Wanstead Flats
Wanstead Flats - Plant List - Part 2
Note : "Stace" indicates the page number of the plant in Stace 2nd Edition
p = Previous (Historical) record; COL = City of London Cemetery; EF = Essex Flora
(Clicking on 'Common Name' field for many species will take you to a photograph)
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Stace
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Species
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Common Name
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Location
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401
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Robinia pseudoacacia | Locust Tree | I2/I3 in North Copse; suckering onto grassland in 2010 |
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402
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Galega officinalis | Goat's-rue | J2 opposite 82 Capel Road 02/08/75; F2 by west edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/2004; F2 by south end of Jubilee Pond 26/10/2004 |
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406
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Lotus corniculatus | Birdsfoot-trefoil | Common; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000 |
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411
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Vicia cracca | Tufted Vetch | G3, scattered in grass (01/09/93); F2 by SW. edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/2004; H4/5 on bank above brickfields, 21/06/2015 |
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412
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Vicia hirsuta | Hairy Tare | Quite common scattered in rough grassland |
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412
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Vicia sepium | Bush Vetch | H4 near east side of Centre Road, on a bank near west end of Long Wood, 03/06/1979 |
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412
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Vicia sativa | Common Vetch | I4 in 1953 plantation; L2; common elsewhere |
| 414 | Lathyrus pratensis | Meadow Vetchling | G/H5 north side of track from gate off Centre Road; 21/06/2015 |
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415
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Lathyrus latifolius | Broad-Leaved Pea | I1 ditch 2/10/80; I4 02/07/1977; I4 opposite. 65 Windsor Road, 03/06/79; G5 near Blake Hall Rd., 23/06/2008 |
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415
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Lathyrus nissolia | Grass Vetchling | G3 Fairground Flats 09/06/2006; L1, opp Golden Fleece, 2007 |
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417
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Melilotus albus | White Melilot | F2 pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond 2008 (Wanless 2003, same location) |
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420
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Medicago lupulina | Black Medick | E6 by Bushwood; I3 I4; |
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423
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Medicago arabica | Spotted Medick | F2 by SW. edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/2004 |
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425
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Trifolium repens | White Clover | Common on playing fields I4 |
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427
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Trifolium pratense | Red Clover | Playing fields; F2 by SW. edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/2004 |
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430
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Trifolium arvense | Haresfoot Clover | One patch at west side of Jubilee Pond, 2007; present 18/07/2016 |
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432
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Laburnum anagyroides | Common Laburnum | G5 by Lake House Road bus stop 04/06/1979; G7 near Blake Hall Road, 2 saplings on 24/05/1981 |
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435
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Cytisus scoparius | Broom | I4 |
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436
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Genista anglica | Petty Whin | (p) G2/3 patches in grassland near Centre Road 30/04/1992; I4 two well established patches in rough grass near NW corner of 1953 plantation, 05/05/1981; Still present and possibly spreading in 1992; At least three patches in May 1994. Not found from 2006 |
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436
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Ulex europaeus | Gorse | Scattered |
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439
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Myriophyllum aquaticum | Parrot's-feather | H1, In Angel Pond, Wanstead Flats, 12/09/2000 |
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440
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Lythrum salicaria | Purple Loosestrife | H1, a single plant in the drying mud of Angel Pond, 17 August 2007 (Wanless 2003, a single plant in the drying mud of Angel Pond) |
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444
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Epilobium hirsutum | Great Willow-herb | I1 Capel Road ditch; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; F2 by Jubilee Pond 17/09/2004 |
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446
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Epilobium montanum | Broad-Leaved Willow-herb | L2 opposite 153 Capel Road 04/07/1979; (Wanless 2003, F2 by Jubilee Pond; H1 by Angel Pond) |
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446
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Epilobium tetragonum | Square-stemmed Willow-herb | Capel Road ditch 24/06/1977 |
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447
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Epilobium ciliatum | American Willow-herb | F6 by corner of house fences; I3 marsh area 04/08/1980 |
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448
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Chamerion angustifolium | Rosebay Willow-herb | L3 on west island of Alexandra Lake 1979 and scattered elsewhere in grassland. (Wanless 2003, F2 by Jubilee Pond) |
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452
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Circaea lutetiana | Enchanter's Nightshade | F6 by corner of house fences just west of Bush Wood "boundary" path |
| 453 | Cornus sp. | Dogwood | K3 right by Alexandra Lake on the south side, 09/06/2010 |
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455
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Viscum album | Mistletoe | F4, three plants on hawthorn (found by Pete Saunders in April 1988); E3 on Hawthorn 03/02/2005 |
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456
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Ilex aquifolium | Holly | Various locations |
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458
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Mercurialis annua | Annual Mercury | F5 back of Belgrave Road houses 29/07/1979; H1 in ditch opposite Chestnut Avenue; I1 Capel Road-side ditch, seems to be increasing, 02/10/1980; F3 entrance to car park, 08/01/2005 |
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461
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Euphorbia helioscopia | Sun Spurge | H3 north edge of car park by Lake House Road 03/02/2005 (H1 Capel Road ditch; Richard Baker) |
| 461 | Euphorbia peplus | Petty Spurge | I1 roadside ditch 02/10/1980; M2/3 by COL wall; still present 15/05/2010 (Baker: G5 by Lake House Road); G3 west side of Centre Road, in bare area following fire, 16/10/2018 |
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462
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Euphorbia cyparissias | Cypress Spurge | N1 side of ditch opposite 10 Forest Drive |
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465
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Linum usitatissimum |
Common Flax | A single plant on the verge between Centre Road and the Flats ditch, which had been severely burnt earlier in the year. |
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468
