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Little Ilford Park and Webster's Land
This area is a bit of a surprise - tucked away behind the unpromising welcome to the London Borough of Newham if approaching from Ilford. Along the Romford Road here - after passing beneath the flyover and access roads to and from the North Circular Road above - there are business premises on the north side shielding the Alders Brook from the main road whilst on the south side a complex of high-rise blocks and 1960s housing do not do justice to what lies behind them. At the River Roding end of the old Church Road (which itself supports a 12th Century Church - see here) lies a railing-surrounded recreation ground which is Little Ilford Park - at first sight an impressively large area of mown grassland bordered with a tarmacked path and apparently much used by joggers and exercise-walkers.
It was the trees by the border path that caught my eye, for immediately on entering the park I was confronted with a number of ornamental trees that were unfamiliar to me. One of the first that I identified was Oriental Hornbeam Carpinus orientalis and then Dombey's Southern Beech Notofagus dombeyi, next was a small Olive tree Olea europaea. London Plane has been commonly planted, and there are some fine specimens, and also noted were Rowan Sorbus aucuparia, a couple of Silver Pendant Limes Tilia petiolaris, Red Horse Chestnut Aesculus x carnea, a common Hornbeam Carpinus betula and a Paper-bark Birch Betula papyrifera.
Walking along the northern edge of the park, still adjacent to Church Road before it comes to an end, an area of rough land opens out with an introduction to 'Websters Land' presented on a Newham Council information board, on which the images were designed by pupils from nearby schools. A nice selection of the plants, birds and animals that might be found on this meadow-land is shown, and the meadow-land itself was an inviting mix of flowers, shrubs and small trees - quite colourful even when I visited in early August at a time when a lack of rainfall had dried up many areas. Webster's land - apparently relating to Lt. Col. Webster who left some land for the enjoyment of the people of Manor Park - stretches northwards away from the recreation area, bordered on the west by the housing estate and on the east by a hedgerow that shields it from the North Circular Road. It doesn't quite reach the Romford Road at its northern extent because of industrial premises hereabouts.
Around the east and west boundaries of the land, acting as a shield from the A406 and the housing estate, are numerous trees and shrubs - again mostly the results of deliberate planting as is evident in such species as Spindle Euonymus europaeus and Wayfaring Tree Viburnum lantana. These are not known as native species in the area. There are too a variety of trees present including Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea, White Willow Salix alba and a large Poplar, possibly Hybrid Black-poplar. Grey Poplar Populus x cansescens - as usual - is regenerating freely. Amongst the obviously seeded flower species, a specimen of Broomrape - possibly Knapweed Broomrape - Orobanche sp. was a nice find. A list of the "wildlflowers" (many originally introduced, of course) is given below.
On a visit on 10 August 2010, it was apparent that the area with its abundant flowers was a good environment for insect species. Hoverflies of a variety of species were seen on many of the flower-heads, whilst grasshoppers were common. Apart from "Cabbage" White butterflies, there were many Gatekeepers, some Meadow Browns, a few Common Blue and a Small Copper.
A list of plants in Webster's Land
Recorded in 2010
Stace - 2nd ed. | Species | Name |
---|---|---|
103
|
Papaver rhoeas
|
Common Poppy
|
117
|
Urtica dioica
|
Nettle
|
122 |
Quercus robur
|
English Oak
|
122 | Quercus coccinea |
Scarlet Oak
|
124 |
Betula pendula
|
Silver Birch
|
126 |
Alnus glutinosa
|
Alder
|
127 |
Corylus avellana
|
Hazel
|
186 |
Polygonum aviculare
|
Knotgrass
|
194 |
Rumex crispus
|
Curled Dock
|
195 |
Rumex obtusifolius
|
Broad-Leaved Dock
|
207 |
Hypericum perforatum
|
Perforate St. John's Wort
|
210 |
Tilia x europaea (vulgaris)
|
Common Lime |
212 |
Malva sylvestris
|
Mallow
|
226 |
Populus tremula
|
Aspen
|
227 |
Populus sp.
|
(Hybrid Black?) Poplar
|
228 |
Populus x canescens
|
Grey Poplar
|
234 |
Salix alba
|
White Willow
|
234 |
Salix fragilis
|
Crack Willow
|
237 |
Salix caprea
|
Goat Willow
|
258 |
Armoracia rusticana
|
Horse Radish
|
272 |
Lepidium draba
|
Hoary Cress
|
279 |
Hirschfeldia incana
|
Hoary Mustard
|
281 |
Reseda luteola
|
Weld
|
335 |
Rubus sect. Glandulosus
|
Bramble
|
344 |
Potentilla reptans
|
Creeping Cinquefoil
|
346 |
Geum urbanum
|
Wood Avens
|
360 |
Rosa canina
|
Dog Rose
|
365 |
Prunus spinosa
|
Blackthorn
|
365 |
Prunus avium
|
Wild Cherry
|
370 |
Sorbus aucuparia
|
Rowan
|
397 |
Crataegus monogyna
|
Hawthorn
|
402 |
Galega officinalis
|
Goat's-rue
|
417 |
Melilotus officinalis
|
Ribbed Melilot
|
420 |
Medicago lupulina
|
Black Medick
|
427 |
Trifolium pratense
|
Red Clover
|
436 |
Ulex europaeus
|
Gorse
|
444 |
Epilobium hirsutum
|
Great Willow-herb
|
448 |
Chamerion angustifolium
|
Rosebay Willow-herb
|
453 |
Cornus sp.
|
Dogwood
|
455 |
Euonymus europaeus
|
|
468 |
Aesculus hippocastanum
|
Horse Chestnut
|
470 |
Acer pseudoplatanus
|
Sycamore
|
470 |
Acer campestre
|
Field Maple
|
506 |
Foeniculum vulgare
|
Fennel
|
518 |
Daucus carota
|
Carrot
|
531 |
Solanum dulcamara
|
Bittersweet
|
534 |
Convolvuls arvensis
|
Field Bindweed
|
535 |
Calystegia silvatica
|
Great Bindweed
|
559 | Ballota nigra | Black Horehound |
560 |
Lamium album
|
White Dead-nettle |
583 | Plantago major | Great Plantain |
584 |
Plantago lanceolata
|
Ribwort Plantain |
585 | Buddleja davidii | Buddleia |
586 |
Fraxinus excelsior
|
Ash
|
624 |
Rhinanthus minor
|
|
627 |
Orobanche sp.
