Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Recce'n'roll

So in two of the most boring looking squares I have checked a bit of I've found wooded dens! That was a surprise. Even though in one of them the map actually has a green section marked, "the Den" - doh! I still expect urban streets to turn up more diversity but there may be something nice in them.



Sunday, December 26, 2021

NT18 vascular plants - gotta catch 'em all!

740-odd species known to have been in NT18 since 1950. A nice collection of sedges. Probably incomplete and containing errors. Still, a nice checklist to start from.

Some haven't been seen for a long time, while some have only been added this year/week.

<number of records 1950 - 1969> <number of recent (post-1969) records>

#ScientificEnglish
1Chara virgata (1997) 0 1Delicate Stonewort
2Botrychium lunaria (2019) 0 1Moonwort
3Equisetum arvense (2020) 0 21Field Horsetail
4Equisetum fluviatile (2019) 0 10Water Horsetail
5Equisetum palustre (2019) 0 2Marsh Horsetail
6Equisetum sylvaticum (2018) 0 3Wood Horsetail
7Pteridium aquilinum (2020) 0 30Bracken
8Asplenium adiantum-nigrum s.s. (2019) 0 5Black Spleenwort
9Asplenium marinum (2008) 0 1Sea Spleenwort
10Asplenium ruta-muraria (2021) 0 26Wall Rue
11Asplenium scolopendrium (2020) 0 16Hart's-tongue
12Asplenium trichomanes (2020) 0 14Maidenhair Spleenwort
13Athyrium filix-femina (2019) 0 14Lady-fern
14Blechnum spicant (2020) 0 7Hard-fern
15Matteuccia struthiopteris (2019) 0 2Ostrich Fern
16Polystichum aculeatum (2015) 0 1Hard Shield-fern
17Dryopteris affinis agg. (2019) 0 7Golden-scaled Male-fern
18Dryopteris borreri (2019) 0 2Borrer's Male-fern
19Dryopteris cambrensis (2018) 0 1Narrow Male-fern
20Dryopteris dilatata (2020) 0 21Broad Buckler-fern
21Dryopteris filix-mas (2020) 0 37Male-fern
22Picea abies (2019) 0 7Norway Spruce
23Picea sitchensis (2019) 0 4Sitka Spruce
24Polypodium interjectum (2008) 0 1Intermediate Polypody
25Polypodium vulgare s.s. (2019) 0 5Polypody
26Pinus sylvestris (2020) 0 18Scots Pine
27Pseudotsuga menziesii (2014) 0 2Douglas Fir
28Larix decidua (2015) 0 4European Larch
29Larix kaempferi (2019) 0 6Japanese Larch
30Tsuga heterophylla (2015) 0 2Western Hemlock-spruce
31Cupressus lawsoniana (2015) 0 1Lawson's Cypress
32Taxus baccata (2020) 0 9Yew
33Nymphaea alba (2018) 0 2White Water-lily
34Nuphar lutea (2015) 0 3Yellow Water-lily
35Papaver atlanticum (2010) 0 2Atlas Poppy
36Papaver cambricum (2020) 0 11Welsh Poppy
37Papaver dubium s.s. (2008) 0 1Long-headed Poppy
38Papaver rhoeas (2019) 0 2Common Poppy
39Papaver somniferum (2020) 0 4Opium Poppy
40Dicentra formosa (2010) 0 1Bleeding-heart
41Fumaria bastardii (2013) 0 1Tall Ramping-fumitory
42Fumaria muralis (2020) 0 16Common Ramping-fumitory
43Fumaria officinalis (2017) 0 5Common Fumitory
44Fumaria purpurea (2018) 0 2Purple Ramping-fumitory
45Berberis darwinii (2002) 0 1Darwin's Barberry
46Berberis vulgaris (2014) 0 1Barberry
47Mahonia aquifolium (2018) 0 2Oregon-grape
48Caltha palustris (2020) 1 18Marsh-marigold
49Helleborus argutifolius (2019) 0 1Corsican Hellebore
50Helleborus foetidus (2020) 0 6Stinking Hellebore
51Helleborus viridis (2019) 0 1Green Hellebore
52Eranthis hyemalis (2010) 0 1Winter Aconite
53Aconitum napellus (2014) 1 1Monk's-hood
54Anemone apennina (2000) 0 1Blue Anemone
55Anemone blanda (2020) 0 1Balkan Anemone
56Anemone nemorosa (2019) 0 3Wood Anemone
57Clematis montana (2017) 0 1Himalayan Clematis
58Ranunculus acris (2020) 0 24Meadow Buttercup
59Ranunculus auricomus (2010) 0 1Goldilocks Buttercup
60Ranunculus bulbosus (2019) 0 3Bulbous Buttercup
61Ranunculus flammula (2019) 1 10Lesser Spearwort
62Ranunculus lingua (2020) 0 1Greater Spearwort
63Ranunculus peltatus (2018) 0 6Pond Water-crowfoot
