPPY

c

Papaver hybridum

ROUGH POPPY

c

Polygonum rurivagum

CORNFIELD KNOTGRASS

c

Ranunculus arvensis

CORN BUTTERCUP

c

Ranunculus parviflorus

SMALL-FLOWERED BUTTERCUP

c

Scandix pecten-veneris

SHEPHERD'S-NEEDLE

c

Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus

ANNUAL KNAWEL

c

Silene gallica

SMALL-FLOWERED CATCHFLY

c

Silene noctiflora

NIGHT-FLOWERING CATCHFLY

c

Stachys arvensis

FIELD WOUNDWORT

c

Torilis arvensis

SPREADING HEDGE-PARSLEY

c

Valerianella dentata

NARROW-FRUITED CORNSALAD

 

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