The Flora 1991
A List of the Botanical Species in the Parish of Froyle
1991 Survey by Gwen Macklin et al. Alton Natural History Society
 
Latin name Common name
Acer campestre Field Maple
Acer platanoides Norway Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Adoxa moschatellina Moschatel
Aegopodium podagraria Ground Elder
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut
Aethusa cynapium Fool’s Parsley
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony
Agropyron caninum Bearded Couch
Agropyron repens Common Couch
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent
Ajuga reptans Bugle
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard
Allium ursinum Ramsons
Allium vineale Crow Garlic
Alnus glutinosa Alder
Alopecurus myosuroides Black-grass
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel
Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone
Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica
Anisantha sterilis Barren Brome
Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass
Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley
Aphanes arvensis Parsley-piert
Apium nodiflorum Fool’s Watercress
Arabidopsis thaliana Thale Cress
Arctium minus Lesser Burdock
Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Sandwort
Armoracia rusticana Horse-radish
Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort
Arum maculatum Lords-and-Ladies
Asperula odorata Woodruff
Atriplex hastata Spear-leaved Orache
Atriplex patula Common Orache
Avena fatua Wild Oat
Avena sterilis  Winter Wild-oat
Avenula pubescens Downy Oat-grass
Ballota nigra Black Horehound
Barbarea vulgaris Wintercress
Bellis perennis Daisy
Berula erecta Lesser Water-parsnip
Betula pubescens Downy Birch
Betula verrucosa Silver Birch
Bidens cernua Nodding Bur-marigold
Brachypodium sylvaticum False Brome
Brassica napus Rape
Briza media Quaking Grass
Bryonia dioica White Bryony
Buxus sempervirens Box
Callitriche stagnalis Common Water-starwort
Calluna vulgaris Heather
Calystegia sepium ss. sepium Hedge Bindweed
Campanula rotundifolia Harebell
Campanula trachelium Nettle-leaved Bellflower
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd’s purse
Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bittercress
Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bitter-cress
Cardamine pratensis  Cuckoo Flower
Carduus crispus Welted Thistle
Carex divulsa Grey Sedge
Carex divulsa ss. leer Leer’s Sedge
Carex flacca Glaucus Sedge
Carex pendula  Pendulous Sedge
Carex remota Remote Sedge
Carex sylvatica Wood-sedge
Castanea sative Sweet Chestnut
Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed
Centaurea scabiosa Greater Knapweed
Cerastium vulgare Common Mouse-ear
Centaurium minus Common Centaury
Chaenorhinum minus Small Toadflax
Chaerophyllum temulentum Rough Chervil
Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb
Chenopodium album Fat Hen
Chenopodium rubrum Red Goosefoot
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Ox-eye Daisy
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew
Circaea lutetiana Enchanter’s Nightshade
Cirsium acaule Dwarf Thistle
Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle
Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle
Clematis vitalba Traveller’s Joy
Clinopodium vulgare Wild Basil
Cochlearia danica Danish Scurvygrass
Conium maculatum Hemlock
Conopodium majus Pignut
Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed
Cornus sanguinea Dogwood
Coronopus didymus Lesser Swinecress
Coronopus squamatus Swinecress
Corylus avellana Hazel
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawksbeard
Crepis taraxacifolia Beaked Hawksbeard
Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog’s-tail
Dactylis glomerata Cock’s-foot
Daucus carota Wild Carrot
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass
Desmazeria rigida Fern-grass
Digitalis purpurea Foxglove
Dipsacus fullonum Teasel
Dryopteris austriaca Broad Buckler-fern
Dryopteris filix-mas  Male-fern
Endymion non-scriptus Bluebell
Epilobium hirsutum Greater Willowherb
Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb
Epilobium parviflorum Hoary Willowherb
Epipactus purpurata Violet Helleborine
Equisetum pratense Shady Horsetail
Erigeron canadensis Canadian Fleabane
Erodium cicutarium Common Stork’s-bill
Erophila verna Common Whitlow-grass
Euonymus europaeus Spindle
Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp Agrimony
Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood Spurge
Euphorbia exigua Dwarf Spurge
Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge
Fagus sylvatica Beech
Festuca gigantea Giant Fescue