|
|
649 |
Galium aparine
|
Cleavers |
651 |
Sambucus nigra
cultivar 'laciniata'
|
Elder
|
652 |
Viburnum lantana
|
|
652 |
Symphoricarpos albus
|
Snowberry
|
661 |
Dipsacus fullonum
|
Teasel
|
662 |
Knautia arvensis
|
Field Scabious
|
674 |
Arctium minus
|
Lesser Burdock
|
676 |
Cirsium vulgare
|
Spear Thistle
|
678 |
Cirsium arvense
|
Creeping Thistle
|
681 |
Centaurea cyanus
|
Cornflower
|
683 |
Centaurea nigra
|
Black Knapweed
|
686 | Lapsana communis | Nipplewort |
686 |
Hypochaeris radicata
|
Common Cat's-ear |
688 | Picris echioides | Bristly Ox-tongue |
690 | Sonchus oleraceus | Smooth Sow-thistle |
690 |
Lactuca serriola
|
Prickly Lettuce
|
698 |
Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia
|
Dandelion
|
705 |
Hieracium umbellatum
|
Leafy Hawkweed
|
728 |
Bellis perennis
|
Daisy
|
729 |
Artemisia vulgare
|
Mugwort
|
732 |
Achillea millefolium
|
Yarrow
|
736 |
Tripleurospermum inodorum
|
Scentless Mayweed
|
740 |
Senecio squalidus
|
Oxford Ragwort
|
740 |
Senecio vulgaris
|
Groundsel
|
790 |
Juncus inflexus
|
Hard Rush
|
844 |
Festuca gigantea
|
Giant Fescue
|
845 |
Festuca rubra
|
Red Fescue
|
852 |
Lolium perenne
|
Perennial Rye-Grass
|
854 |
Cynosurus cristatus
|
Crested Dog's-tail
|
858 |
Poa annua
|
Annual Meadow-grass
|
859 |
Dactylis glomerat
|
Cock's-foot
|
859 |
Arrhenatherum elatius
|
Tall or False Oat-grass
|
868 |
Holcus lanatus
|
Yorkshire Fog
|
872 |
Phalaris arundinacea
|
Reed Canary-grass
|
883 |
Phleum bertolonii
|
Smaller Cat's-tail
|
890 |
Bromus hordeaceus
|
Soft Brome
|
892 |
Elytrigia repens
|
Common Couch
|
895 |
Hordeum murinum
|
Wall Barley
|
TABLE 2. Ornamental Trees in Little Ilford Park
Ornamental Trees in Little Ilford Park | ||
---|---|---|
111 | Platanus x hybrida | London Plane |
120 | Notofagus dombeyi | Dombey's Southern Beech |
(124) | Betula papyrifera | Paper-bark Birch |
127 | Carpinus betulus | Hornbeam |
(127) | Carpinus orientalis | Oriental Hornbeam |
210 | Tilia petiolaris | Silver Pendant Lime |
370 | Sorbus aucuparia | Rowan |
(568) | Aesculus x carnea | Red Horse Chestnut |
(585) | Olea europaea | Olive |
Leyton Flats - Plant List
for a Map showing recording grid, click here
p = Previous (Historical) record; G = Gibson's Flora of Essex, 1862; EF = Flora of Essex, Jermyn ST; CC = Epping Forest Conservation Centre record
Note : "Stace" indicates the page number of the plant in Stace 2nd Edition
Stace
|
Species
|
Common Name
|
Location
|
11 | Equisetum arvense |
Common Horsetail | B13 E9 |
20 | Pteridium aquilinum |
Bracken | A12 B11 B13 B14 C13 C14 D13 D14 E11 |
51 | Taxus baccata | Yew | D14 |
75 | Nuphar lutea | Yellow Water-lily | C13 at extreme North end of Hollow Pond 13/09/95 |
76 | Ceratophyllum demersum | Horn-wort | C12 C13 (G.1862: near Whipps X. F.) |
88 | Ranunculus acris | Meadow Buttercup | A12 A13 B13 D11 D12 E9 |
88 | Ranunculus repens |
Creeping Buttercup | A13 B10 B11 B13 C11+C11 D10 E11 |
88 | Ranunculus bulbosus |
Bulbous Buttercup | B13 D12 D14 E9 |
90 | Ranunculus flammula |
Lesser Spearwort | |
91 | Ranunculus ficaria | Lesser Celandine | B13 |
95 | Aquilegia sp. | Columbine | D10 opp. Chadwick Rd on Flats side of roadside bank |
111 | Platanus x hispanica | London Plane | C11 E9 |
112 | Ulmus glabra | Wych Elm | |
114 | Ulmus sp. | Elm | suckers widespread |
117 | Urtica dioica | Nettle | A12 A13 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11+C11 C13 C14 D11 D14 E9+E9 E10 |
120 | Fagus sylvatica | Beech | C11 E9 |
122 | Quercis cerris | Turkey Oak | C11 E10 |
123 | Quercus robur | English Oak | A12 A13 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11 C13 C14 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 E11 E12 |
124 | Betula pendula | Silver Birch | A13 B11 B13 B14 C11 C13 C14 D13 D14 E10 E11 E12 |
127 | Carpinus betulus | Hornbeam | B11 C11 D11 D14 E9 E11 |
140 | Chenopodium album | Fat Hen | B11 |
144 | Atriplex prostrata | Spear-leaved Orache | B10 C11 D13 |
146 | Atriplex patula | Common Orache | C11 |
162 | Stellaria media | Common Chickweed | A12+A12 A13 B11 B12+B12 B13 B14 C11 C13 C14 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 E11 E12 |
163 | Stellaria graminea |
Lesser Stitchwort | B13 E12 |
163 | Stellaria uliginosa |
Bog Stitchwort | A13 (G.1862: (39) Snaresbrook W.) |
165 | Cerastium fontanum ssp. holosteoides | Common Mouse-ear | D11 D14 E9+E9 E11 |
168 | Sagina procumbens | Procumbent Pearlwort | B12 B13 B15 |
173 | Spegularia rubra | Sand-spurrey | B13 30/05/80; D/E10 16/06/2012 |
176 | Silene latifolia | White Campion | E10 |
177 | Silene dioica |
Red Campion | A12 |
183 | Persicaria lapathifolia | Pale Persicaria | D13 |
183 | Persicaria maculosa |
Redshank | A12 B13 C11 C13 D11 D12 |
184 | Persicaria hydropiper |
Water-pepper | C13 D13 |
186 | Fallopia japonica | Japanese Knotweed | A12 B10 |
186 | Polygonum aviculare | Knotgrass | C11 D14; B10 B11 B14 |
186 | Polygonum arenastrum | Small-leaved Knotgrass | C14 D14 |
190 | Rumex acetosella | Sheep's Sorrel | B11 B12 B13 B143 C13 C14 D11 D12 D13 D14 E11 E12 |
191 | Rumex acetosa |
Common Sorrel | D14 |
192 | Rumex cristatus | Greek Dock | D9 D10 by Whipps Cross Road-side 26/06/2012 |
194 | Rumex crispus |
Curled Dock | B12 B13 C11 E10 E11 |
194 | Rumex conglomeratus |
Clustered Dock | A13 B13 B14 C11 C13 D14 |
195 | Rumex obtusifolius |
Broad-leaved Dock | A12 A13 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11+C11 C14 D10 D11 D13 D14 E9+E9 |
195 | Rumex sanguineus |
Red-veined Dock | A13 |
207 |
Hypericum sp. |
St. John's Wort |
|
210 | Tilia x europaea | Common Lime | B13 D14 E9 |
212 | Malva sylvestris | Mallow | A13 C11 D11 E9 |
214 | Malva neglecta | Dwarf Mallow | D11 |
226 | Populus x canscens | Grey Poplar | A12 B12 C13 (G.1862: Whipps Cross. F) |
227 | Populus tremula |
Aspen | D13 (CC: TQ395 888, young trees west of Eagle Pond, P.Moxey) |
234 | Populus x canadensis |
Hybrid Black Poplar | B13 near house called 'Marilandica', var. "serotina" |
234 | Salix alba |
White Willow | D14 (cut down 1983) |
237 | Salix caprea ssp. caprea |
Great Sallow | D14 |
240 | Salix cinerea subsp. Atrocinerea |
Common Sallow | C12 D13 |
242 | Salix repens |
Creeping Willow | B13 C13 C14 D12 D13 D15 (G.1862: Snaresbrook F.) (EF: 39-89, by Eagle Pond) |
250 | Sisymbrium officinale | Hedge Mustard | A12 B10 B11 C11 D14 E9 (L.1941) |
250 | Arabidopsis thaliana | Thale Cress | B12 |
257 | Rorippa palustris |
Marsh Yellow-cress | C13 |
259 | Cardamine pratensis |
Cuckoo Flower | B13 |
267 | Capsella bursa-pastoris |
Shepherd's Purse | common |
272 | Lepidium draba |
Hoary Cress | B14 |
275 | Brassica oleacea |
Cabbage | B14 |
281 | Reseda luteola |
Weld | E9 one plant by Highstone Rd. 15/6/91 |
288 | Calluna vulgaris |
Heather | D13 |
307 |
Crassula helmsii |
New Zealand Pigmyweed |
Around the margins of small Hollow Pond, 2016 |
335 | Rubus sect. Glandulosus |
Bramble | A13 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11+C11 C13 C14 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 E9+E9 E10 E11 E12 (G. 1862: R. leucostachys, R. carpinifolius, R. confertiflorus) (EF: 38 (48) Snaresbrook, JTP) |
344 | Potentilla erecta |
Tormentil | B14 C14 D13 E12 (G. 1862: Snaresbrook, W.G. |
344 | Potentilla reptans |
Creeping Cinquefoil | B23 B14 E9 |
358 | Rosa arvensis |
Field Rose | D14 |
361 | Rosa canina |
Dog Rose | D14 |
365 | Prunus avium |
Wild Cherry | A12 B11 B12 C11 |
365 | Prunus spinosa |
Blackthorn | A12 A13 B11 B12 B13 C11 D14 E9 |
368 | Chaenomeles speciosa |
Flowering Quince | B14 well-established shrub in flower 18/4/93 |
369 | Malus sp. |