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Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse Chestnut | Particularly lining some roadsides |
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468
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Aesculus carnea | Red Horse-chestnut | I5 opp. Park Road (poss. var. "Briottii") |
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470
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Acer platanoides | Norway Maple | |
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470
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Acer campestre | Field Maple | F4 small tree by house fence; N2 sapling near COL wall |
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470
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Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore | Various locations |
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471
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Ailanthus altissima | Tree of Heaven | N2 sucker from COL 09/09/1979; many small trees along Aldersbrook Road-side and between the cemetery and the road by 2007 |
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475
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Oxalis (articulata) | Pink-sorrel | F5/6 west side of track behind houses, in grass near trees, 20/09/1992; H1 Capel Road-side bank near Woodford Road. 26/10/04 |
| 479 | Geranium versicolor | Pencilled Crane's-bill | H2 in ditch around Centre Road car park. 2015; 05/06/2016 |
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480
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Geranium dissectum | Cut-leaved Crane's-bill | I4 east end of Long Wood; I7; N1 by Station Road, plentiful. |
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482
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Geranium robertianum | Herb Robert | G6 H5 I4 K1 |
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482
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Geranium pyrenaicum | Hedgerow Cranesbill | E6 by Bushwood (Rd.) opposite no. 57; F2 near ditch by Sidney Road, 05/11/2004; M2 west edge of Forest Drive, 22/4/2009 |
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485
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Erodium cicutarium | Common Storksbill | I4 football pitch in N.E. corner of square (check this!) |
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490
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Hedera colchica | Persian Ivy | E5 Extensive patches by Belgrave Road wayleave TQ401868 |
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490
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Hedera helix subsp. helix | Ivy | L3 and elsewhere |
| 500 | Eryngium amethystinum | Italian Eryngo | F2 at SW edge of Jubilee Pond 02/08/2016 |
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501
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Anthriscus sylvestris | Cow Parsley | H4, H5 |
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502
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Conopodium majus | Pignut | I4 04/06/1979 |
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502
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Smyrnium olusatrum | Alexanders | F3, near Lake House Road, June 1996; G5 under hawthorns near bus shelter in Lake House Road. I1, K1 edge of Capel Road. 2022 |
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504
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Aegopodium podagraria | Ground Elder | K2 ditch 1987; F5, F6 Belgrave Wayleave. 01/05/2009 |
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506
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Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel | H4 edge of Long Wood; F2 by S. edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/2004 |
| 507 | Conium maculatum | Hemlock | H2, H3 on access track by Centre Road, east side 02/06/2010 |
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511
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Apium nodiflorum | Fool's Watercress | F2/3 by Jubilee Pond 04/07/2005 |
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512
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Sison amomum | Stone Parsley | N2 in hedge by path between COL cemetery wall and Aldersbrook Road 29/07/96; by Centre Road near Long Wood, 26/07/2008 |
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513
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Falcaria vulgaris | Longleaf | H3/4 a long patch by east side of Centre Road; still present in 2014 |
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515
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Heracleum sphondyleum | Hogweed | H2 by track parallel to east side of Centre Road, 26/04/2009 |
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525
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Vinca minor | Lesser Periwinkle | G5, under hawthorns, probably outcast from nearby houses, 03/06/1979 |
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526
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Lycium barbarum | Duke of Argyll's Tea Plant | H2, an isolated shrub in rough grassland. In June 2015 the plant was in a sorry state, fallen from the roots which appeared to have been undermined, possibly by foxes. |
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531
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Solanum nigrum | Black Nightshade | I1, ditches near changing rooms 27/07/1975; disturbed ground (pipe-laying) Manor Park Flats, August 2008 |
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531
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Solanum dulcamara | Bittersweet | H4, Long Wood; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000 |
| 532 | Datura stramonium | Thorn Apple | G4, in exposed ditch west side of Centre Road, 15/10/2018 |
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534
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Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed | M/N2 by C.O.L. wall; G/H5 by edge of E-W track, 21/06/2015 |
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535
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Calystegia silvatica | Great Bindweed | N2 by Aldersbrook Road; G4 by Lake House Road 22/06/2008 |
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546
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Symphytum orientale | White Comfrey | E3, plentiful in Harrow Road Wood, 03/02/2005 |
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548
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Pentaglottis sempervirens | Green Alkanet | by Capel Road on 31/03/09; F5, F6 by Belgrave Wayleave 01/04/2009 |
| 548 | Borago officinalis | Borage | L3, a single plant in grass north of hill by N. Alexandra Lake, 12/10/2010 |
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550
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Myosotis scorpioides | Water Forget-me-not | K2, L2 on banks of Alexandra Lake usually amongst other vegetation 28/09/2004 |
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551
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Myosotis sylvatica | Wood Forget-me-not | K2 ditch, 2/5/77; M2 ditch opposite the wall between Whitta and Gladding Roads, 06/05/1981; ditch by Capel Road, 20/05/2008 |
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559
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Ballota nigra ssp. foetida | Black Horehound | Capel Roadside, 07/07/77; F2 by Jubilee Pond 30/10/2004 |
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559
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Stachys sylvatica | Hedge Woundwort | I1 in ditch opposite Cranmer Road |
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560
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Lamium album | White Dead-nettle | particularly H4 and H5 |
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562
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Lamium amplexicaule | Henbit | Capel Road ditch, 27/03/1977 |
| 562 | Lamium hybridum | Cut-leaved Dead-nettle | J4, rear of Heatherwood Close, 14/03/2021. This has white as well as reddish flowers. |
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562
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Lamium purpureum | Red Dead-nettle | Various locations; F2 in pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond 30/10/2004 |
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562