Festuca ovina Sheep’s Fescue
Festuca pratensis Meadow Fescue
Festuca rubra Red Fescue
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet
Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry
Fraxinus excelsior Ash
Fumaria officionalis Common Fumitory
Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop
Galeobdolon luteum Yellow Archangel
Galeopsis tetrahit Common Hemp-nettle
Galium aparine Cleavers
Galium laevipes Crosswort
Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw
Galium palustre Common Marsh Bedstraw
Galium verum Lady’s Bedstraw
Gentianella amarella Autumn Gentian
Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Cranesbill
Geranium robertianum Herb Robert
Geum urbanum Wood Avens
Glechoma hederacea Ground Ivy
Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass
Gnaphalium uliginosum Marsh Cudweed
Hedera helix Ivy
Hedera hibernica Irish Ivy
Helianthemum chamaecistus Common Rock-rose
Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed
Hieracium pilosella Mouse-ear Hawkweed
Hieracium umbellatum Leafy Hawkweed
Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog
Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass
Humulus lupulus Hop
Hypericum hirsutum Hairy St. John’s-wort
Hypericum montanum Pale St. John’s-wort
Hypericum perforatum Perforated St. John’s-wort
Hypericum tetrapterum Square-stalked St. J.wort
Ilex aquifolium Holly
Iris foetidissima Stinking Iris
Iris pseudocorus Yellow Iris
Juncus bufonius Toad-rush
Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush
Juncus effusus Soft Rush
Juncus inflexus Hard Rush
Kickxia elatine Sharp-leaved Fluellen
Kickxia spuria Round-leaved Fluellen
Knautia arvensis Field Scabious
Lamium album White Dead-nettle
Lamium amplexicaule Henbit Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum Red Dead-nettle
Lapsana communis Nipplewort
Larix decidua European Larch
Lathraea squamaria  Toothwort
Lathyrus montanus Bitter-vetch
Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling
Lemna minor Common Duckweed
Leontodon autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit
Leontodon hispidus Rough Hawkbit
Leontodon taraxacoides Lesser Hawkbit
Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet
Linum catharticum Fairy Flax
Listera ovata Common Twayblade
Lolium perenne Perenial Rye-grass
Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil
Lotus uliginosus Greater Bird’s-foot Trefoil
Luzula campestris Field Wood-rush
Luzula multiflora (congesta) Congested Wood-rush
Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush
Lycopus europaeus Gipsywort
Lysimachia nemorum Yellow Pimpernel
Lysimachia nummularia Creeping Jenny
Malus domesticus Apple
Malus sylvestris Crab Apple
Malva moschata Musk Mallow
Malva sylvestris Common Mallow
Matricaria matricarioides Pineappleweed
Matricaria recutita Scented Mayweed
Medicago lupulina Black Medick
Medicago sativa Lucerne
Melandrium album White Campion
Melandrium rubrum Red Campion
Melica uniflora Wood Melick
Melilotus officianalis Ribbed Melilot
Melissa officinalis Balm
Mentha aquatica Water Mint
Mentha arvensis Corn Mint
Mentha rotundiflora Round-leaved Mint
Mercurialis perennis Dog’s Mercury
Milium effuxum Wood Millet
Minuarta hybrida Fine-leaved Sandwort
Moehringia trinerva Three-nerved Sandwort
Myosotis arvensis Field Forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides Water Forget-me-not
Myosoton aquaticum Water Chickweed
Nasturtium officinale Watercress
Odontites verna Red Bartsia
Ononis repens Common Restharrow
Orchis mascula Early Purple Orchid
Origanum vulgale Marjoram
Oxalis acetosella Wood-sorrel
Papaver dubium Long-headed Poppy
Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy
Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip
Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass
Phleum bertolonii. Smaller Cat’s-tail
Phleum pratense Timothy
Picris echioides Bristly oxtongue
Pimpinella saxifraga Burnet Saxifrage
Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
Plantago major Greater Plantain
Plantago media Hoary Plantain
Platanthera chlorantha Greater Butterfly Orchid
Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass
Poa compressa Flattened Meadow-grass
Poa nemoralis Wood Meadow-grass
Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass
Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass
Polygala vulgaris Common Milkwort
Polygonatum multiflorum Solomon’s Seal
Polygonum amphibium Amphibious Bistort
Polygonum aviculare Knotgrass
Polygonum convolvulus Black Bindweed
Polygonum hydropiper Water-pepper
Polygonum lapathifolium Pale Persicaria
Polygonum persicaria Redshank
Polypodium vulgare Polypody