64Ranunculus repens (2020) 0 67Creeping Buttercup
65Ranunculus sceleratus (2019) 1 5Celery-leaved Buttercup
66Ficaria verna (2021) 0 29Lesser Celandine
67Adonis annua (2016) 0 1Pheasant's-eye
68Aquilegia vulgaris (2020) 0 6Columbine
69Thalictrum minus (2020) 0 6Lesser Meadow-rue
70Acaena novae-zelandiae (2005) 0 1Pirri-pirri-bur
71Acaena ovalifolia (2014) 0 1Two-spined Acaena
72Buxus sempervirens (2019) 0 1Box
73Ribes nigrum (2019) 0 3Black Currant
74Ribes rubrum (2019) 0 2Red Currant
75Ribes sanguineum (2020) 0 14Flowering Currant
76Ribes uva-crispa (2020) 0 11Gooseberry
77Saxifraga granulata (2014) 0 2Meadow Saxifrage
78Chrysosplenium oppositifolium (2020) 0 5Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
79Tolmiea menziesii (2019) 0 1Pick-a-back-plant
80Sedum acre (2020) 0 21Biting Stonecrop
81Sedum album (2020) 0 5White Stonecrop
82Sedum anglicum (2000) 0 1English Stonecrop
83Phedimus spurius (2019) 0 1Caucasian Stonecrop
84Petrosedum forsterianum (2020) 0 1Rock Stonecrop
85Petrosedum rupestreReflexed Stonecrop
86Myriophyllum spicatum (2014) 1 2Spiked Water-milfoil
87Anthyllis vulneraria (2020) 0 16Kidney Vetch
88Lotus corniculatus (2020) 0 34Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
89Lotus pedunculatus (2020) 0 12Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
90Vicia cracca (2020) 0 20Tufted Vetch
91Vicia faba (2015) 0 1Broad Bean
92Vicia lathyroides (2000) 0 1Spring Vetch
93Vicia sativa (2020) 0 27Common Vetch
94Vicia sepium (2020) 0 17Bush Vetch
95Lathyrus grandiflorus (2010) 0 1Two-flowered Everlasting-pea
96Lathyrus latifoliusBroad-leaved Everlasting Pea
97Lathyrus linifolius (2020) 0 1Bitter-vetch
98Lathyrus pratensis (2020) 0 29Meadow Vetchling
99Ononis repens (2020) 0 12Common Restharrow
100Melilotus altissimus (2019) 0 1Tall Melilot
101Medicago arabica (2021) 0 7Spotted Medick
102Medicago lupulina (2021) 0 21Black Medick
103Trifolium arvense (2019) 0 9Hare's-foot Clover
104Trifolium campestre (2019) 0 4Hop Trefoil
105Trifolium dubium (2020) 0 30Lesser Trefoil
106Trifolium hybridum (2015) 0 4Alsike Clover
107Trifolium incarnatum (2020) 0 1Crimson Clover
108Trifolium medium (2019) 0 6Zigzag Clover
109Trifolium pratense (2020) 0 33Red Clover
110Trifolium repens (2020) 0 62White Clover
111Lupinus × regalis (2019) 0 1Russell Lupin
112Laburnum anagyroides (2008) 0 1Laburnum
113Ulex europaeus (2021) 0 60Gorse
114Astragalus danicus (2019) 0 9Purple Milk-vetch
115Spiraea × rosalba (2019) 0 1Intermediate Bridewort
116Spiraea douglasii (2019) 0 1Steeple-bush
117Prunus avium (2019) 0 9Wild Cherry
118Prunus cerasifera (2000) 0 1Cherry Plum
119Prunus domestica (2019) 0 3Wild Plum
120Prunus laurocerasus (2019) 0 9Cherry Laurel
121Prunus lusitanica (2019) 0 4Portugal Laurel
122Prunus padus (2019) 0 3Bird Cherry
123Prunus spinosa (2020) 0 17Blackthorn
124Malus pumila (2018) 0 3crab apple
125Malus sylvestris s.s. (2019) 0 3Apple
126Sorbus ariaCommon Whitebeam
127Sorbus aucuparia (2020) 0 24Rowan
128Sorbus intermediaSwedish Whitebeam
129Cotoneaster × watereri (2019) 0 2Waterer's Cotoneaster
130Cotoneaster bullatus (2020) 0 1hollyberry cotoneaster
131Cotoneaster horizontalis (2020) 0 11Wall Cotoneaster
132Cotoneaster integrifolius (2010) 0 1entire-leaved cotoneaster
133Cotoneaster simonsii (2019) 0 6Himalayan cotoneaster
134Crataegus monogyna (2021) 0 59Hawthorn
135Filipendula ulmaria (2020) 1 27Meadowsweet
136Filipendula vulgaris (2020) 0 10Dropwort
137Rubus anisacanthos (1998) 1 0A bramble
138Rubus armeniacus (2017) 0 1Giant Blackberry
139Rubus cantianus (2002) 0 1A bramble
140Rubus conjungens (2002) 0 1A bramble
141Rubus elegantispinosus (2002) 0 2Slender Spined Bramble
142Rubus fruticosus agg. (2021) 0 83Bramble
143Rubus idaeus (2020) 0 30Raspberry
144Rubus infestus (2014) 0 1A bramble
