BSBI Survey 1

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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 (see References page for bibliography).

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.168/4

Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut p.36/1

Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Grass p.92/6

Alchemilla glabra Lady's Mantle p.112/6

Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail Grass p.100/1

Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone p.80/5

Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass p.90/3

Anthriscus sylvestris (agg.) Cow Parsley p.166/1

Arabidopsis thaliana Thale Cress p.98/4

Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass p.84/4

Bellis perennis Daisy p.244/1

Betula pendula Silver Birch p.30/5

Bromus ramosus Hairy Brome p.72/2

Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse p.100/2

Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bittercress p.98/1a

Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress p.98/1

Cardamine pratensis Cuckoo Flower p.94/1

Carex flacca Glaucous sedge p.148/1

Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed p.260/1

Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-Ear p.56/5

Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-Ear p.56/6

Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb p.160/1

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage p.104/7

Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's Nightshade p.158/6

Circaea x intermedia Upland Enchanter's Nightshade p.158/6 x 6a

Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle p.258/1

Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle p.258/2

Cotoneaster simonsii Himalayan Cotoneaster p.122/6

Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn p.120/6

Cymbalaria muralis Ivy-Leaved Toadflax p.220/7

Cytisus scoparius Broom p.128/2

Dactylis glomerata Cocksfoot p.62/2

Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Spotted Orchid p.290/5

Doronicum pardalianches Leopardsbane p.248/9

Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler Fern p.212/1

Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern p.210/1

Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb p.160/2

Epilobium montanum (agg.) Broad-Leaved Willowherb p.160/3

Epilobium obscurum Short-fruited Willowherb p.160/3d

Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail p.188/3

Fagus sylvatica Beech p.32/3

Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed p.42/2

Festuca rubra Red Fescue p.48/3

Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry p.116/1

Fraxinus excelsior Ash p.36/4

Galium aparine Common Cleavers p.196/8

Geranium robertianum Herb Robert p.142/6

Geum urbanum Herb Bennet p.116/6

Hedera helix Ivy p.164/4

Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed p.170/1

Hippuris vulgaris Marestail p.304/4

Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog p.90/4

Hypericum pulchrum Slender St. John's Wort p.152/6

Ilex aquifolium Holly p.36/2

Juncus bufonius Toad Rush p.172/3

Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush p.170/5

Juncus effusus Soft Rush p.170/4

Lapsana communis Nipplewort p.264/7

Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling p.132/2

Lolium multiflorum Italian Ryegrass p.50/3

Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil p.136/1

Luzula sylvatica Great Wood-rush p.182/1

Lysimachia nummularia Creeping Jenny p.184/8

Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury p.144/10

Myosotis arvensis Field Forgetmenot p.200/4

Myosotis discolor Changing Forgetmenot p.200/5

Phleum pratense Timothy p.98/1

Phyllitis scolopendrium Hartstongue p.198/4

Pilosella aurontiaca Orange Hawkweed p.268/4

Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain p.232/3

Plantago major Greater Plantain p.232/1

Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass p.54/3

Poa nemoralis Wood Meadow-grass p.58/3

Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass p.56/2

Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass p.56/1

Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal p.208/1

Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel p.122/5

Prunus spinosa Blackthorn p.122/1

Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak p.32/6

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

Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup p.72/3

Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup p.72/5

Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron p.180

Ribes nigrum Black Currant p.148/1b

Ribes rubrum Red Currant p.148/1

Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry p.148/2

Rosa canina Dog Rose p.114/1

Rubus fruticosus Bramble p.114/5

Rubus idaeus Raspberry p.114/6

Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel p.44/1

Rumex crispus Curled Dock p.44/3a

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

Rumex longifolius Northern Dock p.44/3c

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

Rumex obtusifolius Broad-Leaved Dock p.44/3

Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom p.280/8

Sagina apetala (ssp. erecta) Annual Pearlwort p.60/2a

Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort p.60/2

Salix caprea Goat Willow p.26/3

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

Sambucus nigra Elder p.234/5a

Sanicula europaea Sanicle p.164/6

Saxifraga x urbium London Pride p.108/2 x 2a

Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort p.218/5

Senecio jacobaea Ragwort p.254/1

Senecio vulgaris Groundsel p.254/6

Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet p.216/1

Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-Thistle p.264/1a

Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-Thistle p.264/1

Sorbus aucuparia Rowan p.120/4

Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort p.212/5

Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort p.54/3

Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry p.316/7

Symphytum tuberosum Tuberous Comfrey p.198/1d

Symphytum x uplandicum Russian Comfrey p.198/1a

Taraxacum rederalia Dandelion p.266/1

Tellima grandiflora Fringe Cups p.108/5

Tilia x vulgaris Common Lime p.36/3b

Trifolium campestre Hop Trefoil p.136/8

Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil p.136/6a

Trifolium pratense Red Clover p.138/1

Trifolium repens White Clover p.138/3

Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed p.244/2

Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot p.252/5

Ulmus glabra Wych Elm p.34/1

Urtica dioica Nettle p.38/7

Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell p.226/7

Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell p.224/3

Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell p.224/9

Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare p.130/6

Vicia sativa Common Vetch p.130/5

Vicia sepium Bush Vetch p.130/3

Vinca minor Lesser Periwinkle p.188/8

N.B. Medicago lupulina (Black Medick) was also originally listed, but subsequently deleted in the 2005 survey
as being a mistaken Trifolium dubium (Lesser Trefoil) which is very common on the site.