Populus alba White Poplar
Populus tremula Aspen
Potentilla anserina Silverweed
Potentilla reptans  Creeping Cinquefoil
Potentilla sterilis  Barren Strawberry
Primula veris Cowslip
Primula vulgaris Primrose
Prunella vulgaris Selfheal
Prunus avium Wild Cherry
Prunus cerasifera Cherry-plum
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn
Pteridium aqui1inum Bracken
Pulicaria dysenterica Fleabane
Quercus cerris Turkey Oak
Quercus petraea Sessile Oak
Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak
Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup
Ranunculus auricomus Goldilocks
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup
Ranunculus ficaria Lesser Celandine
Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup
Raphanus raphanistrum Wild Radish
Reseda lutea Wild Mignonette
Reseda luteola Weld
Reynoutria japonica Japanese Knotweed
Rhamnus cathartica Purging Buckthorn
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry
Ribes  sylvestre Red Currant
Rosa arvensis Field Rose
Rosa canina Dog Rose
Rosa micrantha Small-fowered Sweet Briar
Rosa rubiginosa Sweet Briar
Rubus fruticosa Bramble
Rubus idaeus Raspberry
Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel
Rumex acetosella Sheep’s Sorrel
Rumex conglomeratus Clustered Dock
Rumex crispus Curled Dock
Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock
Salix caprea Goat Willow
Salix cinerea Grey Willow
Salix  fragilis Crack Willow
Sambucus nigra Elder
Sanicula europaea Sanicle
Sanquisorba minor Salad Burnet
Saxifraga tridactylites Rue-leaved Saxifrage
Scabiosa columbaria Small Scabious
Scrophularia aquatica Water Figwort
Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort
Sedum acre Biting Stonecrop
Sedum telephium Orpine
Senecio aquaticus Marsh Ragwort
Senecio erucifolius Hoary Ragwort
Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort
Senecio squalidus Oxford Ragwort
Senecio viscosus Sticky Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris Groundsel
Sherardia arvensis Field Madder
Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion
Sinapis arvensis Charlock
Sison amomum Stone Parsley
Sisymbrium officianale Hedge Mustard
Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet
Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow-thistle
Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle
Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle
Sorbus aria  Common Whitebeam
Sparganium erectum Branched Bur-reed
Stachys x ambigua Hedge x Marsh Woundwort
Stachys officinalis Betony
Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort
Stellaria alsine Bog Stitchwort
Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort
Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort
Stellaria media Common Chickweed
Symphytum asperum Rough Comfrey
Symphytum officianale Common Comfrey
Symphytum x uplandicum Russian Comfrey
Tamus communis Black Bryony
Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion
Taxus baccata Yew
Thymus drucei Wild Thyme
Tilia cordata Small-leaved Lime
Tilia vulgaris Common Lime
Torillis japonica Upright Hedge Parsley
Tragopogon pratensis Goatsbeard
Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil
Trifolium pratense Red Clover
Trifolium repens White Clover
Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed
Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-grass
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot
Typha latifolia Reed Mace
Ulex europaeus Gorse
Ulmus glabra Wych Elm
Ulmus procera English Elm
Urtica dioica Common Nettle
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Blue Water-speedwell
Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell
Veronica beccabunga Brooklime
Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell
Veronica filiformis Slender Speedwell
Veronica hederifolia Ivy-leaved Speedwell
Veronica montana Wood Speedwell
Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell
Veronica persica Common Field Speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell
Viburnum opulus Guelder Rose
Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch
Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare
Vicia sativa Common Vetch
Vicia sepium Bush Vetch
Vicia tetrasperma Smooth Tare
Vinca major Greater Periwinkle
Vinca minor Lesser Periwinkle
Viola arvensis Field Pansy
Viola hirta Hairy Violet
Viola odorata Sweet Violet
Viola reichenbachiana Early Dog Violet
Viola riviniana Common Dog Violet
Zerna ramosus Hairy Brome
Survey carried out by Gwen Macklin, Alton Natural History Society. 
Froyle estate woodland (not included in this listing) was surveyed in 1989