145Rubus latifolius (2014) 0 6A bramble
146Rubus leptothyrsos (2014) 0 3A bramble
147Rubus lindebergii (2014) 0 1A bramble
148Rubus mucronulatus (2014) 0 3Cuspidate-leaved Bramble
149Rubus naldrettii (1995) 1 0A bramble
150Rubus nemoralis (2014) 0 2A bramble
151Rubus phaeocarpus (2002) 0 1A bramble
152Rubus pictorum (2014) 0 2A bramble
153Rubus radula (2014) 0 6Hairy Bramble
154Rubus rudis (2002) 1 1A bramble
155Rubus tuberculatus (2015) 0 3A bramble
156Rubus vestitus (2014) 0 1A bramble
157Potentilla anserina (2020) 0 25Silverweed
158Potentilla erecta (2020) 0 12Tormentil
159Potentilla reptans (2020) 0 13Creeping Cinquefoil
160Potentilla sterilis (2021) 0 30Barren Strawberry
161Agrimonia eupatoria (2020) 0 11Agrimony
162Alchemilla glabra (2019) 0 14Naked Ladies-mantle
163Alchemilla mollis (2020) 0 5Soft Ladies-mantle
164Alchemilla xanthochlora (2019) 0 3A ladies-mantle
165Aphanes arvensisParsley Piert
166Aphanes australis (2019) 0 3Slender Parsley-piert
167Rosa caesia s.l. (2019) 0 3Northern Dog-rose
168Rosa canina agg. (2018) 0 5Dog-rose
169Rosa mollis s.s. (2019) 0 4Soft Downy-rose
170Rosa rubiginosa (2000) 0 1Sweet-briar
171Rosa rugosa (2020) 0 11Japanese Rose
172Rosa sherardii (2018) 0 2Sherard's Downy-rose
173Rosa spinosissima (2019) 0 4Burnet Rose
174Comarum palustre (2019) 1 4Marsh Cinquefoil
175Dasiphora fruticosa (2015) 0 1Shrubby Cinquefoil
176Fragaria vesca (2020) 0 28Wild Strawberry
177Geum rivale (2015) 0 3Water Avens
178Geum urbanum (2021) 0 60Wood Avens
179Hippophae rhamnoides (2020) 0 8Sea-buckthorn
180Ulmus glabra (2020) 0 27Wych Elm
181Ulmus minor (2010) 0 1Small Leaved Elm
182Urtica dioica (2021) 1 88Nettle
183Urtica urens (2013) 0 2Small Nettle
184Parietaria judaica (2020) 0 15Pellitory-of-the-wall
185Fagus sylvatica (2020) 0 31Beech
186Castanea sativa (2020) 0 3Sweet Chestnut
187Quercus cerris (2018) 0 1Turkey Oak
188Quercus petraea (2019) 0 2Sessile Oak
189Quercus robur (2020) 0 24Pedunculate Oak
190Myrica gale (2003) 0 1Bog-myrtle
191Betula pendula (2020) 0 22Silver Birch
192Betula pubescens (2020) 0 7Downy Birch
193Alnus cordata (2017) 0 1Italian Alder
194Alnus glutinosa (2020) 1 27Alder
195Alnus incana (2019) 0 2Grey Alder
196Corylus avellana (2020) 0 14Hazel
197Oxalis acetosella (2021) 0 12Wood-sorrel
198Oxalis articulata (2010) 0 1Pink Sorrel
199Oxalis corniculata (2018) 0 1Procumbent Yellow-sorrel
200Oxalis exilis (2020) 0 4Least Yellow-sorrel
201Hypericum × desetangsii (2000) 0 1Des Etangs' St John's-wort
202Hypericum androsaemum (2020) 0 26Tutsan
203Hypericum calycinum (2017) 0 1Rose-of-Sharon
204Hypericum hirsutum (2019) 0 1Hairy St John's-wort
205Hypericum perforatum (2020) 0 32Perforate St John's-wort
206Hypericum pulchrum (2020) 0 5Slender St John's-wort
207Hypericum tetrapterum (2020) 0 11Square-stalked St John's-wort
208Viola arvensis (2019) 0 3Field Pansy
209Viola odorata (2019) 0 2Sweet Violet
210Viola palustris (2015) 0 2Marsh Violet
211Viola riviniana (2021) 0 37Common Dog-violet
212Viola tricolor (2020) 0 2Wild Pansy
213Populus × canadensis (2018) 0 3Hybrid Black-poplar
214Populus × canescens (2019) 0 1
215Populus alba (2015) 0 1Grey Poplar
216Populus tremula (2019) 0 8Aspen
217Salix × fragilis (2018) 0 2Crack-willow
218Salix × holosericea (2000) 0 1Silky-leaved Osier
219Salix alba (2014) 0 1White Willow
220Salix aurita s.s. (2019) 0 4Eared Willow
221Salix caprea (2020) 0 18Goat Willow
222Salix cinerea (2020) 0 19Grey Willow
223Salix pentandra (2019) 0 1Bay Willow
224Salix viminalis (2019) 0 11Osier
225Mercurialis perennis (2020) 0 24Dog's Mercury
226Euphorbia amygdaloides (2018) 0 1Wood Spurge
227Euphorbia helioscopia (2021) 0 7Sun Spurge
228Euphorbia peplus (2020) 0 28Petty Spurge
229Linum catharticum (2018) 0 12Fairy Flax
230Linum usitatissimum (2017) 0 1Flax