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Lamium maculatum | Spotted Dead-nettle | F5, rear of houses, 15/04/79; J4, rear of Heatherwood Close, 14/03/2021 |
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564
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Teucrium scorodonia | Wood Sage | I6 near bus stop 17/09/1992; still present, although encroached by brambles, in June 2015 |
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566
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Glechoma hederacea | Ground Ivy | Ditches 1975/1976; Not found 1978; N2, a small amount by COL wall, 15/05/2010 |
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567
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Melissa officinalis | Balm | F5 by house fence 03/06/1979 |
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567
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Prunella vulgaris | Self-Heal | K2 two plants just on playing fields south of rough grass 29/07/1979; F2 in pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond, 26/10/2004 |
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569
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Origanum vulgare | Marjoram | M2, a patch in rough grassland, 06/07/1998; spread considerably by 2011, and an isolated patch south towards Gladding Road on 12/07/2011 |
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571
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Lycopus europaeus | Gypsywort | L2 by Alexandra Lake, 21/08/04; F2/3 by W. edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/04 |
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574
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Mentha aquatica | Water Mint | by Jubilee Pond, 31/08/05 |
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579
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Hippuris vulgaris | Mare's-tail | F2, F3 by W. and S. edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/04 (introduced) |
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582
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Callitriche platycarpa | Water Starwort | F4 Cat and Dog Pond 21/08/79 (check sp.); H1 Angel Pond 02/10/80 (check species) |
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583
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Plantago coronopus | Buck's-horn Plantain | G2/3, fairground site; H5, near the spring on gravel track; L2, one tiny piece on dried ledge of lake; L2 and L3 on bed of drying lake - plentiful on 17/09/92; (Wanless 2003, a few plants by the side of Jubilee Pond) |
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583
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Plantago major | Great Plantain | various locations; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; F2 by Jubilee Pond, 30/10/04 |
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584
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Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain | Numerous locations; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; (Wanless 2003, one of the first plants to grow around the new Jubilee Pond) |
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585
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Buddleja davidii | Buddleia | G4/5, a few bushes west of Centre Road; N1 small "tree" 05/06/79; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; large shrub south end of Jubilee Pond car park 1 Aug 2008 |
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586
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Fraxinus excelsior | Ash | H1 J5 N1 |
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587
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Syringa vulgaris | Lilac | F5, sucker from garden of Belgrave Road; N1 |
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587
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Ligustrum ovalifolium | Garden Privet | N1, bush by Forest View Road; E3, a large shrub by Harrow Road, 03/02/05 |
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592
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Verbascum thapsus | Great Mullein | G4/5 a number of plants quite near Lake House Road, 20/09/92-2009; (Wanless 2003, F2, a single rather stunted plant in the pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond in 2003) |
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598
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Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis | Ivy-leaved Toadflax | J1 one plant in ditch opposite 82 Capel Road, 1975 - 24/06/77 |
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599
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Linaria vulgaris | Common Toadflax | G3, G5 frequent near Lake House Road, lots in 1992; K2 a few plants in grass south and west of Alexandra Lake, 21/08/79; N1, a large patch in grass opposite no. 19 Forest Drive, 04/07/79; N2 by COL wall, 02/06/77 |
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599
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Linaria purpurea | Purple Toadflax | F5/6 west edge of track behind houses 20/09/92 |
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600
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Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | F5 by houses; H4 near spring in Gorse; L3 by Aldersbrook Road; N2 by Aldersbrook Road - a white form in June 1991 |
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603
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Veronica chamaedrys | Germander Speedwell | H4 ditch east side of Centre Road by end of Long Wood, 03/06/79 |
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604
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Veronica beccabunga | Brooklime | F2 in pond dipping area, June 2010; (Wanless 2003, F2 pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond) |
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605
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Veronica persica | Common Field-speedwell | I1 in short length of ditch running N.-S. opposite Chestnut Ave, 02/10/80; K2 on playing fields, 10/04/81; N2 by COL |
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605
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Veronica hederifolia | Ivy Speedwell | F4 beneath hawthorns near Lake House Rd. and back of Belgrave Rd. houses, 15/04/79; J5 around wall of estate in 1979 |
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606
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Hebe sp. | Hebe | A large shrub in Sidney Road Copse |
| 624 | Rhinanthus minor | Yellow Rattle | G4, a small patch at S. edge of E-W track, 21/06/2015, found by Kathy Hartnett |
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639
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Campanula persicifolia | Peach-leaved Bellflower | F6 rear of houses, one plant in flower, white flowered 20/09/92 |
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640
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Campanula poscharskyana | Trailing Bellflower | F4/5 Belgrave Wayleave, right by Belgrave Road houses 17/06/05 |
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640
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Campanula rotundifolia | Harebell | H5 north edge of Long Wood (not found 01/09/93); L/M3 north east of Alexandra Lake (5-10 flowers on 31/08/93) 20 or so flowers in September 2004; present 2007; E3 a single plant with a couple of flowers at the edge of the ditch by Harrow Road 17/09/04 |
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647
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Galium verum | Lady's Bedstraw | G1/2, a large patch close to Sydney Road Wood opposite Centre Road; quite common on Fairground Section in 2007 - 2010 |
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649
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Galium saxatile | Heath Bedstraw | I3/4 in plantation; numerous patches on Fairground Section, 2007; less common but still widespread on Aldersbrook Section |
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649
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Galium aparine | Cleavers | Widespread |
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651
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Sambucus nigra | Elder | F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000 |
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652
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Viburnum tinus | Laurustinus | K/L1/2 Flats side of Capel Road opp. 125 16/03/09 |