Apple | C13 E10 E11 |
369 | Pyrus communis |
Pear | E10 |
370 | Sorbus aucuparia |
Rowan | A13 B11 B12 C13 D13 |
374 | Sorbus aria |
Whiebeam | C11 |
397 | Crataegus monogyna |
Hawthorn | A13 B10 B11 B13 B14 C11 C13 C14 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 E9 E10 |
397 | Crataegus laevigata |
Midland Hawthorn | B13 largish specimen in "wood", also possibly hybrid form nearby |
401
|
Robinia pseudoacacia | Locust Tree | B12 |
406 | Lotus corniculatus | Bird'sfoot Trefoil | D9 E9 E10 |
411
|
Vicia cracca | Tufted Vetch | B11 D9 D10 D11 |
411
|
Vicia sativa | Common Vetch | A13 B13 B14 C11 D10 D11 D12 E9+E9 E10 E11 |
414 | Lathyrus pratensis | Meadow Vetchling | C14 |
415 | Latyrus nissolia | Grass Vetchling | D9 12/06/2012 |
415
|
Lathyrus latifolius | Broad-Leaved Pea | B13 C14 E9 |
420
|
Medicago lupulina | Black Medick | Common by Whipps Cross Road-side |
423
|
Medicago arabica | Spotted Medick | E9; C11 Whipps Cross Road-side 13/01/2016 |
425
|
Trifolium repens | White Clover |
A13 B10 B11 B12 B13 C11+C11 C13 D11 D12 D13 D14 E9 E11 E12 (L. 1941) |
427
|
Trifolium pratense | Red Clover | B13 D11 E10 |
430
|
Trifolium arvense |
Haresfoot Clover |
|
432
|
Laburnum anagyroides | Common Laburnum | C11 D10 |
435
|
Cytisus scoparius | Broom | A13 B11 B12 B13 B14 C13 C14 D10 D11 D13 E10 E12 (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) |
436
|
Ulex europaeus | Gorse | B12 B13 B14 C11 C13 C14 D11 D12 D13 D14 E9+E9 E10 E11 E12 |
439
|
Myriophyllum spicatum | Spiked Water-milfoil |
C12 |
444
|
Epilobium hirsutum | Great Willow-herb | A12 B12 C11 C13 D14 E9 |
446
|
Epilobium montanum | Broad-Leaved Willow-herb | B13 |
446
|
Epilobium tetragonum | Square-stemmed Willow-herb | B13 (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) |
446 | Epilobium parviflorum | Hairy Willow-herb | A13 |
447
|
Epilobium ciliatum | American Willow-herb | A12 A13 B13 C13 D14 |
448
|
Chamerion angustifolium | Rosebay Willow-herb | A12 B10 B11+B11 B12 B13 B14 C13 C14 D13 D14 E10 E11 E12 |
452
|
Circaea lutetiana | Enchanter's Nightshade | B11 (CC: 393885, woodland near Hollow Pond, P. Moxey) |
456
|
Ilex aquifolium | Holly | A12 A13 B12 B13 B14 C11 C13 C14 D11 D12 D13 D14 E9 E10 E11 E12 |
458
|
Mercurialis annua | Annual Mercury | B10 C11 E9 |
461
|
Euphorbia helioscopia | Sun Spurge | B13 B15 |
461 | Euphorbia peplus | Petty Spurge | E9 |
468
|
Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse Chestnut | C11 D13 D14 |
470
|
Acer platanoides | Norway Maple | A12 A13 B12 B13 B14 C11 C14 D10 D11 D13 D14 E9 E12 |
470
|
Acer campestre | Field Maple | E10 |
470
|
Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore | B13 |
479
|
Geranium rotundifolium |
Round-leaved Cranesbill |
|
480
|
Geranium dissectum | Cut-leaved Crane's-bill | B12 |
482
|
Geranium robertianum | Herb Robert | Various locations (Cloutman 82: E10, Hollybush Rd. nr. railway 398883) |
490
|
Hedera helix subsp. helix | Ivy | B11 B12 C11 D10 D13 E10 |
497 | Hydrocotyle vulgaris | Marsh Pennywort | B13 on mud with Soft Rush at Lea Bridge Road Pond, Leyton Flats, 12/05/80; B14 C12 in Hollow Pond (still present in C12 in 2012) (39-88,39-89; EF G. 1862 "Forest nr. Stratford" JF) |
500 |
Chaerophyllum temulum |
Rough Chervil |
|
501
|
Anthriscus sylvestris | Cow Parsley | B12 C14 D14 E9 E10 E11 |
504
|
Aegopodium podagraria | Ground Elder | C11 C14 E9 |
515
|
Heracleum sphondyleum | Hogweed | B11 C14 D14 E11 |
517 | Torilis japonica | Upright Hedge Parsley | D10/11 by Whipps Cross Roadside 16/06/2008; still present 2012 (Cloutman 82: C14 south of Snaresbrook Road 394891) |
531
|
Solanum dulcamara | Bittersweet | A12 A13 B10 B13 C11+C11 C13 D10 D11 D14 E9 |
534
|
Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed | B10 B14 |
535
|
Calystegia silvatica | Great Bindweed | A12 B10 B11 B13 C11 C14 D10 |
548
|
Pentaglottis sempervirens | Green Alkanet | |
550
|
Myosotis scorpioides |
Water Forget-me-not |
|
551
|
Myosotis sylvatica | Wood Forget-me-not | B13 E9 |
559
|
Ballota nigra ssp. foetida | Black Horehound | A13 B10 B13 C11+C11 D11 E9 E10 |
560
|
Lamium album | White Dead-nettle | A12 B12 B13 D14 |
562
|
Lamium purpureum | Red Dead-nettle | E10 |
571
|
Lycopus europaeus | Gypsywort | C13 D13 D14 |
582
|
Callitriche stagnalis | Common Water Starwort | B13 |
582 | Callitriche platycarpa | Water Starwort | |
583
|
Plantago coronopus | Buck's-horn Plantain | A13 B12 B13 B14 C11 D10 (G.1862: "Near Whipps Cross", F) |
583
|
Plantago major | Great Plantain | A12 A13 B11+B11 C11 D13 D14 E9 |
584
|
Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain | A13 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11+C11 C14 D10 D11 D14 E9 E10 |
586
|
Fraxinus excelsior | Ash | A12 B12 C11 D14 |
587
|
Ligustrum ovalifolium | Garden Privet | B13 C11 |
603
|
Veronica chamaedrys | Germander Speedwell | E9 |
647
|
Galium verum | Lady's Bedstraw | D10 26/06/2012 |
649
|
Galium saxatile | Heath Bedstraw | D13 E10 E12 (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) |
649
|
Galium aparine | Cleavers | A12 C14 D14 E9 |
651
|
Sambucus nigra | Elder | A12 A13 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11 C14 D11 D13 E9 E10 |
652
|
Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry | C11 |
674
|
Arctium minus | Lesser Burdock | A12 B10 B11+B11 B14 C11+C11 D14 E9 |
676
|
Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle | A13 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11+C11 C13 D10 D11 E9+E9 E10 |
678
|
Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle | A12 A13 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11 C13 C14 D9 D10 D12 D13 D14 E9+E9 E10 E11 E12 |
679
|
Onopordum acanthium | Cotton Thistle | C/D11 a large patch on the Whipps Cross Road-side bank on 13/07/2012 |
683
|
Centaurea nigra | Black Knapweed | D14 |
684
|
Lapsana communis subsp. communis | Nipplewort | C11 D14 |
686
|
Hypochaeris radicata | Common Cat's-ear | A12 B10 B11 B1 B13 B14 C11+C11 C13 D10 D13 D14 |
688
|
Tragopogan pratensis subsp. minor | Goat's Beard | B11 B13 C14 D10 |
690
|
Sonchus oleraceus | Smooth Sow-thistle | A12 B10 B14 E9 |
690 | Sonchus asper | Prickly Sow-thistle | Present (Cloutman 82: E10 rough grassland near railway) |
698
|
Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia | Dandelion | common |
699
|
Crepis vesicaria | Beaked Hawk's-beard | A12 B14 C14 D10 E9 E10 |
699
|
Crepis capillaris | Smooth Hawk's-beard | A13 |
719 | Solidago canadensis | Canadian Golden-rod | B10 (check species) |
720
|
Aster sp. | Michaelmas Daisy | C13 |
728
|
Bellis perennis | Daisy | B13 C11 D9 D10 D13 E9 E10 |
728
|
Tanacetum parthenium | Feverfew | B11 C11 |
729
|
Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort | A12 B12 B14 C11+C11 D14 |
732
|
Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | A12 A13 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11 C13 C14 D10 D12 D14 E9 E10 E11 |
732
|
Achillea ptarmica | Sneezewort | D23 (CC: 397890, near Eagle Pond) |
736
|
Tripleurospermum inodorum | Scentless Mayweed | A12 |
736
|
Matricaria discoidea | Pineapple Mayweed | B10 B14 C11 D14 (CC: 395885, P. Moxey) |
736
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Matricaria recutita | Scented Mayweed | B14, in newly sown grass on lido access road 27/5/2010 |
740
|
Senecio squalidus | Oxford Ragwort | A12 A13 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11+C11 C14 D10 E9 E10 E12 |
740
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Senecio vulgaris | Groundsel | A12 A13 B10 B14 C11 C14 D10 E9 E10 |
742
|
