Dawlish Warren: Plants

Dawlish Warren Flora

Dawlish Warren has long been recognised as an important botanical site. Sand Crocus was noted here as long ago as 1834 and until a recent discovery in southern Cornwall, the Warren was the only known UK site for this species. Several other nationally rare species also occur here along with another 30+ species which are nationally scarce.

This page covers all higher plants recorded on the Dawlish Warren and builds on the previous work of many botanists and follows the order of the published reserve flora produced by Mary De Lemos. This flora is available from Teignbridge District Council or direct from the Visitor Centre on the Reserve.

The following list is intended as a supplement to the original Flora, so only information on the recent presence or absence of each species is given, unless a new species has been found or rediscovered since the 1992 publication. Despite the reserve being in its 30^th year, new species are being discovered all the time, some are garden exotics persisting for only a short time but others are local or even national rarities.

Please pass on any records you may have to the website, they will of course be passed on directly to the reserve wardens.

It is our intention to try to use Dawlish Warren photographs of many species on this website, both common and rare. If you can help, please get in touch.

1993 - 2004

Lycopodiellaceae

Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata N

Equisetaceae

Common Horsetail Equisetum arvense Y

Rediscovered on the Golf Course in 1995.

Ophioglossaceae

Adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Y

Small Adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum azoricum Y

First discovered in Greenland Lake in 2003, was refound and its identity confirmed

in 2005. The only other site in Devon is on Lundy Island.

Osmundaceae

Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Y

Aspleniaceae

Hart’s-tongue Fern Phyllitis scolopendrium Y

Previously only recorded under a shop in the amusements area, was lost when this area

was cleared. In 2005 was found growing in a number of areas were bramble had been

cleared the previous year. Also recorded growing amongst boulders on the old seawall.

Aspidiaceae

Male Fern Dryopteris filix-mas Y

Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Y

Polypodiaceae

Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum Y

Aspleniaceae

Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Y

Found growing around the old shops in 1995, presumably removed along with the shops!

A single plant was found in 2004 growing along the Dune Ridge. Also grows on Langstone Rock.

Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes N

A single plant was found in 2005 growing under the Railway Tunnel, actually under the

recording area boundary.

Aspidiaceae

Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Y

Discovered on the wall above the 18^th green on the Golf Course in 1995. Also present

along the Railway Embankment.

Pinaceae

Scots Pine Pinus sylvestrus Y

Taxaceae

Yew Taxus baccata Y

Salicaceae

Crack Willow Salix fragilis Y

Common Sallow Salix cinerea Y

Eared Sallow Salix aurita ?

Goat Sallow Salix caprea Y

Creeping Willow Salix repens Y

Common Osier Salix viminalis Y

Aspen Populus tremula N
Two saplings discovered in the Car Park ditches in 2009.

White Poplar Populus alba Y

Lombardy Poplar Populus nigra 'italica' N
Discovered growing in the ditches in the car park in 2006.

Betulaceae

Silver Birch Betula pendula Y

Downy Birch Betula pubescens Y

Rediscovered around Greenland Lake in the mid 1990s.

Alder Alnus glutinosa Y

Italian Alder Alnus cordata N

Discovered in the car park in 2007.

Rowan Sorbus acuparia Y

A small seedling was discovered by the Main Pond in 1996.

Several others have also since been found.

Whitebeam Sorbus intermedia N
A sapling discovered growing in Greenland Lake in 2007.

Corylaceae

Hazel Corylus avellana N

Fagaceae

Holm Oak Quercus ilex Y

Turkey Oak Quercus cerris Y

Pendunculate Oak Quercus robur Y

Beech Fagus sylvatica Y

A seedling emerged from mast washed onto the strandline in 2002. Two saplings were found
behind the Main Pond in 2005.

Cannabaceae

Hop Humulus lupulus Y

Urticaceae

Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica Y

Small Nettle Urtica urens Y

Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Y

Polygonaceae

Ray’s Knotgrass Polygonum oxyspermum N

Rediscovered on the Golf Course in 2007.

Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare Y

Small-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum N

Water-pepper Polygonum hydropiper N

Redshank Polygonum persicaria Y

Sea Knotgrass Polygonum maritimum N?

Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Y

Has been removed from the reserve, but is increasing along the railway line

near the amusements and on the Golf Course.

Sheep’s Sorrel Rumex acetosella Y

Sorrel Rumex acetosa Y

Curled Dock Rumex crispus Y

Clustered/Sharp Dock Rumex conglomerates N

Rerecorded in 2009.