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652
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Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry | F5 back of houses west edge of track 20/09/92; M3 among hawthorns opposite. COL gate; in ditch opp. 52 Capel Road, 31/07/08 |
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656
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Lonicera japonica | Japanese Honeysuckle | I4 east end of Long Wood 20/09/92; G5 near Lake House Road |
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656
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Lonicera periclymenum | Honeysuckle | I5 near Aldersbrook Road bus-stop; F5 west edge of path behind houses, 20/09/92 |
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660
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Centranthus ruber | Red Valerian | J4 by Aldersbrook Roadside, a strip of about 2 metres. 27/04/2014 |
| 661 | Dipascus fullonum | Teasel | In rough grassland SE of Alex Lake, 06/07/2015 |
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674
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Arctium minus | Lesser Burdock | I1 roadside ditch; F2, F3 by edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/04 |
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676
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Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle | H4 east end of Long Wood; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; (Wanless 2003, F2/3 on Centre Island of Jubilee Pond) |
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678
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Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle | F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; near Lake House Road, 22/06/08 |
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679
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Onopordum acanthium | Cotton Thistle | D5 two large plants in ditch by Bushwood (Rd) 17/06/98 - still present in May 2009 |
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681
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Centaurea scabiosa | Greater Knapweed | L2 in rough grassland; H5 on bank above brickfield, 21/06/2015 |
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681
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Centaurea cyanus | Cornflower | N/O1/2 in disturbed (re-seeded?) soil near cemetery gate, 05/09 |
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683
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Centaurea nigra | Black Knapweed | H4/5 near spring; N1 opposite. 15 Forest Drive, 04/07/79 |
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684
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Lapsana communis subsp. communis | Nipplewort | By ditches; (Wanless 2003, F2 in pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond) |
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686
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Hypochaeris radicata | Common Cat's-ear | H3 Centre Road ditch; H4 south edge of Long Wood; By roadside, 02/06/77 |
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687
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Leontodon autumnalis | Autumn Hawkbit | L2 opposite 172 Capel Road 10/08/75 |
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688
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Tragopogan pratensis subsp. minor | Goat's Beard | F4 Lake House Road-side bank; G5 west side of Centre Road under Hawthorns; H5, some near blackthorn; M3 opposite COL gate; N2 |
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688
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Picris echioides | Bristly Ox-tongue | F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; (Wanless 2003, F2 in pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond) |
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690
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Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce | M2 by Capel Road 28/07/1977; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; often by road-sides (J5, 23/07/2016), sometimes in clumps of vegetation. |
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690
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Sonchus oleraceus | Smooth Sow-thistle | Rough grassland and by road-sides; G3 west side of Centre Road, flowering following fire, 16/10/2018 |
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698
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Taraxacum sect. Erythrosperma | Lesser Dandelion | Scattered, (10/04/1977) |
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698
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Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia | Dandelion | Common, particularly on playing-fields |
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699
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Crepis vesicaria | Beaked Hawk's-beard | Horse ride by Capel Road, one plant, 21/06/77; (Wanless 2003, F2 in pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond) |
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699
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Crepis capillaris | Smooth Hawk's-beard | Near Long Wood, 25/07/1977 |
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702
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Pilosella officinarum | Mouse-ear Hawkweed | M2/3 rough grassland 21/06/1977 |
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703
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Hieracium spp. | Few-leaved Hawkweeds | F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000 |
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705
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Hieracium umbellatum subsp. umbelattum | Leafy Hawkweed | |
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715
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Gnaphalium uliginosum | Marsh Cudweed | L3, by Alexandra Lake, 28/09/04; (Wanless 2003, H1, Bandstand Pond) |
| 719 | Solidago canadensis | Canadian Golden-rod | L/M2 one patch in rough grassland opposite Gladding Road, 12/07/2011 |
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720
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Aster sp. | Michaelmas Daisy | G5, one plant near broom, large flowers, 20/09/92; L3 growing out of "ledge" at edge of lake, 17/09/1992; F2 by S. edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/2004 |
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725
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Conyza sumatrensis | Sumatran or Guernsey Fleabane | F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; F2 by Jubilee Pond, 28/08/2016 |
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725
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Conyza canadensis | Canadian Fleabane | Ditch by Centre Road; K/L2 frequent on south bank of Alexandra Lake 24/08/04; F2/3 by Jubilee Pond 17/09/04 |
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728
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Bellis perennis | Daisy | K2 L2; Common on playing fields |
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728
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Tanacetum parthenium | Feverfew | L2, By Capel Road, both sides of hedge. Garden outcast or deliberately planted, 21/06/77 |
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728
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Tanacetum vulgare | Tansy | H5 a patch in rough grassland towards Aldersbrook Road, 10/08/79 |
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729
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Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort | M2 east of Golden Fleece by roadside; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; F2/3 around Jubilee Pond 17/09/04 |
| 729 | Artemisia verlotiorum | Chinese Mugwort | H2/3 two large patches either side of track parallel to E. side of Centre Rd. 18/07/2016 |
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729
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Artemisia absinthium | Wormwood | H1 one plant in ditch opposite Capel Point; H4 one plant in ditch on east side of Centre Road near end of Long Wood |
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732
