Worcestershire Recorders Field Meeting Burley Dene 11th June 2005 Vascular Flora Compiled by J.J.Day Scientific Name Common Name "County Status (Day,2001)" Acer campestre Field Maple Very Common Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder Common Aesculus hippocastanum Horse-chestnut Common Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony Widespread Agrostis capillaris Common Bent Very Common Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Very Common Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard Very Common Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Foxtail Common Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail Very Common Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Common Anisantha sterilis Barren Brome Very Common Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass Common Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley Very Common Apium nodiflorum Fool's Water-cress Common Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass Very Common Bellis perennis Daisy Very Common Bolboschoenus maritimus Sea Club-rush Very Rare Brachypodium sylvaticum False-brome Common Briza media Quaking-grass Widespread but Localised Briza media var albida Quaking-grass Very Rare Bromopsis erecta Upright Brome Widespread but Localised Bromopsis ramosa Hairy Brome Common Bromus commutatus Meadow Brome Widespread but Localised Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus Soft-brome Very Common Bromus racemosus Smooth Brome Scarce Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium Great Bindweed Common Cardamine pratensis Cuckoo-flower Common Carex caryophyllea Spring Sedge Uncommon Carex distans Distant Sedge Very Rare Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge Widespread Carex hirta Hairy Sedge Common Carex nigra Common Sedge Scarce Carex otrubae False Fox-sedge Widespread Carex panicea Carnation Sedge Uncommon Carex riparia Great Pond-sedge Widespread but Localised Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed Very Common Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare Common Mouse-ear Very Common Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb Very Common Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Very Common Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle Common Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Very Common Conium maculatum Hemlock Common Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed Very Common Cornus sanguinea Dogwood Common Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Very Common Crepis vesicaria Beaked Hawk's-beard Widespread Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail Very Common Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot Very Common Danthonia decumbens Heath-grass Uncommon Deschampsia caespitosa ssp. caespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Common Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel Widespread Dryopteris filix-mas Common Male Fern Common Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb Very Common Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue Common Festuca pratensis Meadow Fescue Widespread Festuca rubra ssp. rubra Red Fescue Very Common Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Common Fraxinus excelsior Ash Very Common Galium aparine Cleavers Very Common Galium palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw Widespread Galium palustre ssp. palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw Widespread Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw Common Genista tinctoria ssp. tinctoria Dyer's Greenweed Uncommon Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Very Common Geranium robertianum Herb-robert Very Common Glechoma hederacea Ground-ivy Very Common Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass Common Hedera helix ssp. helix Common Ivy Very Common Helictotrichon pubescens Downy Oat-grass Scarce Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Very Common Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog Very Common Hordeum secalinum Meadow Barley Widespread but Localised Hypericum hirsutum Hairy St. John's-wort Widespread Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear Very Common Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris Widespread Juncus acutiflorus Sharp-flowered Rush Widespread but Localised Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush Widespread Juncus effusus Soft Rush Very Common Juncus inflexus Hard Rush Common Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce Common Lamium album White Dead-nettle Very Common Lapsana communis Nipplewort Very Common Lathyrus nissolia Grass Vetchling Widespread but Localised Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling Very Common Lemna minor Common Duckweed Common Leontodon autumnalis Autumnal Hawkbit Very Common Leontodon hispidus Rough Hawkbit Widespread Leontodon saxatilis Lesser Hawkbit Widespread but Localised Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy Common Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet Common Linum catharticum Fairy Flax Widespread but Localised Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass Very Common Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Very Common Lotus glaber Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoil Very Scarce Lotus pedunculatus Large Bird's-foot-trefoil Widespread Luzula campestris Field Wood-rush Common Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged Robin Widespread but Localised Lysimachia nummularia Creeping-Jenny Common Lythrum salicaria Purple-loosestrife Widespread but Localised Malus domestica Apple Widespread Matricaria discoidea Pineapple Weed Very Common Medicago lupulina Black Medick Very Common Molinia caerulea Purple Moor-grass Rare Myosotis arvensis Field Forget-me-not Very Common Oenanthe silaifolia Narrow-leaved Water-dropwort Very Scarce Ononis repens Common Restharrow Widespread but Localised Orchis morio Green-winged Orchid Scarce Persicaria amphibia Amphibious Bistort Widespread Phleum pratense sens.str. Timothy Very Common Phragmites australis Common Reed Widespread but Localised Pimpinella saxifraga Burnet-saxifrage Widespread Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Very Common Plantago major ssp. major Greater Plantain Very Common Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass Very Common Poa humilis Spreading Meadow-grass Widespread but Localised Poa pratensis sens.str. Smooth Meadow-grass Very Common Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass Very Common Polygala vulgaris Common Milkwort Uncommon Polygonum aviculare sens.str. Knotgrass Very Common Populus nigra ssp. betulifolia Black Poplar Widespread but Localised Potentilla anserina Silverweed Common Potentilla erecta ssp. erecta Tormentil Widespread Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil Very Common Primula veris Cowslip Widespread Prunella vulgaris Selfheal Very Common Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Very Common Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane Widespread but Localised Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Very Common Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Very Common Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Very Common Rhinanthus minor Yellow-rattle Widespread but Localised Rosa arvensis Field Rose Common Rosa canina sens.str. Dog Rose Very Common Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble Very Common Rubus ulmifolius Bramble Common Rumex acetosa ssp. acetosa Common Sorrel Very Common Rumex crispus ssp. crispus Curled Dock Very Common Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Very Common Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock Very Common Salix alba White Willow Common Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia Grey Willow Very Common Sambucus nigra Elder Very Common Sanguisorba officinalis Great Burnet Uncommon Senecio erucifolius Hoary Ragwort Widespread Senecio vulgaris var. vulgaris Groundsel Very Common Silaum silaus Pepper-saxifrage Widespread but Localised Sison amomum Stone Parsley Widespread but Localised Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Very Common Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle Very Common Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle Very Common Stachys officinalis Betony Widespread but Localised Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort Very Common Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort Common Succisa pratensis Devil's-bit Scabious Widespread but Localised Tamus communis Black Bryony Common Taraxacum sp. Dandelion agg. Very Common Thalictrum flavum Common Meadow-rue Very Scarce Tragopogon pratensis Goat's-beard Common Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil Very Common Trifolium medium Zigzag Clover Widespread Trifolium pratense Red Clover Very Common Trifolium repens White Clover Very Common Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-grass Common Ulmus procera English Elm Very Common Urtica dioica Common Nettle Very Common Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch Common Vicia sativa ssp. segetalis Common Vetch Common Vicia sepium Bush Vetch Common Vicia tetrasperma Smooth Tare Widespread Viola canina Heath Dog-violet Rare Viola odorata Sweet Violet Widespread Viscum album Mistletoe Widespread