BSBI Survey

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On 20th June, 2002 an official botanical survey was carried out in the grounds by two BSBI Recorders.
Recorders are authorised to identify and record all plants as part of the ongoing monitoring done by the Botanical Society of the British Isles.

The 134 species they identified in the school grounds on that date are listed below.
Since our own surveys included only tres and flowers, there are no book references for grasses, sedges, rushes or ferns.
In keeping with BSBI practice, plants are listed alphabetically by their scientific names.
(N.B. plants identified by both the official survey and the school's project have clickable buttons.)

Scientific name Common name Reference

Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore p.34/3

Aegopodium podagraria Ground Elder p.158/4

Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut p.36/1

Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Grass

Alchemilla glabra Lady's Mantle p.106/6

Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail Grass

Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone p.76/5

Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass

Anthriscus sylvestris (agg.) Cow Parsley p.156/1

Arabidopsis thaliana Thale Cress p.94/4

Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass

Bellis perennis Daisy p.232/1

Betula pendula Silver Birch p.30/6

Bromus ramosus Hairy Brome

Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse p.96/2

Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bittercress p.94/1a

Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress p.94/1

Cardamine pratensis Cuckoo Flower p.90/1

Carex flacca Glaucous sedge

Centaurea nigra (agg.) Knapweed, Black p.248/1

Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-Ear p.54/6

Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-Ear p.54/7

Chamaenerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb p.150/1

Chrysosplenium oppostitifolium Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage p.100/7

Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's Nightshade p.148/6

Circaea x intermedia Upland Enchanter's Nightshade p.148/6 x 6a

Cirsium arvense Thistle, Creeping p.246/1

Cirsium vulgare Thistle, Spear p.246/2

Cotoneaster simonsii Himalayan Cotoneaster p.307

Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn p.114/4

Cymbalaria muralis Toadflax, Ivy-Leaved p.210/7

Cytisus scoparius Broom p.120/2

Dactylis glomerata Cocksfoot

Dactylorhiza fuchsii Orchid, Common Spotted p.278/5

Doronicum pardalianches Leopardsbane p.236/9

Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern

Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb p.150/2

Epilobium montanum (agg.) Broad-Leaved Willowherb p.150/3

Epilobium obscurum Short-fruited Willowherb p.150/3d

Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail

Fagus sylvatica Beech p.32/3

Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed p.42/2

Festuca rubra Red Fescue

Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry p.110/1

Fraxinus excelsior Ash p.36/4

Galium aparine Cleavers, Common p.186/8

Geranium robertianum Herb Robert p.134/6

Geum urbanum Herb Bennet p.110/6

Hedera helix Ivy p.154/4

Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed p.160/1

Hippuris vulgaris Marestail p.292/3

Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog

Hypericum pulchrum Slender St. John's Wort p.144/6

Ilex aquifolium Holly p.36/2

Juncus bufonius Toad Rush

Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush

Juncus effusus Soft Rush

Lapsana communis Nipplewort p.252/7

Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling p.124/2

Lolium multiflorum Italian Ryegrass

Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil p.128/1

Luzula sylvatica Great Wood-rush

Lysimachia nummularia Creeping Jenny p.174/8

Medicago lupulina Black Medick p.128/6

Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury p.136/10

Myosotis arvensis Field Forgetmenot p.190/4

Myosotis discolor Changing Forgetmenot p.190/5

Phleum pratense Timothy

Phyllitis scolopendrium Hartstongue

Pilosella aurontiaca Orange Hawkweed p.256/4

Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain p.220/2

Plantago major Greater Plantain p.220/1

Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass

Poa nemoralis Wood Meadow-grass

Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass

Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass

Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal p.198/1

Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel p.307

Prunus spinosa Blackthorn p.114/5

Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak p.32/6

Quercus x rosacea Oak (hybrid) p.32/6 x 6a

Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup p.68/3

Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup p.68/5

Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron p.170, 307

Ribes nigrum Black Currant p.140/1a

Ribes rubrum (agg.) Red Currant p.140/1

Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry p.140/2

Rosa canina (agg.) Rose, Dog p.108/1

Rubus fruticosus (agg.) Bramble p.108/5

Rubus idaeus Raspberry p.108/6

Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel p.44/1

Rumex crispus Curled Dock p.44/3a

Rumex crispus x longifolius Dock (hybrid) p.44/3a x 3b

Rumex longifolius Northern Dock p.44/3b

Rumex longifolius x obtusifolius Dock (hybrid) p.44/3b x 3

Rumex obtusifolius Broad-Leaved Dock p.44/3

Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom p.268/8

Sagina apetala (ssp. erecta) Annual Pearlwort p.56/4c

Sagina procumbens Pearlwort, Procumbent p.56/4

Salix caprea Goat Willow p.26/3

Salix cinerea (ssp. oleifolia) Grey Willow p.26/3a

Sambucus nigra Elder p.222/5a

Sanicula europaea Sanicle p.154/6

Saxifraga x urbium London Pride p.104/2 x 2a, 300

Scrophularia nodosa Figwort, Common p.208/5

Senecio jacobaea Ragwort p.242/1

Senecio vulgaris Groundsel p.242/6

Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet p.206/1

Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-Thistle p.252/1a

Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-Thistle p.252/1

Sorbus aucuparia Rowan p.114/3a

Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort p.202/5

Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort p.54/1b

Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry p.308

Symphytum tuberosum Comfrey, Tuberous p.188/1d

Symphytum x uplandicum Russian Comfrey p.188/1a

Taraxacum (sect) vulgaria Dandelion p.254/1

Tellima grandiflora Fringe Cups p.104/2e, 300

Tilia x vulgaris Lime, Common p.36/3b

Trifolium campestre Hop Trefoil p.128/8

Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil p.128/6b

Trifolium pratense Clover, Red p.130/1

Trifolium repens Clover, White p.130/3

Tripleurospermum maritimum (ssp. inodorum) Scentless Mayweed p.232/2

Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot p.240/5

Ulmus glabra Wych Elm p.34/1

Urtica dioica Nettle p.38/7

Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell p.214/8

Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell p.214/3

Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell p.214/6

Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare p.122/6

Vicia sativa (agg.) Common Vetch p.122/5

Vicia sepium Bush Vetch p.122/3

Vinca minor Lesser Periwinkle p.178/8

Scientific name	Common name	Reference

Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	p.34/3
Aegopodium podagraria	Ground Elder	p.158/4
Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut	p.36/1
Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping Bent Grass
Alchemilla glabra	Lady's Mantle	p.106/6
Alopecurus pratensis	Meadow Foxtail Grass
Anemone nemorosa	Wood Anemone	p.76/5
Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal Grass
Anthriscus sylvestris (agg.)	Cow Parsley	p.156/1
Arabidopsis thaliana	Thale Cress	p.94/4
Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass
Bellis perennis	Daisy	p.232/1
Betula pendula	Silver Birch	p.30/6
Bromus ramosus	Hairy Brome
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's Purse	p.96/2
Cardamine flexuosa	Wavy Bittercress	p.94/1a
Cardamine hirsuta	Hairy Bittercress	p.94/1
Cardamine pratensis	Cuckoo Flower	p.90/1
Carex flacca	Glaucous sedge
Centaurea nigra (agg.)	Knapweed, Black	p.248/1
Cerastium fontanum	Common Mouse-Ear	p.54/6
Cerastium glomeratum	Sticky Mouse-Ear	p.54/7
Chamaenerion angustifolium	Rosebay Willowherb	p.150/1
Chrysosplenium oppostitifolium	Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage	p.100/7
Circaea lutetiana	Enchanter's Nightshade	p.148/6
Circaea x intermedia	Upland Enchanter's Nightshade	p.148/6 x 6a
Cirsium arvense	Thistle, Creeping	p.246/1
Cirsium vulgare	Thistle, Spear	p.246/2
Cotoneaster simonsii	Himalayan Cotoneaster	p.307
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	p.114/4
Cymbalaria muralis	Toadflax, Ivy-Leaved	p.210/7
Cytisus scoparius	Broom	p.120/2
Dactylis glomerata	Cocksfoot
Dactylorhiza fuchsii	Orchid, Common Spotted	p.278/5
Doronicum pardalianches	Leopardsbane	p.236/9
Dryopteris dilatata	Broad Buckler Fern
Dryopteris filix-mas	Male Fern
Epilobium hirsutum	Great Willowherb	p.150/2
Epilobium montanum (agg.)	Broad-Leaved Willowherb	p.150/3
Epilobium obscurum	Short-fruited Willowherb	p.150/3d
Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail
Fagus sylvatica	Beech	p.32/3
Fallopia japonica	Japanese Knotweed	p.42/2
Festuca rubra	Red Fescue
Fragaria vesca	Wild Strawberry	p.110/1
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	p.36/4
Galium aparine	Cleavers, Common	p.186/8
Geranium robertianum	Herb Robert	p.134/6
Geum urbanum	Herb Bennet	p.110/6
Hedera helix	Ivy	p.154/4
Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	p.160/1
Hippuris vulgaris	Marestail	p.292/3
Holcus lanatus	Yorkshire Fog
Hypericum pulchrum	Slender St. John's Wort	p.144/6
Ilex aquifolium	Holly	p.36/2
Juncus bufonius	Toad Rush
Juncus conglomeratus	Compact Rush
Juncus effusus	Soft Rush
Lapsana communis	Nipplewort	p.252/7
Lathyrus pratensis	Meadow Vetchling	p.124/2
Lolium multiflorum	Italian Ryegrass
Lotus corniculatus	Birdsfoot Trefoil	p.128/1
Luzula sylvatica	Great Wood-rush
Lysimachia nummularia	Creeping Jenny	p.174/8
Medicago lupulina	Black Medick	p.128/6
Mercurialis perennis	Dog's Mercury	p.136/10
Myosotis arvensis	Field Forgetmenot	p.190/4
Myosotis discolor	Changing Forgetmenot	p.190/5
Phleum pratense	Timothy
Phyllitis scolopendrium	Hartstongue
Pilosella aurontiaca	Orange Hawkweed	p.256/4
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	p.220/2
Plantago major	Greater Plantain	p.220/1
Poa annua	Annual Meadow-grass
Poa nemoralis	Wood Meadow-grass
Poa pratensis	Smooth Meadow-grass
Poa trivialis	Rough Meadow-grass
Prunella vulgaris	Self-Heal	p.198/1
Prunus laurocerasus	Cherry Laurel	p.307
Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn	p.114/5
Quercus robur	Pedunculate Oak	p.32/6
Quercus x rosacea	Oak (hybrid)	p.32/6 x 6a
Ranunculus acris	Meadow Buttercup	p.68/3
Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	p.68/5
Rhododendron ponticum	Rhododendron	p.170, 307
Ribes nigrum	Black Currant	p.140/1a
Ribes rubrum (agg.)	Red Currant	p.140/1
Ribes uva-crispa	Gooseberry	p.140/2
Rosa canina (agg.)	Rose, Dog	p.108/1
Rubus fruticosus (agg.)	Bramble	p.108/5
Rubus idaeus	Raspberry	p.108/6
Rumex acetosa	Common Sorrel	p.44/1
Rumex crispus	Curled Dock	p.44/3a
Rumex crispus x longifolius	Dock (hybrid)	p.44/3a x 3b
Rumex longifolius	Northern Dock	p.44/3b
Rumex longifolius x obtusifolius	Dock (hybrid)	p.44/3b x 3
Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-Leaved Dock	p.44/3
Ruscus aculeatus	Butcher's Broom	p.268/8
Sagina apetala (ssp. erecta)	Annual Pearlwort	p.56/4c
Sagina procumbens	Pearlwort, Procumbent	p.56/4
Salix caprea	Goat Willow	p.26/3
Salix cinerea (ssp. oleifolia)	Grey Willow	p.26/3a
Sambucus nigra	Elder	p.222/5a
Sanicula europaea	Sanicle	p.154/6
Saxifraga x urbium	London Pride	p.104/2 x 2a, 300
Scrophularia nodosa	Figwort, Common	p.208/5
Senecio jacobaea	Ragwort	p.242/1
Senecio vulgaris	Groundsel	p.242/6
Solanum dulcamara	Bittersweet	p.206/1
Sonchus asper	Prickly Sow-Thistle	p.252/1a
Sonchus oleraceus	Smooth Sow-Thistle	p.252/1
Sorbus aucuparia	Rowan	p.114/3a
Stachys sylvatica	Hedge Woundwort	p.202/5
Stellaria graminea	Lesser Stitchwort	p.54/1b
Symphoricarpos albus	Snowberry	p.308
Symphytum tuberosum	Comfrey, Tuberous	p.188/1d
Symphytum x uplandicum	Russian Comfrey	p.188/1a
Taraxacum (sect) vulgaria	Dandelion	p.254/1
Tellima grandiflora	Fringe Cups	p.104/2e, 300
Tilia x vulgaris	Lime, Common	p.36/3b
Trifolium campestre	Hop Trefoil	p.128/8
Trifolium dubium	Lesser Trefoil	p.128/6b
Trifolium pratense	Clover, Red	p.130/1
Trifolium repens	Clover, White	p.130/3
Tripleurospermum maritimum (ssp. inodorum)	Scentless Mayweed	p.232/2
Tussilago farfara	Coltsfoot	p.240/5
Ulmus glabra	Wych Elm	p.34/1
Urtica dioica	Nettle	p.38/7
Veronica arvensis	Wall Speedwell	p.214/8
Veronica chamaedrys	Germander Speedwell	p.214/3
Veronica serpyllifolia	Thyme-leaved Speedwell	p.214/6
Vicia hirsuta	Hairy Tare	p.122/6
Vicia sativa (agg.)	Common Vetch	p.122/5
Vicia sepium	Bush Vetch	p.122/3
Vinca minor	Lesser Periwinkle	p.178/8