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Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | Very common in many locations; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; (Wanless 2003, F2, in the pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond) |
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732
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Achillea ptarmica | Sneezewort | G4 west of Centre Road, 20/08/79 |
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735
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Leucanthemum vulgare | Ox-eye Daisy | G2 south east of Dames Road Pond; H/I1 in dich near Capel Road 05/11/04 |
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736
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Matricaria recutita | Scented Mayweed | H3 in grass south of Long Wood; F5 near entrance to Belgrave Wayleave 22/06/08 |
| 736 | Matricaria discoidea | Pineapple Mayweed | Capel Roadside; L3 gravel edge of pond and roadside; F2, F3 around Jubilee Pond 17/09/04 |
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736
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Tripleurospermum inodorum | Scentless Mayweed | K2 in rough strip separating north and south playing fields 09/11/2011 (Wanless 2003, F2 and F3 scattered plants around the margin of Jubilee Pond) |
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737
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Cotula coronopifolia | Buttonweed | H1 at south-east edge of Angel Pond 12/09/00; F2/3 common around Jubilee Pond 17/09/04; Jubilee Pond 30/10/04 |
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740
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Senecio inaequidens | Narrow-leaved Ragwort | H/I3, first seen on 31st October 2009 in rough grassland |
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740
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Senecio jacobaea | Common Ragwort | G4, a couple of plants amongst patch of thistles near roadside track 05/08/79; N2 a largish patch between Aldersbrook Road and COL cemetery; M3, a large plant in grass opposite COL 17/09/92 |
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740
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Senecio squalidus | Oxford Ragwort |
M2 by Forest Drive on MP Flats, 15/05/2010; N2 by COL wall, 15/05/2010 |
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740
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Senecio vulgaris | Groundsel | H5,I5,I4 east end of Long Wood; G3 west side of Centre Road, flowering following fire, 16/10/2018 |
| 742 | Senecio viscosus | Sticky Groundsel | K3, a very large patch within the site of the more southerly creeping willow patch here, on 16/08/2016; still present 09/07/2019 |
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746
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Tussilago farfara | Colt's-foot | M2 roadside bank, Manor Park flats 18/05/80; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000 |
| 754 | Bidens cernua | Nodding Bur-marigold | F2 south edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/04 |
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Bidens tripartita | Trifid Bur-marigold | K/L3 by Alexandra Lake, 21/08/79; K3, by Alexandra Lake 210804; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; F2, F3 by Jubilee Pond 17/09/04 |
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Wanstead Flats - Plant List - Part 1
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Note : "Stace" indicates the page number of the plant in Stace 2nd Edition
p = Previous (Historical) record; COL = City of London Cemetery; EF = Essex Flora
(Clicking on 'Common Name' field for many species will take you to a photograph)
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Common Name
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Location
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| 14 | Osmunda regalis | Royal Fern | South edge of Alexandra Lake, just east of a group of birches, growing with Soft Rush and Bramble, 25/05/2017 |
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22
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Phyllitus scolopendrium | Hart's-tongue Fern | J4 on east wall of Heatherwood Close, 01/02/05; same area on 25/04/14 |
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24
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Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort | J4 on east wall of Heatherwood Close, 01/02/05 |
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33
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Dryopteris filix-mas | Male Fern | J4 on east wall of Heatherwood Close and in soil below, 01/02/05 |
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36
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Azolla filiculoides | Water Fern | L3 4186 east edge of Alexandra Lake, first seen in Sept 1996; not present 2007 |
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45
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Pinus nigra ssp. laricio | Corsican Pine | L3 a tree in wood north of Alexandra Lake. Still present 2015 |
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51
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Taxus baccata | Yew | Increasing, particularly beside roadside trees in Aldersbrook Road; also near Sidney Road Copse. |
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72
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Laurus nobilis | Sweet Bay | F6, one tree and several shrubs by Belgrave Wayleave in 2005 |
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76
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Ceratophyllum demersum | Rigid Hornwort | p F3 Model Yacht Pond 02/10/80 |
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80
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Nigella damascena | Love-in-a-mist | F6 on bank by Bushwood roadside 05/05/09 (Wanless 2003, F2 pond-dipping area of Jubilee Pond; by Centre Road and by Lake House Road) |
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82
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Consolida ajacis | Larkspur | G2 very close to houses by Centre Road, 11/07/05 |
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82
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Anemone appenina | Blue Anemone | by Bushwood, Wanstead Flats 08/04/06 |
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88
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Ranunculus acris | Meadow Buttercup | Grassland |
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88
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Ranunculus repens | Creeping Buttercup | Ditch by Capel Road |
| 88 | Ranunculus bulbosus | Bulbous Buttercup | Capel Road ditch; grassland |
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90
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Ranunculus sceleratus | Celery-leaved Buttercup | H5 marshy area - no longer present since area dried up; F2 by Jubilee Pond 17/09/2004; F2 30/10/04 |
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91
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Ranunculus ficaria | Lesser Celandine | Very few plants on Flats. I5, a patch by Hawthorns opposite church; J5 ditch near Aldersbrook Road and in wooded area. A few beneath trees at rear of Belgrave Road. N2 in grass 06/05/81 |
| 93 | Ranunculus sp. | Water Crowfoot | Alexandra Lake, 03/07/2010 |
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95
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Aquilegia sp. | Columbine | O1 by COL fence beneath Hawthorns |
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101
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Mahonia aquifolium | Oregon Grape | By Bushwood roadside 06/04/06; L1/2 by Capel Roadside 17/03/09 |
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102
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Papaver somniferum | Opium Poppy | I1 occasional in ditch |
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103
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Papaver rhoeas | Common Poppy | K2 opposite 117 Capel Road, 19/06/77 |
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105
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Chelidonium majus | Greater Celandine | F/G/6/7 by house fence 05/05/09 |
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105
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Macleaya (x kewensis) | Plume Poppy | F5/6 one tall 8ft. plant growing right by garden fence 29/07/79 |
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107