Wood/Red-veined Dock Rumex sanguineus N
Rerecorded in 2009.

Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Y

Chenopodiceae

Sea Beet Beta vulgaris maritma Y

Red Goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum N

Fat Hen Chenopodium album Y

Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus Y

Discovered growing on the Golf Course in 1995 & 2007, probably on imported soil.

Oak-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium glaucum N

Frosted Orache Atriplex laciniata Y

Common Orache Atriplex patula N

Halbard-leaved Orache Atriplex hastata (A. prostrata) Y

Babington’s Orache Atriplex glabriuscula Y

Tree Purslane Atriplex halimus Y

Shore Orache Atriplex littoralis N

Sea Purslane Halimone portulacoides Y

Sea Samphire, Glasswort Salicornia europaea Y

Purple Glasswort Salicornia ramosissima Y
Recorded in 1998.

Long-spiked Glasswort Salicornia dolichostachya Y
Recorded in 1998.

- Salicornia gracillima N

Perennial Glasswort Salicornia perrenis Y

One-flowered Glasswort Salicornia pusilla Y
Recorded in 1997.

Annual Sea-blite Suaeda maritima Y

Saltwort Salsola kali Y

Aizocaceae

Hottentot Fig Carpobrotus edulis N

Potulacaceae

Water Blinks Montia fontana Y

Caryopyllaceae

Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllofolia Y

Sandwort Arenaria leptoclados N
Rediscovered on Warren Point in 2009.

Sea Sandwort Honkenya peploides Y

Chickweed Stellaria media Y

Lesser Chickweed Stellaria pallida Y

Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea N

Rediscovered in the Car Park in 2009.

Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea N

Dusty Miller Cerastium tomentosum N

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium fontanum Y

Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium glomeratum Y

Little Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium semidecandrum Y

Sea Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium diffusum Y

Upright Chickweed Moenchia erecta Y

Awl-leaved Pearlwort Sagina subulata N

Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens Y

Annual Pearlwort Sagina apetala Y

Sea Pearlwort Sagina maritima Y

Rediscovered in Greenland Lake in 1995. Also grows near the seawall.

Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus N

Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis N

Greater Sea Spurrey Spergula media Y

Lesser Sea Spurrey Spergula marina Y

Sand Spurrey Spergula rubra Y

Ragged Robin Lynchnis flos-cuculi Y

Bladder Campion Sliene vulgaris vulgaris Y

Sea Campion Sliene vulgaris maritima Y

Rose Campion Lychnis coronaria N
Discovered near the Cuckoo's Nest in 2004.

Corncockle Agrostemma githago N
Discovered near the Main Pond in 2008.

White Campion Silene alba Y

Red Campion Silene dioica Y

Pink Campion Silene x intermedia Y

Small-flowered Catchfly Silene gallica N

Maiden Pink Dianthus deltoids N

Sweet William Dianthus barbatus N
Discovered growing along the Back path above Greenland Lake in 2006.

Lauraceae

Bay Laurus nobilis Y

Ranunculaceae

Stinking Hellebore Helleborous foetidus N

Traveller’s-joy Clematis vitalba Y

Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Y

Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Y

Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Y

Small-flowered Buttercup Ranunculus parviflorus Y

Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Y

Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria Y

Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Y

Brackish Water-crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii N

Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris N

Nymphaeaceae

White Water-lily Nymphaea alba Y

Discovered in the Main Pond in 1996.

Ceratophyllaceae

Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum Y

Discovered in the Main Pond in 1995.

Papaveraceae

Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum Y

Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Y

Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium Y

Rediscovered in 1995.

Prickly Poppy Papaver argemone N

Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum Y

Discovered in the late 1990s.

Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum Y

Rediscovered growing in Soft Sand Bay in 1996, however still only occasional

in its appearances.

Fumariaceae

Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis N
Discovered near the Boathouse in 2009.

White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata N

Discovered on the Golf Course in 2009.

Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis ssp. boraei Y

Cruciferae

Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale Y

Eastern Rocket Sisymbrium orientale N

Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Y

Thale Cress Arabidopis thaliana Y

Rediscovered in the Car Park in 1997.

Wallflower Cheiranthus cheiri N

Wintercress sp. Barbarea sp. ?

American Wintercress Barbarea verna Y

Discovered in the mid 1990s.

Cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis Y

Wood Bittercress Cardamine flexuosa Y

Hairy Bittercress Cardamine hirsuta Y

Hairy Rockcress Arabis hirsuta Y

Discovered growing along the Back Path in 1995, has not been recorded since.

Honesty Lunaria annua Y

Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima N

Whitlowgrass Erophila verna praecox Species still present on site but no attempt has been

Erophila verna verna made to check subspecific status.

Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana Y

Danish Scurvy-grass Cochlearia danica Y

English Scurvy-grass Cochlearia anglica Y

Shepherd’s Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Y

Shepherd’s Cress Teesdalia nudicaulis Y

Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense Y

Smith’s Pepperwort Lepidium heterophyllum Y

Lesser Swinecress Coronopus didymus Y

Rape Brassica napus N

Black Mustard Brassica nigra Y

- Brassica cheiranthos N

Wild Mustard, Charlock Sinapis arvensis Y

Sea Rocket Cakile maritima Y

Seakale Crambe maritima Y

Wild Radish Raphanus raphanistrum raphanistrum Y

Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum maritimus Y

Resedaceae

Weld, Dyer’s Rocket Reseda luteola Y

Crassulaceae

Wall Pennywort, Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Y

Caucasian Stonecrop Sedum spurium N

Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Y

White Stonecrop Sedum album Y

English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum Y

Grossulariaceae

Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum Y

Discovered in 1998 on an island in the Main Pond. Perhaps via

the Starling roost.

Redcurrant Ribes rubum Y

Discovered in 1995.

Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa Y

Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Y

Discovered in 1995 growing in the Entrance Bushes.

Rosaceae

Meadow-sweet Filipendula ulmaria Y

Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. Y

- Rubus ulmifolius Y

- Rubus leightonii Y

- Rubus longithyrsiger N

- Rubus tuberculatus Y

- Rubus sempernitens Y

- Rubus imbricatus Y

- Rubus albionis Y

- Rubus conjunigens Y

- Rubus rubritinctus Y

- Rubus lamburnensis Y

- Rubus armeniacus Y

- Rubus dentatifolius Y

- Rubus adscitus Y

The recent records were recorded by Ray Gould in 1995.

Raspberry Rubus idaeus Y

Discovered in 1995. Now widespread behind the Main Pond.

Field Rose Rosa arvense Y

Discovered in 1995.

Dog Rose Rosa canina Y

Sweet Briar Rosa rubiginosa Y

Small-flowered Sweet-Briar Rosa micrantha Y
Recorded in 1997.

Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa Y

Short-styled Field Rose Rosa stylosa Y
Recorded in 1997.

Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Y

Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor N

Wood Avens Geum urbanum Y

Silverweed Potentilla anserina Y

Tormentil Potentilla erecta N

Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Y

Garden Strawberry Fragaria x ananassa Y

Rediscovered near the promenade in 1998.

Parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis Y

Slender Parsley-piert Aphanes microcarpa Y

Rediscovered in 2007. Previously overlooked as often the most commonest of the species pair present.

Pear Pyrus communis N

Apple Malus domestica Y

- Cotoneaster franchetti Y

Stern's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster sternianus Y
Recorded in 2002 & 2003.

Khasia Berry Cotoneaster simonsii Y

- Cotoneaster horizontalis N

Discovered on Warren Point around 2003. One plant also on the Golf Course.

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Y

Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Y

Plum, Bullace Prunus domestica N

Cherry Prunus avium N
A sapling discovered growing in the Buffer Zone in 2009.

Sour Cherry Prunus cerasus N

Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Y

Peach Prunus persica N

Portuguese Laurel Prunus lusitanica N

Saxifragaceae

Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Y

Discovered in 1995 on the railway platform. Still present in 2009.

Leguminosae

Laburnum Laburnum anagyroides N

Montpelier Broom Cytisus monspessulanus N

Broom Cytisus scoparius Y

Dyer’s Greenweed Genista tinctoria N

Common Gorse Ulex europaeus Y

Tree Lupin Lupinus arboreus Y

Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Y

Hairy Tare Vicia hirsuta Y

Smooth Tare Vicia tetrasperma N

Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Y

Common Vetch Vicia sativa nigra Y

Vicia sativa segetalis N

Broad Bean Vicia faba N

Several plants were discovered growing in a cleared area of Dead Dolphin Wood in 2005.

Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis N

Narrow-leaved Everlasting Pea Lathyrus sylvestris Y

Rediscovered in 1995.

Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea Lathyrus latifolius Y

Rediscovered growing on the railway embankment in 1995.