Senecio sylvaticus |
Heath Groundsel |
A/B12, at edge of vegetation to the west of Ornamental Water, 04/07/2012 |
746
|
Tussilago farfara | Colt's-foot | D10 D14 E9 |
754
|
Bidens tripartita | Trifid Bur-marigold | A13 B12 B13 C13 D13 D14 D15 |
760
|
Alisma-plantago aquatica |
Water Plantain |
C13, at the top east edge of th pond, in a fenced bay, 04/07/2012 |
762 | Elodea canadensis | Canadian Pondweed | C12 C13 |
763 | Lagarosiphon major | Curly Water-thyme | C12 (EF: 392886, Hollow Pond 1951, K/L; choking the pond 1962-64, J. Still present 1973, KJA (CC)) |
772 | Potamogeton | Hair-like Pondweed | A13 C12 C13 |
772 | Potamogeton | Grassy Pondweed | A13 C12 D14 |
772 | Potamogeton | Lesser Pondweed | C12; Hollow Pond; C13, Small Hollow Pond |
780 | Lemna minor |
Common Duckweed | B13 C12 C13 C14 |
784 | Juncus tenuis |
Slender Rush | A12 C13 |
784 | Juncus squarossus |
Heath Rush | B13 C12 C13 D11 D12 D13 E11 E12 (EF: 38 Whipps Cross area, near Hollow Pond) |
785 | Juncus bufonius |
Toad Rush | A12 B13 B14 C13 D13 D14 |
788 | Juncus articulatus |
Jointed Rush | B13 B14 C12 C13 D13 (G.1862: Snaresbrook, F) |
788 | Juncus bulbosus |
Bulbous Rush | B13 B14 (G.1862: Snaresbrook, F) (EF: 39-88 Whipps Cross area, nr Hollow Pond) |
788 | Juncus acutiflorus |
Sharp-flowered Rush | B13 |
790 | Juncus inflexus |
Hard Rush | A13 C13 D14 E10 |
790 | Juncus effusus |
Soft Rush | A12 A13 B13 B14 C11 C13 D11 D12 D13 D14 E11 E12 |
793 | Luzula multiflora | Many-headed Woodrush | B14 D13 D14 (G.1862: Snaresbrook) |
796 | Eleocharis palustris |
Common Spike Rush | B13 |
801 | Eleogiton fluitans |
Floating Scirpus | B14 |
814 | Carex echinata |
Star Sedge | D14 |
814 | Carex ovalis |
Oval Sedge | B13 C13 D13 D14 E11 E12 |
815 | Carex hirta |
Hairy Sedge | A12 S11 D9 D14 |
817 | Carex panicea |
Carnation Grass | D13 (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) (EF: 39-88 Whipps X area) |
822 | Carex nigra |
Common Sedge | D13 D14 (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) |
840 | Nardus stricta | Mat Grass | B13 B14 C14 D11 D12 D13 E11 (EF: 39-88, 39-89) |
845 | Festuca rubra | Red Fescue | B13 C12 D12 D13 |
849 | Festuca ovina |
Sheep's Fescue | B13 C14 |
849 | Festuca filiformis |
Fine-leaved Sheep's Fescue | C12 C14 |
850 | Festuca (longifolia) |
Hard Fescue | ? |
852 | Lolium perenne | Perennial Rye-grass | B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 C11 |
854 | Cynosurus cristatus | Crested Dog's-tail | B14 C11 D11 E11 |
858 | Poa annua | Annual Meadow-grass | B12 B13 B14 C11D10 D11 D13 E9 E10 |
858 | Poa pratensis | Smooth Meadow-grass | D11 D12 D14 |
858 | Poa trivialis | Rough Meadow-grass | B13 |
859 | Dactylis glomerata | Cock's-foot | A13 B10 B11 B12 B14 C11 C13 D11 D14 E9 |
862 | Glyceria maxima | Reed Sweet-grass | B1 B14 C13 |
863 | Glyceria fluitans | Floating Sweet-grass | B13 B14 C13 D13 (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) |
864 | Arrhenatherum elatius | Tall or False Oat-grass | B11 E10 C14 |
867 | Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair-grass | B13 D13 |
867 | Holcus mollis | Creeping Soft-grass | E12 |
868 | Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire Fog | D14 E12 |
868 | Deschampsia flexuosa | Wavy Hair-grass | C12 C13 E10 E12 |
869 | Aira praecox | Early Hair-grass | B13 |
871 | Anthoxanthum odoratum | Sweet Vernal Grass | D13 D14 |
872 | Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canary Grass | C13 |
874 | Agrostis capillaris |
Common or Fine Bent | B13 B14 C12 C14 D13 |
874 | Agrostis stolonifera |
Creeping Bent | B14 |
874 | Agrostis gigantea | Black Bent | C14 |
876 | Agrostis canina | Velvet Bent | C14 in pool;, 26/10/80 |
876 | Agrostis vinealis |
Brown Bent | B13 C13 D12 D13 D14 (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) |
880 | Alopecurus geniculatus |
Marsh Foxtail | A13 B13 C11 C13 D11 |
880 | Alopecurus pratensis |
Meadow Foxtail | C11 C13 D11 D12 D14 |
883 | Phleum pratense | Timothy | B13 |
883 | Phleum bertolonii |
Smaller Cat's-tail | A12 B11 B13 B14 |
885 | Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus |
Soft Brome | D11 |
887 | Bromopsis erecta | Upright Brome | C12 |
888 | Anisantha sterilis | Barren Brome | B11 D10 E10 |
892 | Elytrigia repens | Couch | C11+C11 D11 D14 |
895 | Hordeum murinum | Wall Barley | A13 B10 B11 C11 C14 D11 D14 |
899 | Danthonia decumbens | Heath Grass | B13 C13 (EF:39-88) |
900 | Molinia caerulea | Purple Moor-grass | E11 (EF: 39-88 Whipps X area) |
921 | Typha latifolia | Great Reedmace | B12/13 C13 |
931 | Ornithogalum angustifolium | Star-of-Bethlehem | D11 |
934 | Hyacinthoides hispanica | Spanish Bluebell | B13 |
934 | Hyacinthoides non-scripta | Bluebell | B13 C11 C13 C14 D10 E9 E10 |
945 | Narcissus spp. | Hybrid Daffodils | A16 B14 |
954 | Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Iris | A13 B12 |
954 | Iris foetidissima | Stinking Iris | B11 James Road-side near vehicle exit from hospital, Janauary 2016 - three plants seen at south edge of James Lane |
954 | Iris (germanica) | Garden Iris | A13 by roadsides |
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The following is a list of species that I have not personally found, but have either been reported to me or I have found by research.
p = Previous (Historical) record; G = Gibson's Flora of Essex, 1862; EF = Flora of Essex, Jermyn ST; CC = Epping Forest Conservation Centre record. Records of 1982 by Cloutman were also found in the Epping Forest Conservation Centre records at High Beach
Stace
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Species
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Common Name
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Location
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22 | Oreopteris limbosperma | Mountain Fern | p (G.1862: near Snaresbrook, F) |
27 | Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, F) |
35 | Dryopteris dilatata | Buckler Fern | p (G.1862: near Snaresbrook, WG) (Cloutman, 82: D13 Nr. Birch Well) |
45 | Pinus sylvestris | Scots Pine | p (G. 1862. Quotes Warner's locality "Self-sown in the pond at Snaresbrook" (EF)) Not found in 1981 |
76 | Ceratophyllum demersum | Horn-wort | (G.1862: near Whipps X. F.) C12 C13 |
90 | Ranunculus sceleratus |
Celery-leaved Crowfoot | p (Cloutman 82: Common on muddy area) |
107 | Pseudofumaria lutea | Yellow Corydalis | p (Cloutman 82: E12 398 885 One patch on ruined house) |
114 | Ulmus procera | English Elm | p (C12? suckers 395 856 Cloutman 82) |
115 | Ulmus minor ssp. minor | Smooth-leaved Elm | p (C12? suckers 395 856 Cloutman 82) (Hanson 398 880) |
139 | Chenopodium urbicum | Upright Goosefoot | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook) |
176 | Silene vulgaris |
Bladder Campion | p (Cloutman 82: E10 grass nr. Hollybush Hill TQ 398 882) |
217 | Drosera rotundifolia | Sundew | p ("between Leytonstone and Snaresbrook" Gough: The Stratford Flora, J Freeman 1852) |
226 | Populus nigra |
Black Poplar | (G.1862: Snaresbrook W.) |
234 | Salix fragilis | Crack Willow | p (Cloutman 82: D14 Eagle Pond) |
252 | Erysimum cheiranthoides | Treacle Mustard | p (Cloutman 82: Whipps Cross roads 3391891 = A14) |
257 | Rorippa amphibia | Greater Yellow-cress | p (Cloutman 82: B11 James Lane opp. Maternity Wing) |
258 | Armoracia rusticana |
Horse Radish | p (Cloutman 82: B14 Snaresbrook Road; B18 nr. Forest Rd; F8) |
259 | Cardamine flexuosa |
Wood Bitter-cress | p (Cloutman 82: C12397892) |
330 | Rubus |
p (Snaresbrook, WG.The Flora of Essex 1862) | |
330 | Rubus | p (Snaresbrook, F.The Flora of Essex 1862) | |
