GRASSLAND HERBS AT WINDMILL HILL 1998 AND 2002
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RESULTS FROM 298 SAMPLES OF 200mm BY 200mm SIZE
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
ENGLISH NAME |
FREQUENCY |
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ABUNDANCE |
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No. of samples |
% of samples |
No. of plants |
% of plants |
Est. total plants |
No. / sq. m. |
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Per grassland herbs |
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Achillea millefolium |
Yarrow |
6 |
2.0 |
9 |
0.3 |
24000 |
0.8 |
Agrimonia eupatoria |
Agrimony |
10 |
3.4 |
13 |
0.5 |
34000 |
1.1 |
Astragalus glycyphyllos |
Wild liquorice |
8 |
2.7 |
13 |
0.5 |
34000 |
1.1 |
Centaurea nigra |
Common knapweed |
97 |
32.6 |
261 |
9.6 |
699000 |
21.9 |
Centaurea scabiosa |
Greater knapweed |
2 |
0.7 |
2 |
0.1 |
5000 |
0.2 |
Cirsium acaulon |
Dwarf thistle |
3 |
1.0 |
4 |
0.1 |
10000 |
0.3 |
Clinopodium vulgare |
Wild basil |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Galium verum |
Lady's bedstraw |
87 |
29.2 |
323 |
11.9 |
865000 |
27.1 |
Geranium pratense |
Meadow crane's-bill |
2 |
0.7 |
3 |
0.1 |
8000 |
0.3 |
Hypericum perforatum |
Perforate St John's-wort |
22 |
7.4 |
58 |
2.1 |
155000 |
4.9 |
Knautia arvensis |
Field scabious |
49 |
16.4 |
84 |
3.1 |
225000 |
7.0 |
Lathyrus pratensis |
Meadow vetchling |
78 |
26.2 |
174 |
6.4 |
466000 |
14.6 |
Leontodon hispidus |
Rough hawkbit |
20 |
6.7 |
67 |
2.5 |
179000 |
5.6 |
Lotus corniculatus |
Common bird's-foot-trefoil |
96 |
32.2 |
412 |
15.1 |
1104000 |
34.6 |
Medicago lupulina |
Black medick |
50 |
16.8 |
141 |
5.2 |
377000 |
11.8 |
Ononis repens |
Common restharrow |
2 |
0.7 |
4 |
0.1 |
10000 |
0.3 |
Ononis spinosa |
Spiny restharrow |
3 |
1.0 |
4 |
0.1 |
10000 |
0.3 |
Pilosella officinarum |
Mouse-ear-hawkweed |
4 |
1.3 |
19 |
0.7 |
50000 |
1.6 |
Pimpinella saxifraga |
Burnet-saxifrage |
92 |
30.9 |
196 |
7.2 |
525000 |
16.4 |
Plantago lanceolata |
Ribwort plantain |
39 |
13.1 |
116 |
4.3 |
310000 |
9.7 |
Plantago major |
Greater plantain |
8 |
2.7 |
19 |
0.7 |
50000 |
1.6 |
Plantago media |
Hoary plantain |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Polygala vulgaris |
Common milkwort |
9 |
3.0 |
16 |
0.6 |
42000 |
1.3 |
Potentilla reptans |
Creeping cinquefoil |
13 |
4.4 |
17 |
0.6 |
45000 |
1.4 |
Primula veris |
Cowslip |
3 |
1.0 |
6 |
0.2 |
16000 |
0.5 |
Prunella vulgaris |
Selfheal |
20 |
6.7 |
72 |
2.6 |
192000 |
6.0 |
Ranunculus bulbosus |
Bulbous buttercup |
9 |
3.0 |
13 |
0.5 |
34000 |
1.1 |
Sanguisorba minor |
Salad burnet |
9 |
3.0 |
23 |
0.8 |
61000 |
1.9 |
Scabiosa columbaria |
Small scabious |
2 |
0.7 |
5 |
0.2 |
13000 |
0.4 |
Taraxacum sp. |
Dandelions |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Thymus polytrichus |
Wild thyme |
3 |
1.0 |
13 |
0.5 |
34000 |
1.1 |
Trifolium pratense |
Red clover |
18 |
6.0 |
41 |
1.5 |
109000 |
3.4 |
Veronica chamaedrys |
Germander speedwell |
5 |
1.7 |
16 |
0.6 |
42000 |
1.3 |
Viola sp. |
Violets |
43 |
14.4 |
85 |
3.1 |
227000 |
7.1 |
Sum |
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2232 |
81.9 |
5982000 |
187.2 |
An & bi grassland herbs |
