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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
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
|
Brown bent
|
Agrostis vinealis
|
H6
|
Common bent
|
Agrostis capillaris
|
MG3,
MG5,
SD12,
CG10,
W11
|
Bristle bent
|
Agrostis curtisii
|
H3,
H4
|
Creeping bent
|
Agrostis stolonifera
|
MG10,
MG11,
MG12,
MG13,
MC10,
SD17
|
Marsh foxtail
|
Alopecurus geniculatus
|
MG13
|
Meadow foxtail
|
Alopecurus pratensis
|
MG4
|
Marram
|
Ammophila arenaria
|
SD12,
SD19
|
Sweet vernal-grass
|
Anthoxanthum odoratum
|
MG3,
MG5,
MG8,
W11
|
False oat-grass
|
Arrhenatherum elatius
|
MG1,
MG2
|
Meadow oat-grass
|
Avenula pratensis
|
CG2,
CG6
|
Downy oat-grass
|
Avenula pubescens
|
CG6
|
Tor-grass
|
Brachypodium pinnatum
|
CG4,
CG5
|
Quaking grass
|
Briza media
|
CG2,
CG5
|
Upright brome
|
Bromus erectus
|
CG3,
CG5
|
Crested dog's-tail
|
Cynosurus cristatus
|
MG4,
MG5,
MG6,
MG8
|
Cock's-foot
|
Dactylis glomerata
|
MG3,
MG5,
MG1,
MG2,
MC4,
CG1
|
Tufted hair-grass
|
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. cespitosa
|
MG9,
H21
|
Wavy hair-grass
|
Deschampsia flexuosa
|
H2,
W11,
H9,
H12,
H14,
H15,
H16,
H17,
H18,
H19,
H20,
H22
|
Smooth finger-grass
|
Digitaria ischaemum
|
OV5
|
Sea couch
|
Elymus pycnanthus
|
SM24
|
Common couch
|
Elytrigia repens
|
OV5
|
Tall fescue
|
Festuca arundinacea
|
MG12
|
Sheep's fescue
|
Festuca ovina
|
H1,
H5,
H7,
H20,
CG1,
CG2,
CG3,
CG4,
CG5,
CG7,
U6,
SD12,
CG10
|
Red fescue
|
Festuca rubra
|
MG2,
MG3,
MG4,
MG5,
MG6,
MG8,
MG11,
MG12,
MC1,
MC2,
MC3,
MC4,
MC5,
MC6,
MC10,
CG6,
CG10,
SD19,
MC12
|
Viviparous fescue
|
Festuca vivipara
|
H20
|
Yorkshire-fog
|
Holcus lanatus
|
MG3,
MG4,
MG5,
MG6,
MG8,
MG9,
MG10,
H7,
MC12
|
Creeping soft-grass
|
Holcus mollis
|
W11
|
Crested hair-grass
|
Koeleria macrantha
|
CG2
|
Perennial rye-grass
|
Lolium perenne
|
MG4,
MG6
|
Purple moor-grass
|
Molinia caerulea
|
H3,
H4,
H5
|
Common reed
|
Phragmites australis
|
W2
|
Annual meadow-grass
|
Poa annua
|
OV4,
OV5,
OV20
|
Smooth meadow-grass
|
Poa pratensis
|
SD12
|
MG3,
rough meadow-grass
|
Poa trivialis
|
MG2,
MG8
|
Sand cat's-tail
|
Phleum arenarium
|
SD19
|
Common saltmarsh-grass
|
Puccinellia maritima
|
SM10
|
Sedges and rushes
English name
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
|
Sand sedge
|
Carex arenaria
|
SD11,
SD12,
SD19,
H11
|
Stiff sedge
|
Carex bigelowii
|
H19,
H20
|
Tufted sedge
|
Carex elata
|
S1
|
Glaucous sedge
|
Carex flacca
|
CG2,
CG3,
CG4,
CG5,
H6
|
Common sedge
|
Carex nigra
|
SD17
|
Flea sedge
|
Carex pulicaris
|
H5
|
Bottle sedge
|
Carex rostrata
|
W3,
M4
|
Deergrass
|
Cirpus cespitosus
|
H15
|
Common cottongrass
|
Eriophorum angustifolium
|
M1,
M2,
M3,
M20
|
Hare's-tail cottongrass
|
Eriophorum vaginatum
|
M20
|
Soft rush
|
Juncus effusus
|
MG10
|
Heath rush
|
Juncus squarrosus
|
U6
|
Black bog-rush
|
Schoenus nigricans
|
H5
|
Trees
English name
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
|
A
lady's-mantle
|
Alchemilla glabra
|
MG3
|
Bog pimpernel
|
Anagallis tenella
|
H5
|
Wild angelica
|
Angelica sylvestris
|
W3,
MG2
|
Alpine bearberry
|
Arctostaphylos alpinu
|
H17
|
Bearberry
|
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
|
H16
|
Thyme-leaved sandwort
|
Arenaria serpyllifolia
|
SD19
|
Thrift
|
Armeria maritima
|
MC1,
MC2,
MC3,
MC5
|
Spear-leaved orache
|
Atriplex prostata agg.