334 | Rubus idaeus |
Raspberry | p (G. 1862: Snaresbrook, W.G.) |
335 | Rubus laciniatus |
Cut-leaved Bramble | p (Cloutman 82: A12 nr. main entrance of hospital) |
367 | Prunus laurocerasus |
Cherry-laurel | p (Cloutman 82: grounds of ruined house = E12) |
402
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Galega officinalis | Goat's-rue | p (Cloutman 82: many plants near ruined house) |
417
|
Melilotus alltissimus | Tall Melilot | p (Cloutman 82: B17 Whipps Cross Road, 391892) |
427 | Trifolium medium | Zigzag Clover | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) |
436
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Genista anglica | Petty Whin | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook) |
447 | Epilobium palustre | Marsh Willow-herb | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, F) |
463
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Frangula alnus | Alder Buckthorn | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook,not common, F (as Rhamnus Frangula)) |
475
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Oxalis acetosella |
Wood-sorrel | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, F) |
480 | Geranium sanguineum | Bloody Crane's-bill | p (Cloutman 82: E12, one plant by ruined house Hollybush Hill 398850) |
482
|
Geranium pyrenaicum | Hedgerow Crane's-bill | p Cloutman 82: E11, small patch by ruined house 398885) |
511
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Apium inundatum | Fine-leaved Water Celery |
p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, F) |
525
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Vinca minor | Lesser Periwinkle | p (Cloutman 82: E12 ruined house) |
527 | Hyoscamus niger | Henbane | p (G.1862: Forest near Snaresbrook, F) |
535 | Calystegia sepium | Hedge Bindweed | p (Cloutman 82: roadsides) |
538 | Nymphoides peltata | Fringed Water-lily | p (Cloutman 82: A13 Whipps Cross Pond) |
551 | Myosotis arvensis | Common Forget-me-not | p (Cloutman 82: C11 Whipps X Roadside 395685) |
562
|
Lamium maculatum | Spotted Dead-nettle | p (EF: 3988 "Whipps Cross") |
566
|
Glechoma hederacea | Ground Ivy | p (Cloutman 82: B11 under trees close to wall of hospital 392885) |
585
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Buddleja davidii | Buddleia | p (Cloutman 82: Bushes at ruined house) |
652
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Viburnum lantana |
Wayfaring Tree |
p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) |
656
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Lonicera periclymenum | Honeysuckle | p (Cloutman 82: A13, one patch 391886) |
680
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Seratula tinctoria |
Saw-wort | p (G.1862: Forest near Snaresbrook, very uncommon. F) |
687
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Leontodon autumnalis | Autumn Hawkbit | p (Cloutman 82: grassland) |
698
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Taraxacum sect. Erythrosperma | Lesser Dandelion | p (Cloutman 82: D14 Whipps Cross Roundabout and west end of Snaresbrook Road, 398889) |
703
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Hieracium spp. | Few-leaved Hawkweeds | p (Cloutman 82: D13, Leyton Flats 396886) |
705
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Hieracium umbellatum subsp. umbelattum | Leafy Hawkweed | p (G.1862: "Snaresbrook", F) Not found 1981 |
715
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Gnaphalium uliginosum | Marsh Cudweed | p (Cloutman 82: A13, south side of West Pond) |
725
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Conyza canadensis | Canadian Fleabane | p (Cloutman 82: roadsides) |
740
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Senecio jacobaea | Common Ragwort | p (Cloutman 82: E10 grassland nr. railway) |
774 | Potamogeton | Horned Pondweed | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) |
779 | Spirodela polyrhiza | Great Duckweed | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, G) (Cloutman 82: S. side of Hollow Pond, 393884 |
780 | Lemna trisulca |
Ivy Duckweed | p (Cloutman 82: A13 West Pond 392898) |
785 | Juncus subnodulosus |
Blunt-flowered Rush | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, F) |
815 | Carex riparia |
Great Pond-sedge | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) Not found in 1981 |
820 | Carex flava |
Yellow Sedge | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG |
861 | Catapodium rigidum | Hard Poa | p (G.1862: Snaresbrook, WG) |
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Gilbert's Slade - Plant List
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Note : "Stace" indicates the page number of the plant in Stace 2nd Edition
Stace
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Species
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Common Name
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Location
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11 | Equisetum arvense |
Common Horsetail | D14 |
20 | Pteridium aquilinum |
Bracken | B17 B18 B19 C16 C18 D14 D15 |
22 | Phylittus scolopendrium |
Hart's-tongue Fern | B15 |
33 | Dryopteris filix-mas | Male Fern | B18 D14 |
36 | Azolla filiculoides | Water Fern | B16/17 |
49 | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | Lawson's Cypress | A19 |
51 | Taxus baccata | Yew | B15 |
76 | Ceratophyllum demersum | Horn-wort | B17 |
82 | Anemone nemorosa | Wood Anemone | B16 |
85 | Clematis demersum | Traveller's Joy | B18 N. of allotments |
88 | Ranunculus acris | Meadow Buttercup | A18 A19 A20 B14 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 C15 C16 D14 D15 |
88 | Ranunculus repens |
Creeping Buttercup | B17 B19 C14 C15 C18 D14 |
88 | Ranunculus bulbosus |
Bulbous Buttercup | B18 C14 |
90 | Ranunculus flammula |
Lesser Spearwort | ? |
90 | Ranunculus sceleratus |
Celery-leaved Crowfoot | B17 B19 C15 C16 C17 |
91 | Ranunculus ficaria | Lesser Celandine | A20 B15 B16 B19 C14 |
97 | Berberis sp. | Barberry | A20 |
102 | Papaver somniferum | Opium Poppy | B15 C15 |
105 | Chelidonium majus |
Greater Celandine |
C14 |
114 | Ulmus sp. | Elm | widespread as saplings |
116 | Humulus lupulus | Hop | B16 |
116 | Cannabis sativa | Hemp | A17 |
117 | Urtica dioica | Nettle | A14/B14 A15 A19 A20 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18+B18 B19 C14 C15 C19+C19 D14 D15 |
120 | Castanea sativa | Sweet Chestnut | B18 |
120 | Fagus sylvatica | Beech | D14 |
122 | Quecus x crenata (pseudosuber) | Luccombe Oak | C17/18 A single tree on path running from the Slade to the road. Many green leaves on tree on 18/4/93. Found by P. Saunders |
122 | Quercis cerris | Turkey Oak | A 20 C16 - one tree with saplings by path; D15, one tree in wood |
123 | Quercus robur | English Oak | A14/B14 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 B17 B18 B20 C14 C16 C17 C18 C19+C19 D14 D16 |
124 | Betula pendula | Silver Birch | A16 A20 B17 B18 B19 B20 C14 C15 C16 C18 D14 D16 |
127 | Carpinus betulus | Hornbeam | A18 A19 A20 B15 B16 B17 B18 B20 C18 C19+C19 D15 D16 |
144 | Atriplex prostrata | Spear-leaved Orache | A20 B16 C15 |
156 | Claytonia perfoliata | Spring Beauty | C14 |
160 | Moehringia trinervia | Three-nerved Sandwort | D15 |
162 | Stellaria holostea |
Greater Stitchwort |
B17 (CC "Private area, June 1978, P.Moxey/KJA = A14/15) |
162 | Stellaria media | Common Chickweed | A14/B14 A15 A18 A20 B14 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 C14 C15 C19 D14 D15 |
163 | Stellaria graminea |
Lesser Stitchwort | B14 (Cloutman 82: B16) |