Hairy Vetchling Lathyrus hirstus N

Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia Y

Discovered on the Golf Course in 1995. Not seen recently.

Rest-harrow Ononis repens Y

Tall Melilot Melilotus altissima N

Common Melilot Melilotus officinalis N

Black Medick Medicago lupulina N

Lucerne, Alfalfa Medicago sativa N

Rediscovered in the Buffer Zone in 2009.

Spotted Medick Medicago arabica Y

Hairy/Toothed Medick Medicago polymorpha Y

Fenugreek Trifolium ornithopodioides Y

White/Dutch Clover Trifolium repens Y

Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum N

Clustered Clover Trifolium glomeratum Y

Suffocated Clover Trifolium suffocatum Y

Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum Y

Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre Y

Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Y

Slender Trefoil Trifolium micranthum Y

Knotted Clover, Soft Trefoil Trifolium striatum Y

Hare’s-foot Clover Trifolium arvense Y

Rough Clover/Trefoil Trifolium scabrum Y

Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum N

Red Clover Trifolium pratense Y

Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium Y

Subterranean Clover Trifolium subterraneum Y

Bird’s–foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Y

Greater Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotus pedunculatus (L. uliginosus) Y

Hairy Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotus hispidus (L. subbiflorus) N
Rediscovered on Langstone Rock c2002.

Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus glaber N
Discovered in 2006 near the Visitor centre.

Kidney-vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Y

Bird’s-foot Ornithopus perpusillus Y

Oxalidaceae

Pink Oxalis Oxalis articlata Y

Rediscovered by the 6^th Tee.

Procumbent Yellow Sorrel Oxalis corniculata Y

Discovered in 1995 growing on the estuary bank.

- Oxalis sp. Y

Discovered on the Golf Course, did not flower, but neither of the above species.

Geraniaceae

Round-leaved Crane’s-bill Geranium rotundifolium Y

Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill Geranium molle Y

Shining Crane’s-bill Geranium lucidum Y

Discovered growing on the Dune Ridge overlooking the Bight.

Small-flowered Crane’s-bill Geranium pusillum Y

Cut-leaved Crane’s-bill Geranium dissectum Y

Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Y

Sea Stork’s-bill Erodium maritimum Y

Common Stork’s-bill Erodium cicutarium cicutarium Species still present on site but no attempt has been

Erodium cicutarium dunense made to check subspecific status.

Musky Stork’s-bill Erodium moschatum Y

Sticky Stork’s-bill Erodium glutinosum Y

- Erodium x anaristatum (E.cicutarium x lebelii) N
Recorded in 1998.

Linaceae

Pale Flax Linum bienne N

Fairy/Purging Flax Linum cartharticum Y

Rediscovered growing in the drier areas of Greenland Lake.

All-seed Radiola linoides Y

Euphorbiaceae

Annual Dog’s Mercury Mercuralis annua N

Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Y

Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua N

Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Y

Rediscovered in 1995 growing in the dunes near the Bight.

Portland Spurge Euphorbia portlandica Y

Sea Spurge Euphorbia paralias Y

Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyrus Y

A single seedling grew up above the tide line in Soft Sand Bay in 1997.

A flowering plant and several seedlings were discovered by the Dodgems in 2004.

Polygalaceae

Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris N

Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia N

Aceraceae

Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Y

Field Maple Acer campestris Y

Discovered growing on the railway embankment.

Aquifoliaceae

Holly Ilex aquifolium Y

Malvaceae

Musk Mallow Malva moschata N
Rediscovered by the Railway station in 2005.

Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Y

Tree Mallow Lavatera arborea Y

Eleagnaceae

Sea Buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides N

Hypericaceae

Square-stalked St. John’s-wort Hypericum tetrapterum Y

Perforate St. John’s-wort Hypericum perforatum Y

Des Etangs' St John's-wort Hypericum x desetangii N

Discovered in the Car Park and on Warren Point in 2009.

Pale St. John’s-wort Hypericum montanum Y

Discovered in the mid 1990s.

Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum N

Discovered behind the Toilet Block in 2009.

Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum N
Discovered in June 2006, in the damp slack near the Visitor Centre.

Violaceae

Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Y

Rediscovered at the eastern end of Greenland around 2000.

Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana N

Discovered in Greenland Lake in 2005.

Heath Dog-violet Viola canina Y

Wild Pansy Viola tricolor N

Field Pansy Viola arvensis Y

Sweet Violet Viola odorata Y

Discovered growing near the railway platform in 1995, has since been lost.

