Moreton Plant Species List, 3rd and 4th July 2015

On 3rd July the pre-meeting site visit started from car park nearest to the lighthouse at Leasowe and headed west and finished off heading west of the car park into the large area of marshy grassland .

On Saturday 4th July 13 members set off from the meeting point, led by John Crowder ,and further species were added to the list.
	
A single list has been compiled for both days, but when crossing monad boundaries, no new list started in extra monads, just  extra species noted.

Start at SJ 25177 91299 (monad 25/91)
	
Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	
Aegopodium podagraria	Ground-elder	
Agrostis capillaris	Common Bent	
Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping Bent	
Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard	
Alopecurus pratensis	Meadow Foxtail	
Anisantha sterilis	Sterile Brome	
Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal-grass	
Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley	
Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	
Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort	
Bolboschoenus maritimus	Sea Club-rush	
Calystegia silvatica	Large Bindweed	
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's-purse	
Cardamine pratensis	Cuckooflower	
Carex flacca	Glaucous Sedge	
Carex hirta	Hairy Sedge	
Carex otrubae	False Fox-sedge	
Centaurea nigra	Knapweed	
Chamerion angustifolium	Rosebay Willowherb	
Cirsium arvense	Creeping Thistle	
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	
Crepis capillaris	Smooth Hawk's-beard	
Cynosurus cristatus	Crested Dog's-tail	
Dactylis glomerata	Cock's-foot	
Dactylorhiza praetermissa	Southern Marsh-orchid	
Dactylorhiza hybrids	Marsh-orchid hybrids	
Daucus carota	Wild Carrot	
Eleocharis palustris	Common Spike-rush	
Elytrigia repens	Common Couch	
Epilobium hirsutum	Great Willowherb	
Epilobium parviflorum	Hoary Willowherb	
Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail	
Erodium cicutarium	Common Stork's-bill	
Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	
Galium aparine	Cleavers	
Galium verum	Lady's Bedstraw	
Geranium dissectum	Cut-leaved Cranesbill	
Geranium pratense	Meadow Cranesbill	
Hedera helix	Ivy	
Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	
Holcus lanatus	Yorkshire-fog	
Hordeum murinum	Wall Barley	
Impatiens glandulifera	Himalayan Balsam	
Juncus acutiflorus	Sharp-flowered Rush	
Juncus articulatus	Jointed Rush	
Juncus bufonius	Toad Rush	
Juncus gerardii	Saltmarsh Rush	
Juncus conglomeratus	Compact Rush	
Juncus inflexus	Hard Rush	
Lathyrus pratensis	Meadow Vetchling	
Lepidium drabum	Hoary Cress	
Linaria vulgaris	Yellow Toadflax	
Lolium perenne	Ryegrass	
Lotus corniculatus	Bird's-foot Trefoil	
Malva sylvestris	Common Mallow	
Matricaria discoidea	Pineapple-weed	
Medicago sativa	Lucerne	
Melilotus sp.	Melilot species	
Mentha aquatica	Water Mint	
Myosotis sylvatica	Wood Forget-me-not	
Oenothera x fallax	Evening Primrose	
Ophrys apifera	Bee Orchid	
Papaver rhoeas	Common Poppy	
Pentaglottis sempervirens	Green Alkanet	
Persicaria amphibia	Amphibious Bistort	
Phragmites australis	Reed	
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	
Plantago major	Greater Plantain	
Poa pratensis	Smooth Meadow-grass	
Poa trivialis	Rough Meadow-grass	
Polygonum arenastrum	Equal-leaved Knotgrass	
Polygonum aviculare	Knotgrass	
Populus x canescens	Grey Poplar	
Potentilla anserina	Silverweed	
Potentilla reptans	Creeping Cinquefoil	
Prunus sp.	Cherry species	
Ranunculus acris	Meadow Buttercup	
Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	
Reseda luteola	Weld	
Rhinanthus minor	Yellow-rattle	
Rorippa palustris	Marsh Yellow-cress	
Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	
Rumex acetosa	Common Sorrel	
Rumex crispus	Curled Dock	
Salix alba	White Willow	
Salix cinerea	Grey Willow	
Salix fragilis	Crack Willow	
Salix viminalis	Osier	
Salix viminalis x S. caprea	Willow hybrid	
Senecio jacobaea	Ragwort	
Sisymbrium officinale	Hedge Mustard	
Smyrnium olusatrum	Alexanders	
Solidago canadensis	Canadian Goldenrod	
Sonchus arvensis	Perennial Sow-thistle	
Sorbus intermedia	Swedish Whitebeam	
Stachys sylvatica	Hedge Woundwort	
Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion species	
Torilis japonica	Upright Hedge-parsley	
Trifolium dubium	Lesser Trefoil	
Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	
Trifolium repens	White Clover	
Triglochin palustris	Marsh Arrow-grass	
Tussilago farfara	Colt's-foot	
Ulex europaeus	Gorse	
Urtica dioica	Nettle	
Vicia hirsuta	Hairy Tare	
Vinca major	Greater Periwinkle	