163 | Stellaria uliginosa |
Bog Stitchwort | B17 |
165 | Cerastium fontanum ssp. holosteoides | Common Mouse-ear | A20 B16 B17 B18+B18 B19 C14 C15 C16 C19+C19 |
168 | Sagina procumbens | Procumbent Pearlwort | B14 |
176 | Silene latifolia | White Campion | C19 (B14 Routledge) |
177 | Silene dioica |
Red Campion | B19 (Cloutman 82: B16) |
183 | Persicaria lapathifolia | Pale Persicaria | B20 C15 D15 |
183 | Persicaria maculosa |
Redshank | A17 A19 B16 B20 C15 C16 D14 |
184 | Persicaria hydropiper |
Water-pepper | B17 B19 D14 D15 |
186 | Polygonum aviculare | Knotgrass | A16 A18 A19 A20 B14 B17 B19 C17 D14 (check species) |
186 | Fallopia japonica |
Japanese Knotweed |
B14 B15 B19 D14 |
190 | Rumex acetosella | Sheep's Sorrel | A13 B18 B19 B20 C14 C16 C17 C18 C19+C19 |
191 | Rumex acetosa |
Common Sorrel | A20 B18+B18 C16 D15 |
194 | Rumex crispus |
Curled Dock | A14 B14 B19 C19+C19 |
194 | Rumex conglomeratus |
Clustered Dock | B14 B15 B16 B17 B19 C14 C15 C19 D14 |
195 | Rumex obtusifolius |
Broad-leaved Dock | A15 A16 A20 B14 B15 B17 B18+B18 C14 C15 C19+C19 D14 D15 |
195 | Rumex sanguineus |
Red-veined Dock | B19 |
210 | Tilia x europaea | Common Lime | A14/B14 (Cloutman 82: C15 Ave. nr. Forest School 394893) |
212 | Malva sylvestris | Mallow | B14 B17 |
234 | Populus x canadensis |
Hybrid Black Poplar | |
234 | Salix fragilis | Crack Willow | C15 C19 |
237 | Salix caprea ssp. caprea |
Great Sallow | (A15) (A16) (B17) C15 (C16) (C18) (D14) |
240 | Salix cinerea subsp. Atrocinerea |
Common Sallow | D15 |
242 | Salix repens |
Creeping Willow | D15 |
250 | Alliara petiolata |
Garlic Mustard | B18 C14 |
250 | Sisymbrium officinale | Hedge Mustard |
A16 A19 B19 C15 |
252 | Erysimum cheiranthoides | Treacle Mustard | C19 |
256 | Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum | Watercress | B17 |
257 | Rorippa sylvestris | Creeping Yellow-cress | B17 |
259 | Cardamine pratensis |
Cuckoo Flower | D14 |
259 | Cardamine hirsuta | Hairy Bitter-cress | D14 |
262 | Lunaria annua | Honesty | B17 C14 |
267 | Capsella bursa-pastoris |
Shepherd's Purse | A16 A18 B14 B18 C15 D14 |
272 | Lepidium draba |
Hoary Cress | A19 A20 B14 B18+B18 B19 C19 |
275 | Brassica oleacea |
Cabbage | C19 |
275 | Brassica rapa subsp. campestris | Turnip | B17 var. brigsii |
279 | Rapistrum rugosum | Bastard Cabbage | C15 |
306 | Ribes uva-crispa |
Gooseberry |
B17 |
319 | Saxifraga x urbium |
London Pride |
B17 |
335 | Rubus laciniatus |
Cut-leaved Bramble | A16 B17 D15 |
335 | Rubus sect. Glandulosus |
Bramble | A14/B15 A15 A16 A17 A19 A20 B14 B16 B17 B18 B19 C14 C15 C19+C19 D14 D15 |
344 | Potentilla erecta |
Tormentil | C14 C16 C17 C18 D14 D15 |
344 | Potentilla reptans |
Creeping Cinquefoil | A14/B14 |
345 | Potentilla sterilis | Barren Strawberry | Grounds of St. Peter's in the Forest - on graves 12/03/95 |
358 | Rosa arvensis |
Field Rose | C17 |
361 | Rosa canina |
Dog Rose | C19 |
365 | Prunus avium |
Wild Cherry | A20 B19 |
365 | Prunus domestica subsp. domestica | Plum | B19 |
365 | Prunus spinosa |
Blackthorn | A18 A19 B14 B15 B16 B18 C14 |
369 | Malus sp. |
Apple | A20 B16 B19 |
369 | Pyrus communis |
Pear | A20 |
370 | Sorbus aucuparia |
Rowan | A17 B15 B16 B17 B20 C14 C16 C18 C19 D14 D15 (G. 1862 "Between Woodford and Snaresbrook", W) |
374 | Sorbus aria |
Whitebeam | C19 |
397 | Crataegus monogyna |
Hawthorn | A14/B14 A19 A20 B15 B16 B18+B18 B19 C15 C19+C19 D14 |
397 | Crataegus laevigata |
Midland Hawthorn | B19 |
406 | Lotus corniculatus | Bird'sfoot Trefoil | A20 B14 C16 |
411
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Vicia cracca | Tufted Vetch | B14 |
411
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Vicia sativa | Common Vetch | A20 B18+B18 B19 B20 C16 C19+C19 D14 |
411 | Vicia hirsuta | Hairy Tare | B19 C19 |
411 | Vicia terasperma | Smooth Tare | B20 |
414 | Lathyrus pratensis | Meadow Vetchling | A/B14 A20 B18 B19 C19+C19 |
415
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Lathyrus latifolius | Broad-Leaved Pea | A20 B18 D14 |
420
|
Medicago lupulina | Black Medick | |
425
|
Trifolium repens | White Clover |
A16 A18 A19 A20 B14 B17 B18+B18 B19 B20 C15 C16 C18 C19+C19 D15 |
427
|
Trifolium pratense | Red Clover | A19 A20 B14 B18 B19 C16 C18 |
432
|
Laburnum anagyroides | Common Laburnum | B18 B19 |
435 | Spartium junceum | Spanish Broom | A19 A20 |
435
|
Cytisus scoparius | Broom | A15 A18 A19 A20 B14 B17 B18+B18 B20 C14 C15 C16 D15 D16 |
436
|
Genista anglica | Petty Whin | C16 |
436
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Ulex europaeus | Gorse | B14 B17 B18 C14 C18 D14 |
444
|
Epilobium hirsutum | Great Willow-herb | A20 B17 B18 B19 C15 D14 |
447
|
Epilobium ciliatum | American Willow-herb | B17 |
448
|
Chamerion angustifolium | Rosebay Willow-herb | A14 B14 B16 B17 B19 B20 C16 C18 C19 D14 D15 D16 |
452
|
Circaea lutetiana | Enchanter's Nightshade | B16 D15 |
456
|
Ilex aquifolium | Holly | A17 A18 A20 B14 B15 B16 B18+B18 B19 B20 C14 C15 C18 C19+C19 D14 D15 D16 |
456 | Ilex x altaclarensis | Highclere Holly | C18 |
461
|
Euphorbia helioscopia | Sun Spurge | B15 |
468
|
Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse Chestnut | A18 B18 A20 (seedling) C14 trees and seedlings |
470
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Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore | A16 A18 A20 B14 B15 B16 B18 B19 B20 C14 C15 C18 D14 D15 |
470
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Platanus orientalis | Oriental Plane | D14 in private area by Snaresbrook Road, 10/12/2011 (var. Cuneata) |
475 | Oxalis articulata | Pink Oxalis |
B15 garden escape by St. Peter's Way |
|
Oxalis debilis (corymbosa) | Purple Garden Oxalis |
A18 Becontree Ave. in grass. About 2ft from pavement opp. about number 6 |
480 | Geranium dissectum | Cut-leaved Crane's-bill | A20 C19+C19 |
490
|
Hedera helix subsp. helix | Ivy | B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 C14 C15 D14 |
501
|
Anthriscus sylvestris | Cow Parsley | A14/B14 A15 A20 B14 B15 B18+B18 B19 C14 C19 |
504
|
Aegopodium podagraria | Ground Elder | A20 B15 B18 |
515
|
Heracleum sphondyleum | Hogweed | A20 B19 B20 C19+C19 |
517 | Torilis japonica | Hedge Parsley | B14 |
525
|
Vinca minor | Lesser Periwinkle | C14 |
531 | Solanum nigrum | Black Nightshade |
B20 |
531
|
Solanum dulcamara | Bittersweet | B16 B17 B19 C14 C15 C19 |
534
|
Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed | A18 A20 B14 B19 |
535 | Calystegia sepium | Hedge Bindweed | B16 |
535
|
Calystegia silvatica | Great Bindweed | A14/B14 A20 B15 B18 C15 |
551
|
Myosotis sylvatica | Wood Forget-me-not | B14 B15 C14 |
559
|
Ballota nigra ssp. foetida | Black Horehound | A15 A18 A20 B14 B16 B17 C14 C15 C19 |
559 | Stachys sylvatica | Hedge Woundwort | A16 D15 |
560
|
Lamium album | White Dead-nettle | A20 |
562
|
Lamium purpureum | Red Dead-nettle | A14/B14 A20 B14 B17 C15 C19 |
562
|
Lamium maculatum | Spotted Dead-nettle | A20 B14 |
564 | Teucrium scorodonia |
Wood Sage |
B17 |
566
|
Glechoma hederacea | Ground Ivy | C19 |
571
|
Lycopus europaeus | Gipsywort | B17 B19 |
574 | Mentha aquatica |
Water Mint |
B17 |
582
|
Callitriche stagnalis | Common Water Starwort | B17 |
582 | Callitriche obtusangula | Water Starwort | D14 |
583
|
Plantago coronopus | Buck's-horn Plantain | B17 C14 |
583
|
Plantago major | Great Plantain | A16 A18 A20 B17 C15 C16 C17 D14 D15 |
584
|
Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain | A16 A19 A20 B18+B18 B19 C19+C19 D14 |
586
|
Fraxinus excelsior | Ash | A18 A19 B14 B16 B18 B20 D15 |
587
|