Tamaricaceae

Tamarisk Tamarix tetrandra Y

Lythraceae

Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Y

Onagraceae

Large-flowered Evening Primrose Oenothera erythrosepala Y

Fragrant Evening Primrose Oenothera stricta Y

Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium Y

Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Y

Hoary/Downy Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum N

Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum Y

Spear-leaved Willowherb Epilobium lanceolatum N

Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum N

Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum N

First recorded in June 2009.

Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre N

First recorded in June 2009.

Haloragaceae

Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Y

Hippuridaceae

Mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris Y

Cornaceae

Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Y

Tropaeolaceae

Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus N

Araliaceae

Ivy Hedera helix Y

Umbelliferae

Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris Y

Sea Holly Eryngium maritimum Y

- Eryngium planum N

Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulentum N

Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Y

Bur Chervil Anthriscus caucalis Y

Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Y

Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Y

Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum Y

Corky-fruited Water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides Y

Parsley Water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii Y

Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Y

Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Y

Rediscovered on the reserve in 1995.

Hemlock Conium maculatum Y

Fool’s Watercress Apium nodiflorum N

Garden Parsley Petroselinum crispum N

Stone Parsley Sison amomum N

Rediscovered around the Railway Station in 2009.

Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Y

Hogweed Heracleum spondylium Y

Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa N

Wild Carrot Daucus carota Y

Ericaceae

Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix N

Bell Heather Erica cinerea Y

Heather/Ling Calluna vulgaris Y

Primulaceae

Primrose Primula vulgaris Y

Rediscovered in 1995.

Cowslip Primula veris N

Rediscovered in the Back meadow in 2005.

Sea Milkwort Glaux maritima Y

Chaffweed Anagallis minima N

Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis Y

Brookweed Samolus valerandi Y

Plumbaginaceae

Thrift Armeria maritima Y

Common Sea-lavender Limonium vulgare Y

Rock Sea-lavender Limonium binervosum N (but still on Langstone Rock)

Oleaceae

Ash Fraxinus excelsior Y

Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Y

Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Y

Still occurs on the Golf Course.

Gentianaceae

Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata N

Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Y

Lesser Centaury Centaurium pulchellum Y

Apocynaceae

Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Y

Discovered on the Golf Course in 1996.

Convolvulaceae

Common Dodder Cuscuta epithymum Y

Rediscovered on the Golf Course in the mid 1990s.

Sea Bindweed Calystegia soldanella Y

Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Y

Large Bindweed Calystegia sylvatica N
First recorded in 2007.

Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Y

Boraginaceae

Field/Corn Gromwell Lithospermum arvense N

Bugloss Anchusa arvensis Y

Green Alkanet Pentaglottis semipervirens Y

- Amsinkia intermedia N

Common/Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Y

Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima Y

Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor N

Rediscovered in the Buffer Zone in 2009.

Hound’s-tongue Cynoglossum officinale Y

Callitricaceae

Water-starwort sp Callitriche sp. N

Labiatae

Bugle Ajuga reptans N

Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Y

Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata Y

White Dead-nettle Lamium album Y

Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Y

Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum Y

Discovered growing in vegetation alongside the Back Path.

Henbit Lamium amplexicaule Y

Motherwort Leonurus caradiaca N

Black Horehound Ballota nigra Y

Betony Stachys officinalis N

Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Y

Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris N

Lamb’s-ear Stachys lanata N

Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea Y

Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Y

Marjoram Origanum vulgare Y

Wild Thyme Thymus praecox Y

Gipsywort Lycopus europaeus Y

Water Mint Mentha aquatica Y

Corn Mint Mentha arvensis Y

Discovered on the Golf Course in 1997.

Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens Y

Discovered on the Golf Course in 1995.

Spearmint, Garden Mint Mentha spicata Y

Rediscovered in the mid 1990s.

Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Y

Discovered on Warren Point in 1998.

Solanaceae

Chinese Teaplant Lycium chinense Y

An old bush discovered in 2000 on Warren Point, presumably persisting unrecorded

from gardens 50 years before!

Flowering Tobacco Nicotiana alata Y

Discovered growing in the new Car Park ditch in 2004.

Henbane Hyoscyamus niger Y

Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Y

Woody Nightshade, Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Y

Potato Solanum tuberosum N

Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum N

Thorn-apple Datura stramonium Y

A single plant grow on the Golf Course in 1994. Three plants were discovered near the Crazy Golf
in 2006.