|
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,
H8,
H9,
H10,
H11,
H12,
H13,
H14,
H15,
H16,
H17,
H21,
H22
|
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
|
H22
|
Smooth hawk's-beard
|
Crepis capillaris
|
OV5
|
Rock samphire
|
Crithmum maritimum
|
MC1
|
Crosswort
|
Cruciata laevipes
|
MG2
|
Ivy-leaved toadflax
|
Cymbalaria muralis
|
OV42
|
Sea carrot
|
Daucus carota ssp. gummifer
|
MC4
|
Round-leaved sundew
|
Drosera rotundifolia
|
M2
|
Crowberry
|
Empetrum nigrum ssp nigrum
|
H13
|
Mountain crowberry
|
Empetrum nigrum ssp hermaphroditum
|
H20,
H22
|
Broad-leaved willowherb
|
Epilobium montanum
|
MG2
|
Bell heather
|
Erica cinerea
|
H2,
H3,
H4,
H6,
H7,
H8,
H10,
H15,
H16
|
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,
H18,
H20,
|
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,
H10,
H15,
H21
|
Self-heal
|
Prunella vulgaris
|
CG10
|
Meadow buttercup
|
Ranunculus acris
|
MG3,
MG4,
MG8
|
Creeping buttercup
|
Ranunculus repens
|
MG10
|
Roseroot
|
Rhodiola rosea
|
MC3
|
Cloudberry
|
Rubus chamaemorus
|
H22
|
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,
H8
|
Dwarf gorse
|
Ulex minor
|
H2,
H3
|
Stinging nettle
|
Urtica dioica
|
MG2
|
Bilberry
|
Vaccinium myrtillus
|
H12,
H18,
H19,
H20,
H21,
H22
|
Cowberry
|
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
|
H16,
H19,
H22
|
Marsh valerian
|
Valeriana dioica
|
W3
|
Common valerian
|
Valeriana officinalis
|
MG2
|
Common dog-violet
|
Viola riviniana
|
W9,
W11,
H6,
CG10
|
Other monocotyledons
Ferns
Clubmosses
Bryophytes
Mosses
English name
|
Scientific name
|
Communities
|
Pointed spear-moss
|
Calliergon cuspidatum
|
W3,
SD17
|
Yellow starry feather-moss
|
Campylium stellatum
|
H5
|
Broom fork-moss
|
Dicranum scoparium sensu lato
|
H1,
H12,
H16,
H18,
H21,
H22
|
Common feather-moss
|
Eurhynchium praelongum
|
W8,
W9
|
Common striated feather-moss
|
Eurhynchium striatum
|
W9
|
Swartz's feather-moss
|
Eurhynchium swartzii
|
MG2
|
Silky wall feather-moss
|
Homalothecium sericeum
|
OV39
|
Glittering wood-moss
|
Hylocomium splendens
|
CG10,
W11,
H16,
H20,
H21,
H22
|
Cypress-leaved plait-moss and allied species
|
Hypnum cupressiforme sensu lato
|
H1,
CG7,
H14,
H15,
H21
|
Heath plait-moss
|
Hypnum jutlandicum
|
H12,
H16
|
Swan's-neck thyme-moss
|
Mnium hornum
|
W3
|
Hart's-tongue thyme-moss
|
Plagiomnium undulatum
|
MG2,
W9
|
Dented silk-moss
|
Plagiothecium denticulatum
|
MG2
|
Waved silk-moss
|
Plagiothecium undulatum
|
H21
|
|
Pleurozium schreberi
|
H12,
H16,
H18,
H20,
H21,
H22
|
Nodding thread-moss
|
Pohlia nutans
|
H9
|
Common haircap
|
Polytrichum commune
|
M4,
U6
|
Neat feather-moss
|
Pseudoscleropodium purum
|
W11,
CG6
|
Woolly fringe-moss
|
Racomitrium lanuginosum
|
H13,
H14,
H15,
H17,
H19,
H20
|
Little shaggy-moss
|
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
|
H20,
H21,
H22
|
Springy turf-moss
|
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
|
W11
|
Dotted thyme-moss
|
Rhizomnium punctatum
|
W3
|
Seaside grimmia
|
Schistidium maritimum
|
MC2
|
Cow-horn bog-moss
|
Sphagnum auriculatum
|
M1
|
Acute-leaved bog-moss
|
Sphagnum capillifolium
|
H21,
H22
|
Feathery bog-moss
|
Sphagnum cuspidatum
|
M1,
M2,
M4
|
Flat-topped /
flexuous bog-mosses
|
Sphagnum recurvum
|
M2,
M4
|
Common tamarisk-moss
|
Thuidium tamariscinum
|
W9,
W11
|
Liverworts
Lichens
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