231Geranium × oxonianum (2000) 0 1Druce's Crane's-bill
232Geranium dissectum (2020) 0 13Cut-leaved Geranium
233Geranium lucidum (2021) 0 10Shining Crane's-bill
234Geranium molle (2020) 0 28Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
235Geranium phaeum (2017) 0 1Dusky Crane's-bill
236Geranium pratense (2019) 0 6Meadow Crane's-bill
237Geranium pusillum (2019) 0 2Small-flowered Crane's-bill
238Geranium pyrenaicum (2021) 0 27Hedgerow Crane's-bill
239Geranium robertianum (2021) 0 71Herb-Robert
240Geranium sanguineum (2019) 0 6Bloody Crane's-bill
241Geranium sylvaticum (2020) 0 3Wood Crane's-bill
242Erodium cicutarium s.s. (2020) 0 7Common Stork's-bill
243Lythrum salicaria (2014) 0 1Purple-loosestrife
244Epilobium ciliatum (2020) 0 17American Willowherb
245Epilobium hirsutum (2020) 1 26Great Willowherb
246Epilobium montanum (2020) 0 33Broad-leaved Willowherb
247Epilobium obscurum (2019) 0 7Short-fruited Willowherb
248Epilobium palustre (2019) 0 7Marsh Willowherb
249Epilobium parviflorum (2014) 0 1Hoary Willowherb
250Chamaenerion angustifolium (2020) 0 71Rosebay Willowherb
251Oenothera cambrica (2014) 0 1
252Oenothera crocata (2020) 0 8Small-flowered Evening-primrose
253Fuchsia magellanica (2017) 0 3Fuchsia
254Aesculus hippocastanum (2018) 0 9Horse Chestnut
255Acer campestrisField Maple
256Acer platanoides (2020) 0 8Norway Maple
257Acer pseudoplatanus (2021) 0 82Sycamore
258Circaea lutetiana (2020) 0 8Enchanter's-nightshade
259Malva arborea (2017) 0 3Tree-mallow
260Malva moschata (2018) 0 3Musk-mallow
261Malva neglecta (2019) 0 2Dwarf Mallow
262Malva sylvestris (2020) 0 6Common Mallow
263Tilia × europaea (2019) 0 5Lime
264Tilia platyphyllos (2017) 0 1Large-leaved Lime
265Helianthemum nummularium (2020) 0 11Common Rock-rose
266Tropaeolum majus (2019) 0 1Nasturtium
267Reseda luteola (2020) 0 23Weld
268Arabidopsis thaliana (2020) 0 14Thale Cress
269Capsella bursa-pastoris (2020) 0 32Shepherd's-purse
270Rorippa palustris (2014) 1 1Marsh Yellow-cress
271Rorippa sylvestris (2019) 0 1Creeping Yellow-cress
272Cardamine amara (1950) 1 0Large Bitter-cress
273Cardamine flexuosa (2020) 0 35Wavy Bittercress
274Cardamine hirsuta (2020) 0 13Hairy Bittercress
275Cardamine pratensis (2021) 0 17Cuckooflower
276Lepidium didymumLesser Swine-cress
277Lunaria annua (2020) 0 11Honesty
278Arabis hirsuta (2019) 0 2Hairy Rock-cress
279Aubrieta deltoidea (2008) 0 1Aubretia
280Erophila verna s.l. (2020) 0 8Common Whitlowgrass
281Brassica napus (2021) 0 8Rape
282Brassica rapa (2008) 0 1Turnip
283Sinapis arvensis (2020) 0 10Charlock
284Cakile maritima (2014) 0 5Sea Rocket
285Sisymbrium officinale (2020) 0 23Hedge Mustard
286Sisymbrium orientale (2019) 0 1Eastern Rocket
287Isatis tinctoria (2008) 0 1Woad
288Thlaspi arvense (2008) 0 1Field Pennycress
289Hesperis matronalisDame's-violet
290Cochlearia danica (2021) 0 7Danish Scurvygrass
291Cochlearia officinalis agg. (2015) 0 6Common Scurvygrass
292Alliaria petiolata (2021) 0 32Garlic Mustard
293Apium nodiflorum (2003) 0 1Fool's-water-cress
294Barbarea vulgaris (2015) 0 3Winter-cress
295Beta vulgaris (2008) 0 1Beet
296Cytisus scoparius (2020) 0 26Broom
297Diplotaxis tenuifolia (2020) 0 4Perennial Wall-rocket
298Ervilia hirsuta (2020) 0 30Hairy Tare
299Erysimum cheiri (2019) 0 5Wallflower
300Glechoma hederacea (2020) 0 20Ground-ivy
301Hesperis matronalis (2019) 0 5Dame's-violet
302Iberis amara (2008) 0 1Wild Candytuft
303Lepidium didymum (2020) 0 3Lesser Swine-cress
304Lepidium draba (2014) 0 2Hoary Cress
305Lepidium heterophyllum (2014) 0 1Smith's Pepperwort
306Mycelis muralis (2020) 0 8Wall Lettuce
307Nasturtium × sterile (2014) 0 1hybrid watercress
308Nasturtium officinale agg. (2019) 1 1Water-cress
309Armeria maritima (2020) 0 16Thrift