Buddlejaceae

Buddleia Buddleja davidii Y

Scrophulariaceae

Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Y

Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum Y

Discovered growing on the Golf Course in 1995.

Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Y

Water Figwort Scrophularia aquatica Y

Discovered growing in the Car Park in 2004.

Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Y

Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Y

Common/Yellow Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Y

Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis N

Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Y

Heath/Common Speedwell Veronica officinalis Y

Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Y

Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Y

Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis Y

Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpylifolia N
Discovered near Pirate's Cove and near the Visitor Centre in April 2009.

Grey Field Speedwell Veronica polita Y

Common Field Speedwell Veronica persica Y

Slender Speedwell Veronica filliformis N

Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Y

Rediscovered in 1995.

Eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. Y

Euphrasia tetraquetra ?

Euphrasia tetraquetra x confusa ?

Red Bartsia Odontites verna N
Discovered near the Wryneck Path in August 2007.

Yellow Bartsia Parentucellia viscosa Y

Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor agg. Y

Orobanchaceae

Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae Y

Previously grew on the entrance roundabout but this nationally scarce species

was removed with a change in council planting.

Rubiaceae

Field Madder Sherardia arvensis Y

Rediscovered in 1995 growing on the estuary bank, unfortunately

the site was washed away. Rediscovered again on the edge of the Buffer Zone in 2005.

Marsh Bedstraw Galium palustre Y

Ladies/Yellow Bedstraw Galium verum Y

Hedge Bedstraw Galium mollugo Y

Wall Bedstraw Galium parisense Y
Discovered in 2002 on the track past the Visitor Centre.

Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile N

Cleavers Galium aparine Y

Crosswort Galium cruciata Y

Wild Madder Rubia peregrina Y

Plantaginaceae

Greater Plantain Plantago major Y

Buck’s-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Y

Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Y

Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Y

Campanulacaeae

Garden Lobelia Lobelia erinus N
Discovered growing near the Amusements in 2008.

Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana N
Discovered near the Boathouse in 2009.

Caprifoliaceae

Elder Sambucus nigra Y

Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Y

Laurustinus Viburnum tinus N

Discovered growing on Warren Point in 2009.

Pheasant Berry/ Leycesteria formosa Y

Himalayan Honeysuckle

Discovered on Warren Point in 2001.

Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Y

Valerianaceae

Cornsalad Valerianella locusta Y

Keeled-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella carinata Y

Discovered growing by the tractor compound in the mid 1990s.

Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Y

Dipsaceae

Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Y

Devil’s-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Y

Rediscovered in Greenland Lake in 1997.

Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria N

Compositae

Sunflower Helianthus annuus N
A tideline plant flowered in the Bight in 2005.

Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Y

Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea Y

Rediscovered in 1997.

Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Y

Discovered near the Railway station in 1997.

Garden Marigold Calendula officinalis Y

Discovered growing in the Car Park in 1996. Rediscovered by the Beach huts in 2008.

Daisy Bellis perrenis Y

Confused Michaelmas Daisy Aster novi-belgii Y

Late Michaelmas Daisy (A. laevis x novi-belgii) Aster x versicolor Y

Michaelmas Daisy (A. lanceolatus x novi-belgii) Aster x salingnus ?

This group is spreading on site and swamping many native species.

Sea Aster Aster tripolium Y

Blue Fleabane Erigeron acer N
Rediscovered on the Dune Ridge and Warren Point in 2007.

Seaside Fleabane Erigeron glaucus Y

Found growing on Warren Point in 2004.

Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus Y

Found near the White Poplars in 2003, this potentially invasive species was

quickly removed by the wardens. Rediscovered by the Go-karts in 2009.

Guernsey Fleabane Conyza sumatrensis Y

Discovered on Warren Point in 1997, unlike the above species it was not controlled and

Is now widespread, especially on the Dune Ridge.

Common Cudweed Filago vulgaris N

Small Cudweed Filago minima N

Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Y

Ploughman’s-spikenard Inula conyza Y

Found on Warren Point in 1995.

Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Y

Yarrow Achillea millefolium Y

Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Y

Sicilian Chamomile Anthemis punctata N

Discovered growing on Warren Point in 2006.

Pineappleweed Matricaria matricariodes Y

Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Y

Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum superbum Y

Discovered in the late 1990s.

Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium N

Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Y

Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Y

Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Y

Winter Heliotrope Perasites hybridus Y

Discovered in 1996 growing on the Golf Course.