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Pseudofumaria lutea | Yellow Corydalis | G2 in lane from Sidney Road, 05/02/05 |
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110
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Fumaria officinalis | Common Fumitory | J4/5 near Aldersbrook changing rooms, 26/04/07 |
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111
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Platanus x hispanica | London Plane | A common road-side planting (EF "48 Wanstead Flats") |
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112
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Ulmus glabra | Wych Elm | G3 by Centre Road, one tree |
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114
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Ulmus procera | English Elm | In many roadside locations, commonly as suckers |
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115
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Ulmus minor ssp. minor | Smooth-leaved or East Anglian Elm | p Two trees by Belgrave Wayleave, one of which was in an adjacent garden, on 05/05/09. No longer present in 2015 (Hanson 1990 TQ 405858,402867); |
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117
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Urtica dioica | Nettle | various locations; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; F2 west bank of Jubilee Pond 30/10/04 |
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118
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Juglans regia | Common Walnut | K1/2 a small tree on ditch-side by Capel Road, opp. about 100, 13/09/2008- still present, much bigger, in 2014 |
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120
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Castanea sativa | Sweet Chestnut | I2 one specimen in South Copse; |
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120
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Fagus sylvatica | Beech | Common as planted specimens in woods and copses. |
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122
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Quercus cerris | Turkey Oak | H4 two trees in west end of Long Wood; I3 copse; L3 one tree by lake; small tree in Monkey's Parade |
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122
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Quercus ilex | Holm Oak | Not found during 1981 survey, but since increasing - particularly near roadsides and where sheltered by mature trees of other species |
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122
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Quercus petraea | Sessile Oak | L2, a tree by Capel Road opposite 150, Aug 2007 |
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123
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Quercus robur | English Oak | Common, particularly lining roadsides (eg east end of Capel Road) |
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123
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Quercus rubra | Red Oak | G3, five specimens.; H4 I2 I3 I4 J2 L3 |
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124
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Betula pendula | Silver Birch | F5 back of houses 20/09/92; G4, a line of mature trees running NE-SE. In 1993 seedlings, presumably from these, were numerous in grassland to SE; L3 on islands of Alexandra Lake. |
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126
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Alnus glutinosa | Alder | p. one tree in L3, north of Alexandra Lake, was gone by 1991 |
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127
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Carpinus betulus | Hornbeam | Present in some copses |
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127
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Corylus avellana | Hazel | A small tree growing by Aldersbrook Road, 22/03/11 |
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128
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Mirabilis jalapa | Marvel-of-Peru | F2/3, a single plant on east edge of Jubilee Pond on 17/09/04 |
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140
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Chenopodium album | Fat Hen | F2 near ditch by Sidney Rd, 05/11/04; G3 west side of Centre Road, flowering following fire, 16/10/2018 |
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144
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Atriplex prostrata | Spear-leaved Orache | Capel Road ditch 04/08/76 |
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146
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Atriplex patula | Common Orache | Capel Road ditch 11/08/75; 04/08/76; (Wanless 2003, a single plant on the margin of Jubilee Pond) |
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152
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Amaranthus hybridus | Green Amaranth | L3 one plant at north edge of Alexandra Lake 09/09/05; K2 many plants on introduced soil, September 2010 |
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162
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Stellaria media | Common Chickweed | Common |
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163
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Stellaria graminea | Lesser Stitchwort | G5 and G2 west of Centre Road 24/06/77; H4 south of Long Wood 04/06/79; I3 S.E. of Long Wood 24/05/81; also south of 1953 plantation; I/J3/4 1953 plantation; I5 near Genista; M2; Scattered patches throughout grassland, 2016 |
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164
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Cerastium tomentosum | Snow-in-Summer | G5 by Lake House Road |
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165
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Cerastium fontanum ssp. holosteoides | Common Mouse-ear | H3 grassland 30/04/92; I1 ditch opposite Latimer Road, 11/05/77; I4 1953 plantation, 07/04/81 |
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168
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Sagina procumbens | Procumbent Pearlwort | H5 path leading west from spring 09/06/81 |
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171
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Spergula arvensis | Corn Spurrey | L2/3 on spoil heap created by dredging of Alexandra Lake 05/06/98 |
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173
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Spergularia rubra | Sand-spurrey | F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; J5 car park gravel area. (Baker: F2 or F3 Dames Road Pond bank 17/06/79) |
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174
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Agrostemma githago | Corn Cockle | K2 opposite 120 Capel Road on bank of ditch, a garden outcast. 23/07/79 |
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176
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Silene latifolia | White Campion | N2 by Aldersbrook Road, east side. By cemetery wall 06/07/75 and 13/05/77; (Wanless 2003. F2 by pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond); G3 west side of Centre Road, flowering following fire, 16/10/2018 |
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177
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Saponaria officinalis | Soapwort | G5 near Lake House Road 10/08/79; K2 opposite 127 Capel Road, 26/08/71979; N2, abundant by Rabbits Road, double-flowered form, 06/08/1979 - 18/08/2016 |
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177
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Silene dioica | Red Campion | G5 Broomfields 15/07/75; G3 west side of Centre Road, 16/10/2018 |
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183
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Persicaria maculosa | Redshank | In roadside ditches; L2 21/08/04; K3,L3, by Alexandra Lake, 28/09/04; (Wanless 2003: by Jubilee Pond) |
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184
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Persicaria hydropiper | Water-Pepper | K2 grassland south of Alexandra Lake 1975 |
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186
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Fallopia japonica | Japanese Knotweed | F5 by house fence 03/06/79 |
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186