310Persicaria amphibia (2020) 1 10Amphibious Bistort
311Persicaria hydropiper (2014) 0 2Water-pepper
312Persicaria maculosa (2020) 0 8Redshank
313Bistorta officinalis (2019) 0 1Common Bistort
314Polygonum arenastrum (2017) 0 4Equal-leaved Knotgrass
315Polygonum aviculare s.s. (2020) 0 15Knotgrass
316Polygonum boreale (2014) 0 1Northern Knotgrass
317Fallopia convolvulus (2020) 0 4Black-bindweed
318Reynoutria japonica (2020) 0 10Japanese Knotweed
319Rheum × rhabarbarum (2018) 0 1Rhubarb
320Rumex × dufftii (2014) 0 1A dock
321Rumex × hybridus (2014) 0 1A dock
322Rumex × propinquus (2014) 0 1A dock
323Rumex acetosa (2020) 0 24Common Sorrel
324Rumex acetosella (2020) 0 12Sheep's Sorrel
325Rumex crispus (2020) 0 36Curled Dock
326Rumex longifolius (2015) 0 2Northern Dock
327Rumex obtusifolius (2021) 0 63Broad-leaved Dock
328Rumex sanguineus (2019) 0 7Wood Dock
329Arenaria serpyllifolia s.s. (2019) 0 7Sandwort
330Honckenya peploides (2020) 0 8Sea Sandwort
331Stellaria alsine (2019) 0 7Bog Stitchwort
332Stellaria graminea (2020) 0 13Lesser Stitchwort
333Stellaria holostea (2020) 0 11Greater Stitchwort
334Stellaria media s.s. (2020) 0 47Common Chickweed
335Stellaria pallida (2020) 0 1Lesser Chickweed
336Stellaria palustris (2015) 0 3Marsh Stitchwort
337Cerastium arvense (2018) 0 1Field Mouse-ear
338Cerastium diffusum (2019) 0 6Sea Mouse-ear
339Cerastium fontanum (2020) 0 32Common Mouse-ear
340Cerastium glomeratum (2020) 0 19Sticky Mouse-ear
341Cerastium semidecandrum (2021) 0 3Little Mouse-ear
342Cerastium tomentosum (2019) 0 7Snow-in-summer
343Sagina apetala (2015) 0 2Annual Pearlwort
344Sagina maritima (2000) 0 1Sea Pearlwort
345Sagina procumbens (2021) 0 45Procumbent Pearlwort
346Spergula arvensis (2019) 0 3Corn Spurrey
347Spergularia marina (2018) 0 2Lesser Sea-spurrey
348Spergularia media (2017) 0 1Greater Sea-spurrey
349Spergularia rubra (2020) 0 1Sand Spurrey
350Silene × hampeana (2019) 0 3Hybrid Campion
351Silene dioica (2021) 0 45Red Campion
352Silene flos-cuculi (2019) 1 9A campion
353Silene latifolia (2020) 0 13White Campion
354Silene uniflora (2020) 0 12Sea Campion
355Silene vulgaris × uniflora (2000) 0 1A campion
356Silene vulgaris (2019) 0 2Bladder Campion
357Moehringia trinervia (2020) 0 7Three-nerved Sandwort
358Atriplex glabriuscula (2020) 0 6Babington's Orache
359Atriplex laciniata (2017) 0 4Frosted Orache
360Atriplex littoralis (2020) 0 13Grass-leaved Orache
361Atriplex patula (2020) 0 5Common Orache
362Atriplex prostrata s.s. (2017) 0 4Spear-leaved Orache
363Chenopodium album s.s. (2020) 0 9Fat-hen
364Chenopodium rubrum (2015) 0 1Red Goosefoot
365Salicornia europaea s.s. (2015) 0 2Common Glasswort
366Suaeda maritima (2018) 0 2Annual Sea-blite
367Salsola kali (2008) 0 2Prickly Saltwort
368Claytonia sibirica (2020) 0 11Pink Purslane
369Montia fontana (2020) 0 2Blinks
370Philadelphus coronarius (2000) 0 1Mock-orange
371Cornus sanguinea (2019) 0 1Dogwood
372Cornus sericea (2019) 0 1Red-osier Dogwood
373Impatiens glandulifera (2019) 0 5Himalayan Balsam
374Primula veris (2020) 0 13Cowslip
375Primula vulgaris (2020) 0 8Primrose
376Lysimachia arvensis (2020) 0 6Scarlet Pimpernel
377Lysimachia europaea (2019) 0 3Chickweed-wintergreen
378Lysimachia maritima (2019) 0 2Sea-milkwort
379Lysimachia punctata (2019) 0 3Dotted Loosestrife
380Lysimachia vulgaris (2015) 0 2Yellow Loosestrife
381Cyclamen persicum (2018) 0 1Florist's Cyclamen
382Cymbalaria muralis (2021) 0 21Ivy-leaved Toadflax
383Rhododendron ponticum (2020) 0 12Rhododendron
384Calluna vulgaris (2019) 0 6Heather
385Erica cinerea (2005) 0 2Bell Heather
386Vaccinium myrtillus (2020) 0 8Bilberry
387Vaccinium oxycoccos (2019) 0 1Cranberry
388Pyrola minorCommon Wintergreen
389Sherardia arvensis (2008) 0 1Field Madder
390Galium album (2019) 0 1?