	List continues for monad SJ 2491

Ammophila arenaria	Marram	
Anacamptis pyramidalis	Pyramidal Orchid	
Anagallis tenella	Bog Pimpernel	
Anthyllis vulneraria	Kidney Vetch	
Armoracia rusticana	Horse-radish	
Aster sp.	Michaelmas-daisy species	
Ballota nigra	Black Horehound	
Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima	Sea Beet	
Bromus hordeaceus	Soft Brome	
Carex arenaria	Sand Sedge	
Carex divisa	Divided Sedge	
Cerastium fontanum	Common Mouse-ear	
Chaerophyllum temulem	Rough Chervil	
Convolvulus arvensis	Field Bindweed	
Cynoglossum officinale	Hound'stongue	
Cytisus scoparius	Broom	
Eleocharis quinqueflora	Few-flowered Spikerush	
Elytrigia juncea	Sand Couch	
Euphorbia cyparissias	Cypress Spurge	
Fallopia japonica	Japanese Knotweed	
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	
Hypochaeris radicata	Common Cat's-ear	
Lamiastrum galeobdolon argentatum	Variegated Archangel	
Leontodon saxatilis	Lesser Hawkbit	
Leucanthemum vulgare	Oxeye daisy	
Leymus arenaria	Lyme Grass	
Ligustrum ovalifolium	Garden Privet	
Lychnis coronaria	Rose Campion	
Lycopsis arvensis	Bugloss	
Malus domestica	Apple	
Medicago lupulina	Black Medick	
Melilotus albus	White Melilot	
Odontites verna	Red Bartsia	
Ononis repens	Restharrow	
Pastinaca sativa	Wild Parsnip	
Plantago coronopus	Buck's-horn Plantain	
Plantago maritima	Sea Plantain	
Prunus avium	Wild Cherry	
Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn	
Rosa canina agg.	Dog Rose	
Rosa rugosa	Japanese Rose	
Salix fragilis x S. alba	Willow hybrid	
Sambucus nigra	Elder	
Schedonorus  arundinacea	Tall Fescue	
Sedum acre	Biting Stonecrop	
Silene latifolia	White Campion	
Sonchus oleraceus	Smooth Sow-thistle	
Tanacetum vulgare	Tansy	
Tragopogon pratensis	Goat's-beard	
Trifolium arvense	Hare's-foot Clover	
Vicia cracca	Tufted Vetch	
Vicia sativa	Common Vetch	

	Moving into SJ 2390

Anthriscus caucalis	Bur Chervil	
Claytonia perfoliata	Springbeauty	
Erigeron glaucus	Seaside Daisy	
Pimpinella saxifraga	Burnet-saxifrage	
Stellaria media	Chickweed	
Veronica hederifolia	Ivy-leaved Speedwell