Ragwort Senecio jacobaea Y

Marsh Ragwort Senecio aquaticus N
Rediscovered in Greenland Lake in 2007.

Hoary Ragwort Senecio erucifolius N

Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Y

Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus Y

Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Y

Sunshine Senecio greyi N

Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris Y

Now established on the Dune Ridge.

Great Burdock Arctium lappa N

Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Y

Musk Thistle Carduus nutans Y

Welted Thistle Carduus acanthoides N

Slender Thistle Carduus tenuiflorus Y

Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Y

Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum Y

Discovered in the mid 1990s.

Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Y

Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Y

Scottish Thistle Onopordum acanthium Y

Milk Thistle Silybum marianum N

Lesser Knapweed Centaurea nigra N

Rediscovered in the Entrance bushes in 2006.

Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Y

Grows around Langstone Rock.

Smooth Cat’s–ear Hypochaeris glabra Y

Cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata Y

Autumnal Hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis Y

Hawkbit Leontodon taraxacoides Y

Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides N
Discovered on the estuary railway embankment in 2009.

Bristly Oxtongue Picris echioides Y

Goat’s-beard Tragopogon pratensis Y

Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola N

Discovered on the Golf Course in 2009.

Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa N

Discovered on the estuary railway embankment in 2009.

Prickly/Rough Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Y

Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Y

Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Y

Dandelion Taraxacum officinale agg Y

- Taraxacum brachyglossum N

- Taraxacum oxoniense N

- Taraxacum rubicundum N

- Taraxacum nordstedtii N

Nipplewort Lapsana communis Y

Rough Hawk’s-beard Crepis biennis N

Smooth Hawk’s-beard Crepis capillaries N

Beaked Hawk’s-beard Crepis vesicaria Y

Mouse-ear Hawkweed Hieracium pilosella Y

Alismataceae

Common Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica N

Hydrocharitaceae

Curly Waterweed/Thyme Lagarosiphon major N

Juncaginaceae

Sea Arrow-grass Triglochin maritima Y

Marsh Arrow-grass Triglochin palustris N

Potamogetonaceae

Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Y

Discovered in the Main Pond in 1997.

Slender Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii Y
Recorded in the Main Pond in 2002 & 2009.

Lemnaceae

Common Duckweed Lemna minor Y

Discovered in the First Pond in 1995.

Least Duckweed Lemna minuta Y
Recorded in 2002.

Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisucla Y
Recorded in 2002.

Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba Y

Rare vagrant! Occasionally recorded on the tideline after flood events

upstream have washed it down from Exeter Canal.

Zosteraceae

Common Eelgrass Zostera marina N

Narrow-leaved Eelgrass Zostera angustifolia Y

Dwarf Eelgrass Zostera noltii N

Liliaceae

Tulip Tulipa sylvestris Y

Rediscovered in mid-1990s.

Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Y

Rediscovered near the Main Pond in 2003.

Common Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum Y

Glory-of-the-snow Chionodoxa forbesii Y

Discovered in 1998.

Autumn Squill Scilla autumnalis N

Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Y

Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica Y

Hyacinthoides x massartiana Hyacinthoides hispanica x non-scripta Y

Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis N

Rediscovered in 2005, a single plant, probably planted, was recorded growing along the Dune Ridge.

Grape Hyacinth Muscari neglectum Y

Ramsons Allium ursinum N

Wild Onion/Crow Garlic Allium vineale Y

Three Cornered Leek Allium triquetrum N
Discovered in 2006 near the Go-Kart Track.

Asparagus Asparagus officinalis Y

Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis N

Discovered at the eastern end of the Buffer Zone in 2005.

Summer Snowflake Leucojum spp. pulchellum Y

Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Y

Paper White Narcissus polyanthus N

- Narcissus poeticus N

Sea Daffodil Pancratium maritimum N
Discovered on Warren Point in 2008. One of only three sites in the UK.

Butcher’s Broom Ruscus aculeatus Y

Discovered in Greenland Lake in 1995. Found near the First Pond in 2009.

Dioscoreaceae

Black Bryony Tamus communis Y

Rediscovered on the Dune Ridge in the late 1990s. Also grows on Langstone Rock.

Iridaceae

Blue-eyed-grass Sisyrinchium montanum Y

Not S. bermudiana.

Yellow-eyed-grass Sisyrinchium striatum Y

Discovered growing by the Main Pond in 2004 only.

Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Y

Yellow Flag Iris pseudacorus Y

Bearded Iris Iris germanica N
Discovered in Greenland Lake in 2006.