391Galium aparine (2021) 0 73Cleavers
392Galium odoratum (2020) 0 1Woodruff
393Galium palustre (2020) 1 9Marsh-bedstraw
394Galium saxatile (2020) 0 9Heath Bedstraw
395Galium uliginosum (2020) 0 1Fen Bedstraw
396Galium verum (2020) 0 18Lady's Bedstraw
397Cruciata laevipes (2020) 0 9Crosswort
398Centaurium erythraea (2020) 0 11Common Centaury
399Blackstonia perfoliata (2019) 0 1Yellow-wort
400Gentianella campestris (2013) 1 6Field Gentian
401Vinca major (2018) 0 1Greater Periwinkle
402Vinca minor (2014) 0 2Lesser Periwinkle
403Phacelia tanacetifolia (2020) 0 2Phacelia
404Echium vulgare (2020) 0 7Viper's-bugloss
405Symphytum × uplandicum (2020) 0 13Russian Comfrey
406Symphytum officinale (2019) 0 6Common Comfrey
407Symphytum tuberosum (2020) 0 8Tuberous Comfrey
408Anchusa arvensis (2014) 0 3Bugloss
409Pentaglottis sempervirens (2021) 0 14Green Alkanet
410Amsinckia micrantha (2020) 0 1Common Fiddleneck
411Myosotis arvensis (2020) 0 37Field Forget-me-not
412Myosotis discolor (2019) 0 6Changing Forget-me-not
413Myosotis laxa (2020) 1 3Tufted Forget-me-not
414Myosotis ramosissima (2015) 0 4Early Forget-me-not
415Myosotis scorpioides (2020) 1 13Water Forget-me-not
416Myosotis sylvatica (2019) 0 6Wood Forget-me-not
417Cynoglossum officinale (2008) 0 1Hound's-tongue
418Convolvulus arvensis (2018) 0 3Field Bindweed
419Calystegia pulchra (2017) 0 1Hairy Bindweed
420Calystegia sepium (2020) 0 8Hedge Bindweed
421Calystegia silvatica (2019) 0 2Large Bindweed
422Lycium barbarum (2008) 0 1Duke of Argyll's Teaplant
423Atropa belladonna (2008) 0 1Deadly Nightshade
424Hyoscyamus niger (2008) 0 2Henbane
425Physalis peruviana (2011) 0 1Cape-gooseberry
426Solanum dulcamara (2020) 0 12Bittersweet
427Solanum tuberosum (2018) 0 1Potato
428Fraxinus excelsior (2020) 0 40Ash
429Ligustrum ovalifolium (2020) 0 5Garden Privet
430Ligustrum vulgare (2019) 0 4Wild Privet
431Digitalis purpurea (2021) 0 29Foxglove
432Veronica agrestis (2020) 0 5Green Field-speedwell
433Veronica anagallis-aquatica (2018) 1 5Blue Water-Speedwell
434Veronica arvensis (2019) 0 11Wall Speedwell
435Veronica austriaca (2017) 0 1Large Speedwell
436Veronica beccabunga (2020) 1 13Brooklime
437Veronica chamaedrys (2020) 0 23Germander Speedwell
438Veronica filiformis (2019) 0 10Slender Speedwell
439Veronica hederifolia (2021) 0 5Ivy-leaved Speedwell
440Veronica montana (2014) 0 1Wood Speedwell
441Veronica officinalis (2019) 0 5Heath Speedwell
442Veronica persica (2021) 0 21Common Field-speedwell
443Veronica scutellata (2015) 1 1Marsh Speedwell
444Veronica serpyllifolia (2020) 0 22Thyme-leaved Speedwell
445Antirrhinum majus (2010) 0 1Snapdragon
446Linaria purpurea (2020) 0 17Purple Toadflax
447Linaria vulgaris (2018) 0 4Common Toadflax
448Plantago coronopus (2021) 0 13Buck's-horn Plantain
449Plantago lanceolata (2021) 0 86Ribwort Plantain
450Plantago major (2020) 0 42Greater Plantain
451Plantago maritima (2020) 0 14Sea Plantain
452Hippuris vulgaris (2017) 0 2Mare's-tail
453Callitriche hermaphroditica (1997) 1 0Autumnal Water-starwort
454Callitriche stagnalis s.l. (2014) 1 4Water Starwort
455Verbascum thapsus (2019) 0 4Great Mullein
456Scrophularia auriculata (2020) 0 2Water Figwort
457Scrophularia nodosa (2020) 0 12Common Figwort
458Limosella aquatica (2020) 0 8Mudwort
459Buddleja davidii (2020) 0 32Buddleia
460Stachys arvensis (2015) 0 1Field Woundwort
461Stachys palustris (2019) 0 6Marsh Woundwort
462Stachys sylvatica (2020) 0 29Hedge Woundwort
463Marrubium vulgare (2008) 0 1White Horehound
464Lamiastrum galeobdolon (2020) 0 7Yellow Archangel
465Lamium album (2021) 0 32White Dead-nettle
466Lamium amplexicaule (2019) 0 2Henbit Dead-nettle
467Lamium hybridum (2020) 0 3Cut-leaved Dead-nettle
468Lamium purpureum (2021) 0 18Red Dead-nettle
469Galeopsis bifida (2019) 0 2Bifid Hemp-nettle
470Galeopsis speciosa (2014) 0 2Large-flowered Hemp-nettle
471Galeopsis tetrahit s.s. (2015) 0 5Common Hemp-nettle
472Scutellaria galericulata (2020) 0 3Skullcap
473Teucrium scorodonia (2020) 0 33Wood Sage
474Ajuga reptans (2020) 0 14Bugle
475Prunella vulgaris (2020) 0 28Selfheal
476Clinopodium vulgare (2018) 0 2Wild Basil
477Origanum vulgare (2020) 0 4Wild Marjoram
478Thymus polytrichus (2020) 0 25Thyme
479Mentha × piperita (2019) 0 2Peppermint