Scientific name	Common name	Reference

Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	p.34/3
Aegopodium podagraria	Ground Elder	p.168/4
Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut	p.36/1
Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping Bent Grass	p.92/6
Alchemilla glabra	Lady's Mantle	p.112/6
Alopecurus pratensis	Meadow Foxtail Grass	p.100/1
Anemone nemorosa	Wood Anemone	p.80/5
Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal Grass	p.90/3
Anthriscus sylvestris (agg.)	Cow Parsley	p.166/1
Arabidopsis thaliana	Thale Cress	p.98/4
Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	p.84/4
Bellis perennis	Daisy	p.244/1
Betula pendula	Silver Birch	p.30/5
Bromus ramosus	Hairy Brome	p.72/2
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's Purse	p.100/2
Cardamine flexuosa	Wavy Bittercress	p.98/1a
Cardamine hirsuta	Hairy Bittercress	p.98/1
Cardamine pratensis	Cuckoo Flower	p.94/1
Carex flacca	Glaucous sedge	p.148/1
Centaurea nigra	Common Knapweed	p.260/1
Cerastium fontanum	Common Mouse-Ear	p.56/5
Cerastium glomeratum	Sticky Mouse-Ear	p.56/6
Chamerion angustifolium	Rosebay Willowherb	p.160/1
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium	Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage	p.104/7
Circaea lutetiana	Enchanter's Nightshade	p.158/6
Circaea x intermedia	Upland Enchanter's Nightshade	p.158/6 x 6a
Cirsium arvense	Creeping Thistle	p.258/1
Cirsium vulgare	Spear Thistle	p.258/2
Cotoneaster simonsii	Himalayan Cotoneaster	p.122/6
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	p.120/6
Cymbalaria muralis	Ivy-Leaved Toadflax	p.220/7
Cytisus scoparius	Broom	p.128/2
Dactylis glomerata	Cocksfoot	p.62/2
Dactylorhiza fuchsii	Common Spotted Orchid	p.290/5
Doronicum pardalianches	Leopardsbane	p.248/9
Dryopteris dilatata	Broad Buckler Fern	p.212/1
Dryopteris filix-mas	Male Fern	p.210/1
Epilobium hirsutum	Great Willowherb	p.160/2
Epilobium montanum (agg.)	Broad-Leaved Willowherb	p.160/3
Epilobium obscurum	Short-fruited Willowherb	p.160/3d
Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail	p.188/3
Fagus sylvatica	Beech	p.32/3
Fallopia japonica	Japanese Knotweed	p.42/2
Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	p.48/3
Fragaria vesca	Wild Strawberry	p.116/1
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	p.36/4
Galium aparine	Common Cleavers	p.196/8
Geranium robertianum	Herb Robert	p.142/6
Geum urbanum	Herb Bennet	p.116/6
Hedera helix	Ivy	p.164/4
Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	p.170/1
Hippuris vulgaris	Marestail	p.304/4
Holcus lanatus	Yorkshire Fog	p.90/4
Hypericum pulchrum	Slender St. John's Wort	p.152/6
Ilex aquifolium	Holly	p.36/2
Juncus bufonius	Toad Rush	p.172/3
Juncus conglomeratus	Compact Rush	p.170/5
Juncus effusus	Soft Rush	p.170/4
Lapsana communis	Nipplewort	p.264/7
Lathyrus pratensis	Meadow Vetchling	p.132/2
Lolium multiflorum	Italian Ryegrass	p.50/3
Lotus corniculatus	Birdsfoot Trefoil	p.136/1
Luzula sylvatica	Great Wood-rush	p.182/1