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Polygonum arenastrum | Small-leaved Knotgrass | J5 muddy edge of car park area |
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186
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Polygonum aviculare | Knotgrass | |
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187
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Convolvulus arvensis | Black Bindweed | Disturbed ground due to pipe-laying near Rabbits Road bridge 30 August 2008 |
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190
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Rumex acetosella subsp. Acetosella | Sheep's Sorrel | H4 rough grassland |
| 192 | Rumex cristatus | Greek Dock | J4/4 by Aldersbrook Road 13/05/2015. Increasing along Aldersbrook Road by 2021 |
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194
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Rumex crispus | Curled Dock | H5 marsh area 16/07/81; (Wanless 2003, F2/3, scattered plants around Jubilee Pond) |
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195
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Rumex obtusifolius | Broad-Leaved Dock | Various locations; (Wanless 2003, F2/3, north side of Jubilee Pond) |
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196
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Rumex palustris | Marsh Dock | F2/3, in the peninsular bay and in the pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond (also Wanless, 2003) |
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206
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Hypericum calycinum | Rose of Sharon | F4 by houses in Belgrave Road wayleave |
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207
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Hypericum perforatum | Perforate St. John's-wort | M/N2 by cemetery wall 23/08/76; 24/07/77; near Jubilee Pond car park 01/08/08 |
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210
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Tilia x europaea (vulgaris) | Common Lime | In a number of the copses on the Flats |
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210
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Tilia cordata | Small-leaved Lime | N2, A single tree by roadside near cemetery, 01/06/2008 |
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212
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Malva sylvestris | Mallow | Widely scattered |
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212
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Malva moschata | Musk Mallow | F2/3 at west edge of Jubilee Pond, 26/10/2004 |
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214
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Lavatera (arborea) | Tree Mallow | H1, by roadside opp. Chestnut Avenue, 2007/8; K1 by roadside opp. 100 Capel Rd. 2008 -2016; F2/3 Dames Road-side, 24/01/2016 |
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215
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Alcea rosea | Hollyhock | J1, a group of plants against the east wall of the Capel Road changing rooms, 14/07/98; H3, two plants at edge of track parallel to E. side of Centre Road, 18/07/2016; N1, two plants on roadside bank, Station Road cnr. of Forest View Rd., 09/07/2019 |
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219
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Viola sp. | Garden Pansy | N2 ditch bottom by Aldersbrook Rd. (Hybrid garden pansy) 03/04/77 |
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220
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Viola odorata | Sweet Violet | G2 near bend of Sidney Road, many at pavement edge and in wood, 17/02/05; on bank by Capel Road near Golden Fleece, 17/03/09 |
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221
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Viola tricolor | Wild Pansy | G4, a single flower on scraped area 26/07/08. (Wanless 2003, F2, a single clump on the bank of the pond dipping area of Jubilee Pond) |
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223
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Bryonia dioica | White Bryony | N2 by COL wall |
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226
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Populus tremula | Aspen | H4 one tree to east of Centre Road In 1992 there had been much regeneration in the form of suckers from this tree; G5, one small tree west of Centre Road. |
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226
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Populus nigra var. "Italica" | Lombardy Poplar | D4, by houses; F3, one tree on site of old toilets near road junction |
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227
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Populus x canadensis | Hybrid Black Poplar | H2, one tree by Woodford Road, var. "Serotina"; H3 H4, six trees lining Centre Road; E6, a large tree by Bushwood roadside |
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234
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Salix fragilis | Crack Willow | L3 on east island of Alex Lake, 05/09/09 |
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237
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Salix caprea ssp. caprea | Goat Willow | L3 on west island of Alexandra Lake. 1981; L3 banks of Alexandra Lake, 2016 |
| 240 | Salix cinerea | Grey Willow | L3 banks of Alexandra Lake, 2016 |
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242
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Salix repens | Creeping Willow | I3, two or three patches south of plantation; J3, a patch in south west corner of plantation- not found in 2002; K3, 2 patches west of lake; J4 a patch N. of East Copse, near plaing fields 01/02/05; F4, N of and near Cat and Dog Pond 03/02/05 |
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250
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Sisymbrium officinale | Hedge Mustard | Ditches; F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000 |
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250
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Alliaria petiolata | Garlic Mustard | N1 by Forest View Roadside 28/04/81; N2 |
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250
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Arabidopsis thaliana | Thale Cress | G4 west side of Centre Road ditch bank 04/82; H4, east side of Centre Rd on bank, 10/04/09 |
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257
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Rorippa palustris | Marsh Yellow-cress | F2 or F3 bank of Model Yacht Pond, August 2000; (Wanless 2003, around Jubilee Pond) |
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259
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Cardamine hirsuta | Hairy Bitter-cress | F5 one plant by houses 15/04/79; M2 Capel Road ditch 02/04/77 |
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262
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Lunaria annua | Honesty | F5 N1 roadside June 1991 |
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263
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Lobularia maritima | Sweet Alison | J1 Capel Roadside 03/07/75; J5 earth tip by changing rooms numerous plants in September 1981 |
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266
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Cochlearia danica | Danish Scurvy Grass | G4 by Centre Road on Fairground Flats. |
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267
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Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd's Purse | Common |
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268
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Thlaspi arvense | Common Field Pennycress | L2 opposite 147-8 Capel Road on 05/05/77 |
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272
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Lepidium draba | Hoary Cress | E6 west of Bush Wood in grassland; M2 in ditch 23/05/76. Patches in grass and by roads; (a large plant close to the old Sydney Road car park in 2003. Fred Wanless) |
| 273 | Coronopus didymus | Lesser Swine-cress | F3 by W. side of Jubilee Pond, 18/07/2016 |
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274
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Diplotaxis tenuifolia | Perennial Wall Rocket | Common casual particularly in ditches (L/M2) |
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274