Ligustrum ovalifolium | Garden Privet | B18 C15 |
587 |
Ligustrum vulgare |
Common Privet |
(B14) C14 |
587 |
Syringa vulgaris |
Lilac |
B18 |
598 |
Cymbalaria muralis |
Ivy-leaved Toadflax |
B15 |
600 | Digitalis purpurea |
Foxglove | A17 B15 B17 C14 C18 C19 |
604 |
Veronica beccabunga |
Brooklime |
B17 |
605 |
Veronica hederifolia |
Ivy Speedwell |
A15 A20 B14 B15 B18 C14 C19 |
605 |
Veronica persica |
Buxbaum's Speedwell |
A20 B14 |
609 |
Melampyrum pratense |
Common Cow-wheat |
C17 C18 |
649
|
Galium saxatile | Heath Bedstraw | C14 C19 |
649
|
Galium aparine | Cleavers | A14/B14 B14 B15 B18+B18 C14 C15 C19+C19 |
651
|
Sambucus nigra | Elder | A14?B14 A15 A20 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 C14 C15 C19+C19D14 D15 |
652
|
Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry | A16 A20 B18 |
674
|
Arctium minus | Lesser Burdock | A15 A16 A18 B14 B15 B17 B18 B19 C15 C19 D15 |
676
|
Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle | A16 A18 A20 B14 B17 B18+B18 C15 C19+C19 |
678 | Cirsium palustre |
Marsh Thistle |
D14 very near fence, also in private grounds |
678
|
Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle | A14/B14 A16 A18 A19 A20 B14 B15 B17 B18 B20 C14 C15 C16 C19+C19 D14 D15 |
683
|
Centaurea nigra | Black Knapweed | B18 |
686 | Lapsana communis |
Nipplewort |
B17 |
686
|
Hypochaeris radicata | Common Cat's-ear | B14 B19 C15 C16 C17 C19+C19 D14 D15 |
687
|
Leontodon autumnalis | Autumn Hawkbit | B16 |
688
|
Tragopogan pratensis subsp. minor | Goat's Beard | A14/B14 |
688 | Picris echioides |
Bristly Ox-tongue |
C19 |
690 | Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce |
A19 B20 |
690
|
Sonchus oleraceus | Smooth Sow-thistle | A16 A18 B14 B15 D14 |
690 | Sonchus asper | Prickly Sow-thistle | A20 C15 |
698
|
Taraxacum sect. Erythrosperma | Lesser Dandelion | B14 |
698
|
Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia | Dandelion | A13/14 A15 A16 A18 A20 B14 B16 B18 B19 B20 C14 C15 C19 D14 D15 |
699
|
Crepis vesicaria | Beaked Hawk's-beard | B17 B19 C15 C19+C19 |
699
|
Crepis capillaris | Smooth Hawk's-beard | C13 |
703
|
Hieracium spp. | Few-leaved Hawkweeds | C19 a group of plants in semi-woodland, close to Section 7 Vulgata: H. vulgatum Fr. (908) |
705
|
Hieracium umbellatum subsp. umbelattum | Leafy Hawkweed | A16? |
725
|
Conyza canadensis | Canadian Fleabane | B15 |
728
|
Bellis perennis | Daisy | A13/B14 B19 C15 C19 |
729
|
Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort | A19 A20 B14 B17 B18 C19 |
732
|
Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | A14/B14 A16 A18 A19 A20 B14 B15 B17 B18+B18 B19 C14 C15 C19 D14 |
736
|
Tripleurospermum inodorum | Scentless Mayweed | A20 |
736
|
Matricaria discoidea | Pineapple Mayweed | A16 A19 B14 B18 C15 C19 D14 |
736
|
Matricaria recutita | Scented Mayweed | A20 B15 B19 |
740
|
Senecio squalidus | Oxford Ragwort | A16 A18 A20 B14 B15 B17 B18+B18 C15 C19+C19 D14 |
740
|
Senecio vulgaris | Groundsel | A15 A19 A20 B14 B15 B18 B20 C14 C15 C16 D14 |
746
|
Tussilago farfara | Colt's-foot | A16 B17 C15 C19+C19 |
754
|
Bidens tripartita | Trifid Bur-marigold | B16 B17 C16 D14 |
760 | Alisma plantago-aquatica | Common Water-plantain |
C15 |
760 | Alisma lanceolatum | Narrow-leaved Water Plantain |
D14 (CC: 396893 marsh in private ground, 3/8/76 KJA) |
762 | Elodea canadensis | Canadian Pondweed | B17 D14 |
767 | Potamogeton natans |
Broad-leaved Pondwood |
C14 (Cloutman 82: C15 Manor Pond, B17 Bulrush Pond) |
772 | Potamogeton pusillus |
Lesser Pondweed | B17 |
772 | Potamogeton crispus |
Curled Pondweed | B17 |
778 | Arum maculatum | Cuckoo-pint |
B18 |
780 | Lemna trisulca |
Ivy Duckweed | B17 |
780 | Lemna minor |
Common Duckweed | B17 C14 C15 C19 D15 |
784 | Juncus tenuis |
Slender Rush | B17 C16 |
784 | Juncus squarossus |
Heath Rush | B17 C14 C16 C17 |
785 | Juncus bufonius |
Toad Rush | B17 C16 C17 |
788 | Juncus articulatus |
Jointed Rush | B16 C14 C16 |
788 | Juncus acutiflorus |
Sharp-flowered Rush | C16 |
790 | Juncus inflexus |
Hard Rush | A13/14 B19 |
790 | Juncus conglomerata | Compact Rush | C17 |
790 | Juncus effusus |
Soft Rush | A17 B16 B17 B19 B20 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 D14 D15 |
793 | Luzula multiflora | Many-headed Woodrush | C15 C18 D15 |
796 | Eleocharis palustris |
Common Spike Rush | C14 (CC: 396893: Snaresbrook, 03/08/76, KJA) |
800 | Schoenoplectus lacustris | Club-rush | C14 in Frying Pan Pond (1995) |
814 | Carex echinata |
Star Sedge | D14 one clump in small pond near wall, 07/06/81 |
814 | Carex ovalis |
Oval Sedge | B17 B19 C16 C17 C18 C19 |
815 | Carex acutiformis |
Lesser Pond-sedge | B16 |
815 | Carex hirta |
Hairy Sedge | C18 |
822 | Carex nigra |
Common Sedge | C16 |
838 | Sasa sp. | Bamboo | D14 (EFCC: "Private" area, June 1978. P.Moxey/KJA) |
840 | Nardus stricta | Mat Grass | C14 C15 C16 C17 |
849 | Festuca ovina |
Sheep's Fescue | B17 C15 C16 C17 |
850 | Festuca (longifolia) |
Hard Fescue | (B14) |
852 | Lolium perenne | Perennial Rye-grass | A16 A18 A19 A20 B17 B18 C16 |
854 | Cynosurus cristatus | Crested Dog's-tail | B18 B19 C16 C19+C19 |
858 | Poa annua | Annual Meadow-grass | A14/B14 A15 B14 B16 B19 C14 C15 C16 C18 C19 |
858 | Poa pratensis | Smooth Meadow-grass | C14 (EFCC: "Private" area, June 1978. P.Moxey/KJA) |
858 | Poa trivialis | Rough Meadow-grass | C14 |
859 | Dactylis glomerata | Cock's-foot | A14/B14 A16 A18 A19 B15 B19 B20 C14 C19 D14 |
862 | Glyceria maxima | Reed Sweet-grass | B16 B17 B19 C15 C16 C18 |
863 | Glyceria notata | Plicate Sweet-grass | ? |
863 | Glyceria fluitans | Floating Sweet-grass | B17 B19 C15 C16 C18 D14 |
864 | Arrhenatherum elatius | Tall or False Oat-grass | B17 C14 C17 C19 |
867 | Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair-grass | C17 C19 |
867 | Holcus mollis | Creeping Soft-grass | B17 |
868 | Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire Fog | B14 B16 B17 B18 B19 C15 C16 C17 C19+C19 D14 D15 |
868 | Deschampsia flexuosa | Wavy Hair-grass | C18 |
871 | Anthoxanthum odoratum | Sweet Vernal Grass | C16 C18 |
880 | Alopecurus geniculatus |
Marsh Foxtail | C15 |
880 | Alopecurus pratensis |
Meadow Foxtail | C14 C19 |
882 | Alopecurus aequalis | Orange Foxtail | C14 (CC: "private" area, June 1978. P.Moxey/KJA = D14/15) |
883 | Phleum pratense | Timothy | A19 B16 |
883 | Phleum bertolonii |
Smaller Cat's-tail | A19 C15 C16 |
888 | Anisantha sterilis | Barren Brome | A20 D14 D15 |
892 | Elytrigia repens | Couch | B17 B19 C15 |
895 | Hordeum murinum | Wall Barley | A18 A19 A20 B14 B16 B17 B19 C15 C19 |
899 | Danthonia decumbens | Heath Grass | B17 C15 C16 C17 |
921 | Typha latifolia | Great Reedmace | B19 C19? |
934 | Hyacinthoides non-scripta | Bluebell | A20 B15 B16 B18 B19 C14 C15 C18 D14 D15 |
935 | Muscari sp. | Grape-hyacinth | A13/14 B14 |
943 | Galanthus nivalis | Snowdrop | Grounds of St. Peter's in the Forest |
945 | Narcissus spp. | Hybrid Daffodils | |
954 | Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Iris | B17 C15 |
954 | Iris (germanica) | Garden Iris | A20 by roadside |
958 | Crocus spp. | Yellow Garden Crocus | C14 C17 |
975 | Dactylorhiza maculata | Spotted Orchid | D15 (EF: Epping Forest, near Whipps Cross, R.W.Bennett - This entry incorrectly referred to as D. incarnata) |
978 | Dactylorhiza praetermissa |
Fen Orchid | D14 (EF 39,80 Epping Forest near Whipps x. R.W. Bennet) |
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The following is a list of species that I have not personally found, but have either been reported to me or I have found by research.
