Flower walk on Molesey Heath, 10 June 2007



flower walkThe Society's annual visit to the Heath was led by David Morgan.  In spite of the day being extremely hot, several of the group carried on well into the afternoon, with the result that almost 200 plant species were recorded (see below), including the first record for decades of Bithynian vetch (Vicia bithynica) (see: 'Photo Album').  Various fungi and invertebrates were also noted, bringing the overall total for the site to almost 1100 species.


Species recorded:

Common name

Scientific name

Common name

Scientific name

Alder

Alnus glutinosa

Elder

Sambucus nigra

Amphibious bistort

Persicaria amphibia

English elm

Ulmus procera

Annual meadow-grass

Poa annua

Evergreen oak

Quercus ilex

Apple

Malus domestica

False oat-grass

Arrhenatherum elatius

Ash

Fraxinus excelsior

False-brome

Brachypodium sylvaticum

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Barren brome

Anisantha sterilis

Field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Beaked hawk's-beard

Crepis vesicaria

Field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Bee orchid

Ophrys apifera

Field maple

Acer campestre

Bithynian vetch

Vicia bithynica

Field pepperwort

Lepidium campestre

Bittersweet

Solanum dulcamara

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Black bent

Agrostis gigantea

Garlic mustard

Alliaria petiolata

Black bryony

Tamus communis

Giant fescue

Festuca gigantea

Black currant

Ribes nigrum

Giant hogweed

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Black horehound

Ballota nigra

Gipsywort

Lycopus europaeus

Black medick

Medicago lupulina

Goat's-beard

Tragopogon pratensis

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Goat's-rue

Galega officinalis

Bladder campion

Silene vulgaris

Golden weeping willow

Salix x sepulcralis

Bramble

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Grass vetchling

Lathyrus nissolia

Branched bur-reed

Sparganium erectum

Great willowherb

Epilobium hirsutum

Bristly oxtongue

Picris echioides

Greater plantain

Plantago major

Broad-leaved everlasting-pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Greater yellow-cress

Rorippa amphibia

Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Green alkanet

Pentaglottis sempervirens

Buck's-horn plantain

Plantago coronopus

Grey poplar

Populus x canescens

Bulrush

Typha latifolia

Grey willow

Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia

Bush vetch

Vicia sepium

Ground-ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Butterfly-bush

Buddleja davidii

Hairy brome

Bromopsis ramosa

Canary-grass

Phalaris canariensis

Hairy tare

Vicia hirsuta

Celery-leaved buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

Hawkweed oxtongue

Picris hieracioides

Charlock

Sinapis arvensis

Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Cherry laurel

Prunus laurocerasus

Hazel

Corylus avellana

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Hedge mustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Chinese mugwort

Artemisia verlotiorum

Hedge woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

Cleavers

Galium aparine

Hemlock

Conium maculatum

Cock's-foot

Dactylis glomerata

Hemlock water-dropwort

Oenanthe crocata

Colt's-foot

Tussilago farfara

Herb Bennet

Geum urbanum

Common bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Herb-Robert

Geranium robertianum

Common club-rush

Schoenoplectus lacustris

Hoary cress

Lepidium draba

Common couch

Elytrigia repens

Hogweed

Heracleum sphondylium

Common duckweed

Lemna minor

Hop

Humulus lupulus

Common knapweed

Centaurea nigra

Hop trefoil

Trifolium campestre

Common male fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Horse-chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Common mallow

Malva sylvestris

Horse-radish

Armoracia rusticana

Common mouse-ear

Cerastium fontanum

Hybrid black poplar

Populus x canadensis

Common nettle

Urtica dioica

Indian balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Common poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Italian rye-grass

Lolium multiflorum

Common vetch

Vicia sativa

Ivy

Hedera helix

Cow parsley

Anthriscus sylvestris

Japanese knotweed

Fallopia japonica

Crack willow

Salix fragilis

Knot-grass

Polygonum aviculare

Creeping bent

Agrostis stolonifera

Laburnum

Laburnum anagyroides

Creeping buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Lady's bedstraw

Galium verum

Creeping cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans

Large bindweed

Calystegia silvatica

Creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense

Large-leaved lime

Tilia platyphyllos

Curled dock

Rumex crispus

Lesser bulrush

Typha angustifolia

Cut-leaved crane's-bill

Geranium dissectum

Lesser burdock

Arctium minus

Daisy

Bellis perennis

Lesser stitchwort

Stellaria graminea

Dandelion

Taraxacum agg.

Lesser trefoil

Trifolium dubium

Dog rose

Rosa canina agg.

Lombardy-poplar

Populus nigra 'Italica'

Dove's-foot crane's-bill

Geranium molle

Lords-and-ladies

Arum maculatum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common name

Scientific name

Common name

Scientific name

Lucerne

Medicago sativa ssp. sativa

Shepherd's-purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Marsh dock

Rumex palustris

Silver birch

Betula pendula

Marsh pennywort

Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Silver pendent lime

Tilia x petiolaris

Meadow buttercup

Ranunculus acris

Small-flowered crane's-bill

Geranium pusillum

Meadow vetchling

Lathyrus pratensis

Smooth hawk's-beard

Crepis capillaris

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

Smooth meadow-grass

Poa pratensis

Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Smooth Sow-thistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Opium poppy

Papaver somniferum

Smooth tare

Vicia tetrasperma

Osier

Salix viminalis

Soft brome

Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus

Oxeye daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Spear thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Oxford ragwort

Senecio squalidus

Square-stalked willowherb

Epilobium tetragonum

Parrot's feather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Stinkweed

Diplotaxis muralis

Pear

Pyrus communis

Sugar maple

Acer saccharum

Pedunculate oak

Quercus robur

Sycamore

Acer pseudoplatanus

Pendulous sedge

Carex pendula

Tall fescue

Festuca arundinacea

Perennial rye-grass

Lolium perenne

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Perforate St.  John's-wort

Hypericum perforatum

Timothy

Phleum pratense

Pineapple weed

Matricaria discoidea

Tree-of-heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Twiggy spurge

Euphorbia x pseudovirgata

Prickly sow-thistle

Sonchus asper

Wall barley

Hordeum murinum

Purple-loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Water forget-me-not

Myosotis scorpioides

Rape

Brassica napus

Water Mint

Mentha aquatica

Red bartsia

Odontites vernus

Water-plantain

Alisma plantago-aquatica

Red clover

Trifolium pratense

Weld

Reseda luteola

Redshank

Persicaria maculosa

White bryony

Bryonia dioica

Reed canary-grass

Phalaris arundinacea

White clover

Trifolium repens

Reed sweet-grass

Glyceria maxima

White dead-nettle

Lamium album

Remote sedge

Carex remota

White willow

Salix alba

Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Wild carrot

Daucus carota

Rosebay willowherb

Chamerion angustifolium

Wild onion

Allium vineale

Rough hawk's-beard

Crepis biennis

Wild plum

Prunus domestica

Rough meadow-grass

Poa trivialis

Wild teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Russian Comfrey

Symphytum x uplandicum

Wood dock

Rumex sanguineus

Russian vine

Fallopia baldschuanica

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Scented mayweed

Matricaria recutita

Yellow Iris

Iris pseudacorus

Scentless mayweed

Tripleurospermum inodorum

Yellow water-lily

Nuphar lutea

Sheep's sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Yorkshire-fog

Holcus lanatus


Brian Spooner & Lynn Whitfield