Plants



Plants
The list contains the names of all the plant species that have been recorded in Lingfield Wildlife Area, naturally occurring or planted. Tentative identifications are marked thus, "(?)". We are grateful for the help given by members of the Surrey Flora Committee in its compilation.

We have not recorded the ground layer plants found in Centenary Fields. The high proportion of alien and cultivated species planted there would nullify the value of any records of native plants. We are, though, progressively recording the species of mature trees on both reserves. These records will appear later.

Common name
Scientific name
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Apple (cultivated)
Malus domestica
Archangel, Yellow
Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
Aspen
Populus tremula
Avens, Wood
Geum urbanum
Bartsia, Red
Odontites verna
Beech
Fagus sylvatica
Bent, Common
Agrostis capillaris
Bent, Creeping
Agrostis stolonifera
Bindweed, Field
Convolvulus arvensis
Bindweed, Hedge
Calystegia sepium
Bindweed, Large
Calystegia sylvatica
Bird's-foot Trefoil, Common
Lotus corniculatus
Bird's-foot Trefoil, Greater
Lotus pedunculatus
Bittersweet
Solanum dulcamara
Blackthorn
Prunus spinosa
Bluebell
Hyacinthoides nonscripta
Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Bramble
Rubus fruticosus
Bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
Brooklime
Veronica beccabunga
Buckler-Fern, Broad
Dryopteris dilatata
Buckthorn, Alder
Frangula alnus
Buttercup, Creeping
Ranunculus repens
Buttercup, Meadow
Ranunculus acris
Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
Canary-Grass
Phalaris canariensis
Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris radicata
Celandine, Lesser
Ranunculus ficaria
Chestnut, Sweet
Castanea sativa
Chickweed, Common
Stellaria media
Clover, Red
Trifolium pratense
Clover, White
Trifolium repens
Cock's-Foot
Dactylis glomerata
Couch, Common
Elytrigia repens
Cuckoo Flower
Cardamine pratensis
Cuckoo-pint
Arum maculatum
Cudweed, Marsh
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Daisy
Bellis perennis
Dandelion, Common
Taraxacum officinale
Dead-Nettle, Red
Lamium purpureum
Dock, Broad-leaved
Rumex obtusifolius
Dock, Curled
Rumex crispus
Dog-Rose
Rosa canina
Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea
Elder
Sambucus nigra
Fat Hen
Chenopodium album
Field-Rose
Rosa arvensis
Figwort, Water (?)
Scrophularia auriculata
Forget-Me-Not, Wood (?)
Myosotis sylvatica
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Goat's-Beard
Tragopogon pratensis
Goosefoot, Many-Seeded
Chenopodium polyspermum
Guelder-Rose
Viburnum opulus
Hart's-Tongue
Phyllitis scolopendrium
Hawk's-Beard, Smooth
Crepis capillaris
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Hazel
Corylus avellana
Hemp-Agrimony
Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-Nettle, Common
Galeopsis tetrahit
Hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum
Hop
Humulus lupulus (male)
Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Iris, Yellow
Iris pseudacorus
Ivy
Hedera helix
Knapweed, Common
Centaurea nigra
Knotgrass
Polygonum aviculare
Lime, Small-Leaved
Tilia cordata
Male-Fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
Mallow, Common
Malva sylvestris
Maple (cultivars)
Acer saccharinum
Maple, Field
 Acer campestre
Marsh-marigold
Caltha palustris
Mayweed, Scentless
Tripleurospermum inodorum
Meadow-Grass, Annual
Poa annua
Meadow-Grass, Flattened
Poa compressa
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
Medick, Black
Medicago lupulina
Mint, Spear
Mentha spicata
Mint, Water
Mentha aquatica
Mustard, Garlic
Alliaria petiolata
Mustard, Hedge
Sisymbrium officinale
Nettle, Common
Urtica dioica
Nightshade, Black
Solanum nigrum
Oak, Common
Quercus robur
Oat-grass, False
Arrhenatherum elatius
Pansy, Garden
Viola x wittrockiana
Parsley, Cow
Anthriscus sylvestris
Periwinkle, Lesser
Vinca minor
Persicaria, Pale
Persicaria lapathifolia
Pineappleweed
Matricaria discoidea
Plantain, Greater
Plantago major
Plantain, Ribwort
Plantago lanceolata
Plum (cultivated)
Prunus domestica var.
Pondweed, Broad-Leaved (?)
Potamogeton natans
Primrose
Primula vulgaris
Radish, Garden
Raphanus sativus
Ragwort, Common
Senecio jacobaea
Rape
Brassica napus
Redshank
Persicaria maculosa
Rose, Burnet
Rosa pimpinellifolia
Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
Rush, Compact
Juncus conglomeratus
Ryegrass, Perennial
Lolium perenne
Self-Heal
Prunella vulgaris
Service-tree, Wild
Sorbus torminalis
Shepherd's Purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Soft-Rush
Juncus effusus
Sorrel, Common
Rumex acetosa
Sow-Thistle, Prickly
Sonchus asper
Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved
Veronica serpyllifolia
Spindle
Euonymus europaeus
Spotted-orchid, Common
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
St John's Wort, Square-Stalked
Hypericum tetrapterum
St John's Wort, Perforate
Hypericum perforatum
Stitchwort, Greater
Stellaria holostea
Stitchwort, Lesser
Stellaria graminea
Stock (cultivated)
Matthiola sp.(?)
Sweet grass, Floating
Glyceria fluitans
Thistle, Creeping
Cirsium arvense
Thistle, Welted
Carduus crispus
Timothy
Phleum pratense
Trefoil, Lesser
Trifolium dubium
Valerian, Red
Centranthus ruber
Vernal Grass, Sweet
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Vetch, Tufted
Vicia cracca