p = Previous (Historical) record; G = Gibson's Flora of Essex, 1862; EF = Flora of Essex, Jermyn ST; CC = Epping Forest Conservation Centre record. Records of 1982 by Cloutman were also found in the Epping Forest Conservation Centre records at High Beach
Stace
|
Species
|
Common Name
|
Location
|
27 | Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern | p (Cloutman 82: D14 Private ground, 3989) (FLA 39-89)) |
35 | Dryopteris dilatata | Buckler Fern | p (Cloutman 82: C17, E. boundary ditch) |
74 | Nymphaea alba |
White Water-lily | (Cloutman 82: C18 Marsh area n. of Gilbert's Slade) |
90 | Ranunculus lingua | Great Spearwort | (Cloutman 82: B17 NE cnr. Bulrush Pond - introduced) |
95 | Aquilegia sp. | Columbine | (Cloutman 82: B16 391895 beside houses nr. church) |
114 | Ulmus procera | English Elm | p (Cloutman 82: "locally") |
124 | Betula pubescens | Downy Birch | p (Cloutman 82: C18 saplings in Birch Wood nr. waterworks, 394901) |
177 | Saponaria officinalis | Soapwort | p (Cloutman 82: B14 patch under small oak Snaresbrook Rd. 392891) |
207 | Hypericum perforatum | Perforate St. John's Wort | p (Cloutman 82: B18 one patch south of footbridge) |
220 | Viola riviniana |
Common Violet |
p (Cloutman 82: B16 St Peter's Church Check sp.) |
259 | Cardamine flexuosa |
Wood Bitter-cress | p (Cloutman 82: D14) |
417
|
Melilotus alltissimus | Tall Melilot | p (Cloutman 82: C19 Waterworks roundabout 394905) |
417 | Melilotus alba | White Melilot | p (Cloutman 82: C19 Waterworks roundabout 394905) |
457 | Mercurialis perennis |
Dog's Mercury | p (Cloutman 82: B15 south of St. Peter's Church, D14 private land) |
461 | Euphorbia peplus | Petty Spurge | p (Cloutman 82: C18? nr. ditch off Forest Court 398893) |
470
|
Acer campestre | Field Maple | p (Cloutman 82: A20? one old tree north end of Sector 35) |
475
|
Oxalis acetosella |
Wood-sorrel | p (Cloutman 82: A15, B15 south of St. Peter's Church) |
507
|
Conium maculatum | Hemlock |
p (Cloutman 82: B15 small patch in grass near Oakhurst Gardens, 392893) |
511 | Apium nodiflorum |
Fool's Watercress | p (Cloutman 82: B17 Bulrush Pond 391898) |
550 | Myosotis scorpioides |
Water Forget-me-not |
p (Cloutman 82: C16 stream from Bulrush Pond) |
551 | Myosotis arvensis | Common Forget-me-not | p (Cloutman 82: B16 near St. Peter's Church, also east boundary fence) |
640 | Campanula rotundifolia |
Harebell |
p (Cloutman 82: B14 one small patch near roadside S.W. of Forest School) |
656
|
Lonicera periclymenum | Honeysuckle | p (CC"private" area (D14/15), June, 1978. P. Moxey/KJA) (Cloutman 82: widespread) |
661 | Dipsacus fullonum |
Wild Teasel |
p (Cloutman 82: C19 one plant north of Waterworks roundabout) |
688 |
Picris hieraciodes |
Hawkweed Ox-tongue |
p (Cloutman 82: B14 grassland off Forest Rise 390893) |
689 | Sonchus arvensis |
Corn Sow-thistle |
p (Cloutman 82: Bank of Waterworks Road 394904) |
702 | Pilosella officinarum | Mouse-ear Hawkweed |
p (Cloutman 82: C19 patch near Waterworks traffic lights) |
720
|
Aster sp. | Michaelmas Daisy | p (Cloutman 82: Waterworks roundabout) |
732
|
Achillea ptarmica | Sneezewort | p (Cloutman 82: C1south of Waterworks roundabout, 394904) |
740
|
Senecio jacobaea | Common Ragwort | p (Cloutman 82: off Snaresbrook Road) |
754 | Bidens cernua | Nodding Bur-marigold | p (EFCC record: 390905, drying-up pond in wooded area of Waterworks Wood 29/08/75) |
872 | Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canary Grass | p (CC: "private" area, June 1978. P.Moxey/KJA = D14/15) |
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West Ham Park - The Tree Collection
West Ham Park, situated amidst the streets of Forest Gate and Plaistow, is one of those so-called "Green Oasis", common in London. It is owned and maintained by the City of London Corporation, and until its closure in 2016 its nursery supplied some of the street flowers and other plants that were used in the City itself. (For location map, Click Here)
77 acres overall, perhaps the gem is the seven-acre ornamental garden, with trees and shrubs including the national collection of Liquidamber (Sweet Gum).
In 1762 the site, which was part of the Upton House Estate, was acquired by the Quaker physician and philanthropist Dr. John Fothergill. Fothergill commissioned plant hunters - including the American naturalist William Bartram - to build up a collection from the Americas, the Far East, Africa and Europe, adding many rare plants to existing plantings of cedars, yew and wall fruit. The site became a botanical garden that pre-empted Kew.
Sir Joseph Banks, naturalist, botanist and plant collector on Captain Cook's first voyage, described the gardens as second only to Kew in Europe and it attracted visitors from abroad (Thompson 1782). At Fothergill's death much of his collection was sold, including botanical drawings of the collection, although trees and greenhouses remained.
Following Fothergill's death, the Gurney family owned the park. Samuel Gurney, banker and philanthropist, invested £500 in American shrubs (Pagenstecher 1908). His sister, Elizabeth Fry, lived in a house opposite the park from 1829 to 1844. Her headstone, by the way, is located in the Quaker Burial Grounds in Bush Wood.
When the Gurney family wished to sell the estate in the mid 1860s, the park was purchased by the City of London to be preserved as an open space for the public. It was officially opened on 20 July 1874. By 1887 the park had been laid out, incorporating features from the earlier park which included the mature trees.
The walled wilderness garden of some five acres was described by K. Fry in 1888 as follows :
a winding canal, in the figure of a crescent, divided the garden into two [parts], occasionally opening on ... rare exotic shrubs. .. A glass door from the house gave entrance into a suite of hot- and green-houses, nearly two hundred and sixty feet in extent, containing upwards of three thousand four hundred distinct species of exotics, ... and in the open ground. .. nearly three thousand distinct species of plants and shrubs. (Fry 1888)
Amongst a variety of other specimen trees, a maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba) that was planted by Dr. Fothergill in 1763 is still an impressive feature of the ornamental gardens in West Ham Park. It is interesting to note that the old ginkgo at Kew was planted in 1762. There are also specimens of the cut-leaved hornbeam Carpinus betulus "quercifolia".
TABLE 1. A list of trees noted in West Ham Park
Trees recorded in 2007 by Paul Ferris and Kathy Hartnett
Stace - 2nd ed | Name | Stace | Date |
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.
|
Maidenhair Tree | Ginkgo biloba | |
.
|
Monkey Puzzle | Araucaria araucana | |
44
|
Deodar | Cedrus deodara | |
44
|
Cedar of Lebanon | Cedrus libani | |
44
|
Atlas Cedar | Cedrus atlantica | |
51
|
Yew | Taxus baccata | |
60
|
Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | |
120
|
Beech | Fagus sylvatica | |
120
|
Sweet Chestnut | Castanea sativa | |
120
|
Fern-leaved Beech | Fagus sylvatica "Asplenifolia" | |
122
|
Turkey Oak | Quercus cerris | |
123
|
English Oak | Quercus robur | |
123
|
Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea | |
123
|
Evergreen Oak | Quercus x hispanica "Crispa" | |
124
|
Silver Birch | Betula pendula | |
127
|
Cut-leaved Hornbeam | Carpinus betulus "quercifolia" | |
365
|
Cherry (numerous species) | Prunus avium | |
370
|
Rowan | Sorbus aucuparia | |
401
|
Locust Tree | Robinia pseudoacacia | |
456
|
Holly (many varieties) | Ilex aquifolium | |
467
|
Pride of India | Koelreuteria paniculata | |
468
|
Paper-bark Maple | Acer griseum | |
470
|
Sycamore | Acer pseudoplatanus | |
471
|
Stag's-horn Sumach | Rhus hirta | |
586
|
Ash | Fraxinus excelsior | |
Cider Gum | Eucalyptus gunnii | ||
Sweet Gum | Liquidamber styraciflua | ||
Veitch's Magnolia | Magnolia x veitchii 'isca' | ||
Indian Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | ||
New Zealand Cabbage Palm | Cordyline australis | ||
Chusan Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei | ||
Mulberry | Morus nigra |