Lysimachia nummularia	Creeping Jenny	p.184/8
Mercurialis perennis	Dog's Mercury	p.144/10
Myosotis arvensis	Field Forgetmenot	p.200/4
Myosotis discolor	Changing Forgetmenot	p.200/5
Phleum pratense	Timothy	p.98/1
Phyllitis scolopendrium	Hartstongue	p.198/4
Pilosella aurontiaca	Orange Hawkweed	p.268/4
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	p.232/3
Plantago major	Greater Plantain	p.232/1
Poa annua	Annual Meadow-grass	p.54/3
Poa nemoralis	Wood Meadow-grass	p.58/3
Poa pratensis	Smooth Meadow-grass	p.56/2
Poa trivialis	Rough Meadow-grass	p.56/1
Prunella vulgaris	Self-Heal	p.208/1
Prunus laurocerasus	Cherry Laurel	p.122/5
Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn	p.122/1
Quercus robur	Pedunculate Oak	p.32/6
Quercus x rosacea	Oak (hybrid)	p.32/6 x 6a
Ranunculus acris	Meadow Buttercup	p.72/3
Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	p.72/5
Rhododendron ponticum	Rhododendron	p.180
Ribes nigrum	Black Currant	p.148/1b
Ribes rubrum	Red Currant	p.148/1
Ribes uva-crispa	Gooseberry	p.148/2
Rosa canina	Dog Rose	p.114/1
Rubus fruticosus	Bramble	p.114/5
Rubus idaeus	Raspberry	p.114/6
Rumex acetosa	Common Sorrel	p.44/1
Rumex crispus	Curled Dock	p.44/3a
Rumex crispus x longifolius	Dock (hybrid)	p.44/3a x 3c
Rumex longifolius	Northern Dock	p.44/3c
Rumex longifolius x obtusifolius	Dock (hybrid)	p.44/3c x 3
Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-Leaved Dock	p.44/3
Ruscus aculeatus	Butcher's Broom	p.280/8
Sagina apetala (ssp. erecta)	Annual Pearlwort	p.60/2a
Sagina procumbens	Procumbent Pearlwort	p.60/2
Salix caprea	Goat Willow	p.26/3
Salix cinerea (ssp. oleifolia)	Grey Willow	p.26/3a
Sambucus nigra	Elder	p.234/5a
Sanicula europaea	Sanicle	p.164/6
Saxifraga x urbium	London Pride	p.108/2 x 2a
Scrophularia nodosa	Common Figwort	p.218/5
Senecio jacobaea	Ragwort	p.254/1
Senecio vulgaris	Groundsel	p.254/6
Solanum dulcamara	Bittersweet	p.216/1
Sonchus asper	Prickly Sow-Thistle	p.264/1a
Sonchus oleraceus	Smooth Sow-Thistle	p.264/1
Sorbus aucuparia	Rowan	p.120/4
Stachys sylvatica	Hedge Woundwort	p.212/5
Stellaria graminea	Lesser Stitchwort	p.54/3
Symphoricarpos albus	Snowberry	p.316/7
Symphytum tuberosum	Tuberous Comfrey	p.198/1d
Symphytum x uplandicum	Russian Comfrey	p.198/1a
Taraxacum rederalia	Dandelion	p.266/1
Tellima grandiflora	Fringe Cups	p.108/5
Tilia x vulgaris	Common Lime	p.36/3b
Trifolium campestre	Hop Trefoil	p.136/8
Trifolium dubium	Lesser Trefoil	p.136/6a
Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	p.138/1
Trifolium repens	White Clover	p.138/3
Tripleurospermum inodorum	Scentless Mayweed	p.244/2
Tussilago farfara	Coltsfoot	p.252/5
Ulmus glabra	Wych Elm	p.34/1
Urtica dioica	Nettle	p.38/7
Veronica arvensis	Wall Speedwell	p.226/7
Veronica chamaedrys	Germander Speedwell	p.224/3
Veronica serpyllifolia	Thyme-leaved Speedwell	p.224/9
Vicia hirsuta	Hairy Tare	p.130/6
Vicia sativa	Common Vetch	p.130/5
Vicia sepium	Bush Vetch	p.130/3
Vinca minor	Lesser Periwinkle	p.188/8