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Diplotaxis muralis | Annual Wall Rocket | K2, on recently introduced sandy soil, 30/09/2010 |
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275
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Brassica oleracea | Cabbage | G4/5 08/05/77 |
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275
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Brassica rapa subsp. campestris | Turnip | J4, a large patch in flower 01/02/05 - check species |
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276
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Sinapis arvensis | Charlock | Near Aldersbrook changing rooms 02/04/07 |
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279
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Hirschfeldia incana | Hoary Mustard | F3 by north and east sides of Jubilee Pond 26/10/04 |
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281
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Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. raphanistrum | Wild Radish | M2 13/05/77; J4 a few plants in flower by mound S. of changing rooms 03/02/05 |
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281
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Reseda luteola | Weld | F2 by south edge of Jubilee Pond 17/09/04 |
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282
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Reseda lutea | Wild Mignonette | H2/3 edge of car park on Central Flats on 16/05/12 |
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288
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Calluna vulgaris | Heather | K2, one tiny patch east edge of track running S.W. from lake. (Present in 1992 and nicely in flower on 31/08/93) - not seen in 2004; G4 visible from Centre Road - a few patches. These increased over the years (to 2016); H4, five small clumps amongst emergent gorse on slope leading down to Brickfield/Dell area, 23/07/2016 |
| 290 | Cyclamen hederifolium | Sowbread | L3, a patch of white-flowered form to north of Alexandra Lake, 12/10/2010 |
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296
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Primula juliae x P. vulgaris | Primula 'Wanda' | F4 near backs of Belgrave Road houses near Lake House Road. 07/05/79 |
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300
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Lysimachia nummmularia | Creeping Jenny | L2 opposite. 156 Capel Road 08/07/79; (Wanless 2003, H1 a single plant on drying mud of Angel Pond) |
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300
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Lysimachia punctata | Dotted Loosestrife | K2 ditch opposite 134 Capel Road |
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303
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Philadelphus coronarius | Mock Orange | N1 south-east of tree circle 20/06/82 - 1991; another west of tree circle 23/06/06 |
| 305 | Ribes sanquineum | Flowering Currant | H4 in Long Wood. A healthy plant 14/03/2021 |
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307
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Crassula helmsii | New Zealand Pigmyweed | Plentiful in Angel Pond 12/09/00; K/L2/3 Plentiful around Alexandra Lake in August 2004 |
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312
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Sedum rupestre | Reflexed Stonecrop | L2 opposite 137 Capel Road 04/07/79. Garden outcast; H4 some established clumps by Centre Road, near Long Wood, 08/07/98 |
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334
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Rubus idaeus | Raspberry | F4 amongst brambles and Hawthorns 10/08/79; F6 near boundary with Bush Wood |
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335
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Rubus sect. Glandulosus | Bramble | Widespread |
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335
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Rubus laciniatus | Cut-leaved Bramble | F6 at corner of house fences, west of boundary of Bush Wood; H/I 3 a patch in rough grassland |
| 344 | Potentilla erecta | Tormentil | H4, two flowers only seen amongst emergent gorse on slope leading down to Brickfields area, 23/07/2016 |
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344
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Potentilla reptans | Creeping Cinquefoil | Common on playing fields |
| 354 | Aphanes arvensis | Parsley-piert | I/J3, just off edge of playing fields, a few patches. 02/04/2020 |
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361
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Rosa canina | Dog Rose | G5 behind bus stop in Lake House Rd 12/07/81; H4 two bushes east end of Long Wood; I4 in 1953 plantation, 14/06/76; K2 Capel Road-side hedge |
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365
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Prunus spinosa | Blackthorn | E6 near Bushwood (rd); H5 near spring; L2 on east island of Alexandra Lake; L3 by Aldersbrook Road-side |
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365
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Prunus cerasifera | Cherry Plum | M2/3 var. pissardii near junction of Station Road/Aldersbrook Road |
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365
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Prunus avium | Wild Cherry | N1 two or three trees at south west corner of square; two trees north edge near buildings, 10/04/81 |
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367
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Prunus serrulata | Japanese Cherry | N1 one tree flowers late April (28/04/81). Pink double-flowered. Nearby Prunus avium flower earlier (10/04/81); two trees in N1 but nearer O1. These are relicts of the pre-fab estate. |
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368
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Chaenomeles sp. | Chinese Quince | I5, Opposite Park Road in ditch 11/04/94; F2 in ditch by Sidney Road 05/11/04; L/M2, a shrub in grassland 01/04/11 |
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369
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Pyrus sp. | Pear | 15,H5 near Aldersbrook Road |
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369
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Malus sp. | Apple | G5 one tree by Lake House Rd.; L3 on east island of Alexandra Lake |
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370
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Sorbus aucuparia | Rowan | G5 near Lake House Road; 1996 on east island of Alexandra Lake; seedling in Angel Pond, 20/05/08 |
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374
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Sorbus aria | Whitebeam | J2 two trees in copse, present in 2010 - now gone. M3, by Aldersbrook Road, a small tree, 3 or 4 metres tall, 29/04/2022. |
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386
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Cotoneaster sp. | Cotoneaster spp. | In various locations |
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388
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Cotoneaster lacteus | Late Cotoneaster | E3, established on Forest at N.edge of Harrow Road Wood, originating in adjacent gardens, 03/02/05 |
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395
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Pyracantha coccinea | Firethorn | M3 with hawthorns opposite COL gate 13/10/80 |
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396
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Crataegus persimilis | Broad-leaved Cockspur Thorn | F3 near the junction of Belgrave Wayleave and Blake Hall Road; K4 near Aldersbrook car-park |
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397
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Crataegus laevigata | Midland Hawthorn | I5 near. Aldersbrook Rd and bus shelter, at least one among many C. monogyna; J2 by Capel Road is a red-flowered form; L2 near lake is also red flowered, although this was not present by 2020. |
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397
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Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn | L/M/2/3 particularly, where forms a small "wood"; common elsewhere. |
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