480Mentha × verticillata (2019) 0 1Whorled Mint
481Mentha × villosa (2000) 0 1Apple-mint
482Mentha aquatica (2020) 1 17Water Mint
483Mentha arvensis (2018) 0 3Corn Mint
484Mentha spicata (2019) 0 1Spear Mint
485Erythanthe guttata (2015) 1 4Monkeyflower
486Euphrasia arctica (2017) 0 2Arctic Eyebright
487Euphrasia confusa (2017) 0 1Confused Eyebright
488Euphrasia micrantha (2019) 0 1Slender Eyebright
489Odontites vernus (2019) 0 10Red Bartsia
490Rhinanthus minor (2020) 0 12Yellow-rattle
491Pedicularis sylvatica (2008) 0 1Lousewort
492Ilex aquifolium (2021) 0 45Holly
493Campanula latifolia (2015) 0 2Giant Bellflower
494Campanula persicifolia (2018) 0 2Peach-leaved Bellflower
495Campanula portenschlagiana (2010) 0 1Adria Bellflower
496Campanula poscharskyana (2019) 0 2Trailing Bellflower
497Campanula rotundifolia (2020) 0 18Harebell
498Menyanthes trifoliata (2014) 0 2Bogbean
499Arctium lappa (2020) 0 2Greater Burdock
500Arctium minus s.s. (2020) 0 4Lesser Burdock
501Arctium nemorosum (2014) 0 1Wood Burdock
502Carduus crispus (2020) 0 13Welted Thistle
503Carduus nutans (2019) 0 1Musk Thistle
504Carduus tenuiflorus (2017) 0 2Slender Thistle
505Cirsium arvense (2020) 0 72Creeping Thistle
506Cirsium palustre (2020) 0 19Marsh Thistle
507Cirsium vulgare (2020) 0 31Spear Thistle
508Centaurea cyanus (2019) 0 1Cornflower
509Centaurea montana (2020) 0 2Perennial Cornflower
510Centaurea nigra s.s. (2020) 0 35Hardheads
511Hypochaeris radicata (2020) 0 30Cat's-ear
512Leontodon saxatilis (2020) 0 2Lesser Hawkbit
513Tragopogon pratensis (2019) 0 7Goat's Beard
514Sonchus arvensis (2020) 0 17Perennial Sow-thistle
515Sonchus asper (2020) 0 30Prickley Sow-thistle
516Sonchus oleraceus (2021) 0 45Smooth Sow-thistle
517Cicerbita macrophylla (2010) 0 2Common Blue-sow-thistle
518Crepis capillaris (2020) 0 13Smooth Hawk's-beard
519Crepis paludosa (2019) 0 1Marsh Hawk's-beard
520Pilosella aurantiaca (2020) 0 13Fox-and-cubs
521Pilosella flagellaris (2019) 0 1Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweed
522Pilosella officinarum (2020) 0 13Mouse-ear-hawkweed
523Hieracium exotericum s.l. (2010) 0 1A hawkweed
524Hieracium virgultorum (2000) 0 1Long-leaved Hawkweed
525Filago minima (2019) 0 1Small Cudweed
526Gnaphalium uliginosum (2020) 0 5Marsh Cudweed
527Inula helenium (2019) 0 1Elecampane
528Solidago canadensis (2018) 0 1Canadian Goldenrod
529Tripolium pannonicum (2019) 0 8Sea Aster
530Erigeron canadensis (2018) 0 1Canadian Fleabane
531Bellis perennis (2021) 0 75Daisy
532Tanacetum parthenium (2020) 0 22Feverfew
533Tanacetum vulgare (2020) 0 15Tansy
534Artemisia absinthium (2008) 0 1Wormwood
535Artemisia vulgaris (2020) 0 22Mugwort
536Achillea millefolium (2021) 0 55Yarrow
537Achillea ptarmica (2015) 0 8Sneezewort
538Glebionis segetum (2019) 0 3Corn Marigold
539Leucanthemum vulgare (2020) 0 24Oxeye Daisy
540Matricaria discoidea (2020) 0 24Pineappleweed
541Tripleurospermum inodorum (2020) 0 18Scentless Mayweed
542Tripleurospermum maritimum s.s. (2020) 0 14Sea Mayweed
543Senecio inaequidens (2021) 0 23Narrow-leaved Ragwort
544Senecio jacobaea (2019) 0 32Common Ragwort
545Senecio squalidus (2020) 0 6Oxford Ragwort
546Senecio sylvaticus (2020) 0 8Heath Groundsel
547Senecio viscosus (2020) 0 7Sticky Groundsel
548Senecio vulgaris (2021) 0 66Groundsel
549Doronicum pardalianches (2020) 0 6Leopard's-bane
550Tussilago farfara (2021) 0 36Colt's-foot
551Petasites fragrans (2020) 0 1Winter Heliotrope
552Petasites hybridus (2011) 0 2Butterbur
553Helianthus annuus (2019) 0 1Sunflower
554Helianthus x laetiflorusPerennial Sunflower
555Galinsoga quadriradiata (2020) 0 2Shaggy Soldier
556Lapsana communis (2020) 0 42Nipplewort
557Erigeron glaucus (2010) 0 1Seaside Daisy
558Adoxa moschatellina (2020) 0 1Town Hall Clock
559Sambucus nigra (2020) 0 41Elder
560Viburnum opulus (2019) 0 2Guelder-rose
561Viburnum tinus (2010) 0 1Laurustinus
562Symphoricarpos albus (2020) 0 22Snowberry
563Leycesteria formosa (2017) 0 2Himalayan Honeysuckle
564Lonicera nitida (2020) 0 3Wilson's Honeysuckle
565Lonicera periclymenum (2020) 0 28Honeysuckle
566Lonicera pileata (2019) 0 1Box-leaved Honeysuckle
567Cichorium intybus (2008) 0 1Chicory
568Valerianella locusta (2015) 0 2Common Cornsalad
569Centranthus ruber (2020) 0 10Red Valerian