Sand/Warren Crocus Romulea columnae var. occidentalis Y

Spring Crocus Crocus albiflorus N

Gladiolus Gladiolus byzantinus Y

Montbretia Tritonia x crocosmiflora Y

Agavaceae

Yucca Yucca recurvifolia Y

"Torbay" Palm Cordyline australis N
Discovered along the Dune Ridge in September 2005.

Juncaceae

Sea Rush Juncus maritimus Y

Sharp Rush Juncus acutus N

Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Y

Soft Rush Juncus effusus Y

Compact/Common Rush Juncus conglomeratus Y

Round-fruited Rush Juncus compressus N

Saltmarsh Rush Juncus gerardii Y

Toad Rush Juncus bufonius Y

Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus N

Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus N

Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Y

Field Woodrush Luzula campestris Y

Heath/Many-headed Woodrush Luzula multiflora N
Rediscovered on the Dune Ridge in June 2009.

Gramineae

Tall Fescue Festuca arundinacea Y

Giant Fescue Festuca gigantea N
Discovered by the Car park in 2008.

Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra Species still present on site but no attempt has been

Festuca rubra juncea made to check subspecific status.

Festuca rubra littoralis

Rush-leaved Fescue Festuca juncifolia Y

Sheep’s Fescue Festuca ovina Y

Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Y

Dune Fescue Vulpia fasciculata Y

Barren Fescue Vulpia bromoides Y

Rat’s-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros Y

Bearded Fescue Vulpia ciliata spp. ambigua Y

Sea Fern-grass/Darnel Poa Catapodium marinum Y

Hard Poa Desmazeria rigida Y

Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Y

Rough-stalked Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Y

Spreading Meadow-grass Poa subcaerulea N

Smooth-stalked Meadow-grass Poa pratensis Y

Bulbous Meadow-grass Poa bulbosa Y

Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Y

Wheat Triticum aestivum N

Discovered growing in Dead Dolphin Wood in 2005.

Sea Poa/Common Saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima N
Still present behind Golf course.

Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia distans distans N

Cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata Y

Crested Dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus Y

Quaking-grass Briza media N

Great Quaking-grass Briza maxima N

Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans N

- Glyceria declinata N

Barren Brome Bromus sterilis Y

Compact Brome Bromus madritensis N
Rediscovered in the Buffer Zone in 2009.

Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus N

Soft Brome Bromus hordeaceus hordeaceus Species still present on site but no attempt has been

Bromus hordeaceus thominei made to check subspecific status.

- Bromus x pseudothominii N

Slender Soft Brome Bromus lepidus N

Ripgut Grass Bromus rigidus N

- Bromus diandrus N

Lyme Grass Leymus arenarius N

False-Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum N
Discovered in June 2009.

Sea Couch-grass Elytrigia atherica (Elymus pycnanthus) Y

Couch-grass/Twitch Elytrigia (Elymus) repens Y

Sand Couch-grass Elytrigia juncea (Elymus farctus) Y

Wall Barley Hordeum murinum Y

False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Y

Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens N
Discovered on Langstone Rock in 2009. Previously overlooked.

Hare’s-tail Lagurus ovatus Y

Now established on the Dune Ridge and elsewhere.

Early Hair-grass Aira praecox Y

Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea Species still present on site but no attempt has been

Aira caryophyllea multiculmis made to check subspecific status.

Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Y

Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Y

Heath Bent-grass Agrostis curtisii N

Common Bent-grass Agrostis capillaris Y

Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Y

Marram Grass Ammophila arenaria Y

Sand Cat’s-tail Phleum arenarium Y

Small Cat’s-tail Phleum bertolonii N
Discovered in the Buffer Zone in June 2009.

Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus Y

Sea Hard-grass Parapholis strigosa Y

Reed-grass Phalaris arundinacea N

Canary-grass Phalaris canariensis N

Common Reed Phragmites australis Y

Pampas Grass Cortaderia sellona Y

Heath Grass Danthonia decumbens N
Rediscovered by the Visitor Centre in June 2009.

Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon N

Cord-grass Spartina x townsendii Y

- Spartina anglica N

- Spartina maritima N

Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia caespitosa Y

Discovered in 1995 near the Main Pond.

Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerula Y

Discovered in 1996 near the Main Pond.

Shama Millet Echinochloa colona N

Discovered in 2008 near the Boathouse.

Araceae

Altar-lily/Arum Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica Y