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Blackstonia perfoliata |
Yellow-wort |
12 |
4.0 |
20 |
0.7 |
53000 |
1.7 |
Centaurium erythraea |
Common centaury |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Daucus carota |
Wild carrot |
27 |
9.1 |
39 |
1.4 |
104000 |
3.3 |
Gentianella amarella |
Autumn gentian |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Geranium pusillum |
Small-flowered crane's-bill |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Linum catharticum |
Fairy flax |
53 |
17.8 |
158 |
5.8 |
423000 |
13.3 |
Picris hieracioides |
Hawkweed oxtongue |
12 |
4.0 |
28 |
1.0 |
75000 |
2.3 |
Tragopogon pratensis |
Goat's-beard |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Trifolium campestre |
Hop trefoil |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Trifolium dubium |
Lesser trefoil |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Vicia sativa ssp. segetalis |
Common vetch |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Sum |
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252 |
9.2 |
675000 |
21.1 |
Weeds |
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Cirsium arvense |
Creeping thistle |
2 |
0.7 |
2 |
0.1 |
5000 |
0.2 |
Cirsium vulgare |
Spear thistle |
1 |
0.3 |
2 |
0.1 |
5000 |
0.2 |
Convolvulus arvensis |
Field bindweed |
53 |
17.8 |
72 |
2.6 |
192000 |
6.0 |
Galium aparine |
Cleavers |
2 |
0.7 |
3 |
0.1 |
8000 |
0.3 |
Myosotis arvensis |
Field forget-me-not |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Senecio erucifolius |
Hoary ragwort |
5 |
1.7 |
5 |
0.2 |
13000 |
0.4 |
Sonchus sp. |
Sow-thistles |
15 |
5.0 |
19 |
0.7 |
50000 |
1.6 |
Urtica dioica |
Common nettle |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Sum |
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105 |
3.9 |
281000 |
8.8 |
Scrub |
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Acer campestre |
Field maple |
7 |
2.3 |
7 |
0.3 |
18000 |
0.6 |
Anthriscus sylvestris |
Cow parsley |
2 |
0.7 |
2 |
0.1 |
5000 |
0.2 |
Arctium sp. |
Burdocks |
2 |
0.7 |
2 |
0.1 |
5000 |
0.2 |
Clematis vitalba |
Traveller's-joy |
4 |
1.3 |
5 |
0.2 |
13000 |
0.4 |
Crataegus sp. |
Hawthorns |
46 |
15.4 |
66 |
2.4 |
176000 |
5.5 |
Epilobium sp. |
Willowherbs |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Fraxinus excelsior |
Ash |
20 |
6.7 |
23 |
0.8 |
61000 |
1.9 |
Geum urbanum |
Wood avens |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Hedera helix |
Ivy |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Hypericum hirsutum |
Hairy St John's-wort |
2 |
0.7 |
3 |
0.1 |
8000 |
0.3 |
Lapsana communis |
Nipplewort |
1 |
0.3 |
2 |
0.1 |
5000 |
0.2 |
Prunus sp. |
Blackthorn/Plum |
2 |
0.7 |
2 |
0.1 |
5000 |
0.2 |
Rosa sp. |
Dog-roses |
7 |
2.3 |
9 |
0.3 |
24000 |
0.8 |
Rubus sp. |
Brambles |
7 |
2.3 |
7 |
0.3 |
18000 |
0.6 |
Tamus communis |
Black bryony |
4 |
1.3 |
4 |
0.1 |
10000 |
0.3 |
Torilis japonica |
Upright hedge-parsley |
1 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.0 |
2000 |
0.1 |
Sum |
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136 |
5.0 |
364000 |
11.4 |
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Total |
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2725 |
100.0 |
7304000 |
228.6 |