570Valeriana officinalis (2014) 0 1Common Valerian
571Dipsacus fullonum (2020) 0 8Wild Teasel
572Succisa pratensis (2019) 0 11Devil's-bit Scabious
573Knautia arvensis (2015) 0 7Field Scabious
574Hedera helix s.s. (2021) 0 62Ivy
575Hydrocotyle vulgaris (2015) 1 7Marsh Pennywort
576Smyrnium olusatrum (2017) 0 1Alexanders
577Chaerophyllum temulum (2019) 0 6Rough Chervil
578Anthriscus caucalis (2008) 0 3Bur Chervil
579Anthriscus sylvestris (2021) 0 34Cow Parsley
580Myrrhis odorata (2020) 0 10Sweet Cicely
581Conopodium majus (2020) 0 19Pignut
582Ligusticum scoticum (2017) 0 6Scots Lovage
583Torilis japonica (2019) 0 13Upright Hedge-parsley
584Daucus carota (2020) 0 6Carrot
585Pimpinella saxifraga (2019) 0 15Burnet-saxifrage
586Pastinaca sativa (2019) 0 4Parsnip species
587Heracleum mantegazzianum (2020) 0 11Giant Hogweed
588Heracleum sphondylium (2020) 0 59Hogweed
589Aegopodium podagraria (2021) 0 17Ground-elder
590Conium maculatum (2014) 0 5Hemlock
591Aethusa cynapium (2019) 0 3Fool's Parsley
592Angelica sylvestris (2019) 1 6Wild Angelica
593Apium inundatum (2014) 0 2Lesser Marshwort
594Lysichiton americanus (2020) 0 1American Skunk-cabbage
595Arum maculatum (2020) 0 2Lords-and-Ladies
596Lemna minor (2020) 1 11Common Duckweed
597Lemna trisulca (2018) 0 3Ivy-leaved Duckweed
598Alisma plantago-aquatica (2020) 1 11Water Plantain
599Elodea canadensis (2020) 0 10Canadian Waterweed
600Elodea nutallii Nuttall's Waterweed
601Triglochin maritima (2020) 0 5Sea Arrowgrass
602Potamogeton natans (2014) 0 1Broad-leaved Pondweed
603Potamogeton pectinatus (2018) 1 3Fennel Pondweed
604Potamogeton polygonifolius (2017) 0 2Bog Pondweed
605Potamogeton pusillus (2015) 1 2Lesser Pondweed
606Zannichellia palustris (1997) 1 0Horned Pondweed
607Colchicum autumnale (2000) 0 1Meadow Saffron
608Tulipa sylvestris (2000) 0 1Wild Tulip
609Lilium pyrenaicum (2013) 0 1Pyrenean Lily
610Epipactis helleborine (2019) 0 7Broad-leaved Helleborine
611Neottia ovata (2019) 0 3Common Twayblade
612Dactylorhiza fuchsii (2020) 0 12Common Spotted-orchid
613Dactylorhiza purpurella (2020) 0 8Northern Marsh-orchid
614Orchis mascula (2013) 0 1Early-purple Orchid
615Crocosmia masoniorum (2017) 0 1Giant Montbretia
616Iris foetidissima (2020) 0 6Stinking Iris
617Iris pseudacorus (2020) 0 11Yellow Flag Iris
618Crocus vernus (2000) 0 1Spring Crocus
619Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (2020) 0 10Montbretia
620Allium paradoxum (2018) 0 7Few-flowered Garlic
621Allium scorodoprasum (2020) 0 6Sand Leek
622Allium ursinum (2020) 0 6Ramsons
623Allium vineale (2016) 0 3Crow Garlic
624Galanthus nivalis (2020) 0 13Snowdrop
625Narcissus poeticus (2013) 0 1Pheasant's-eye Daffodil
626Narcissus pseudonarcissus (2020) 0 6Daffodil
627Polygonatum × hybridum (2013) 0 1Garden Solomon's-seal
628Ornithogalum umbellatum (2019) 0 4Garden Star-of-Bethlehem
629Scilla forbesii (2000) 0 1Glory-of-the-snow
630Scilla siberica (2000) 0 1Siberian Squill
631Hyacinthoides × massartiana (2019) 0 12Hybrid Bluebell
632Hyacinthoides hispanica (2019) 0 1Spanish Bluebell
633Hyacinthoides non-scripta (2020) 0 23Bluebell
634Muscari armeniacum (2018) 0 1Garden Grape-hyacinth
635Sparganium erectum (2020) 1 11Branched Bur-reed
636Typha latifolia (2021) 1 21Bulrush
637Juncus acutiflorus (2018) 0 7Sharp-flowered Rush
638Juncus articulatus (2019) 1 10Jointed Rush
639Juncus bufonius s.s. (2020) 0 5Toad Rush
640Juncus bulbosus (2020) 0 2Bulbous Rush
641Juncus conglomeratus (2019) 1 8Compact Rush
642Juncus effusus (2021) 1 34Soft-rush
643Juncus gerardii (2014) 0 2Saltmarsh Rush
644Juncus inflexus (2019) 0 5Hard Rush
645Juncus tenuis (2019) 0 1Slender Rush
646Luzula campestris (2020) 0 13Field Wood-rush
647Luzula multiflora (2019) 0 6Heath Wood-rush
648Luzula pilosa (2014) 0 1Hairy Wood-rush
649Luzula sylvatica (2020) 0 8Great Wood-rush
650Eriophorum latifolium (2017) 0 1Broad-leaved Cottongrass
651Eriophorum vaginatum (2013) 0 1Hare's-tail Cottongrass
652Bolboschoenus maritimus (2018) 0 2Sea Club-rush
653Scirpus sylvaticus (2014) 0 2Wood Club-rush
654Schoenoplectus lacustris (2019) 0 2Common Club-rush
655Eleocharis acicularis (2015) 1 3Needle Spike-rush
656Eleocharis palustris (2017) 1 9Common Spike Rush
657Carex acutiformis (2014) 0 1Lesser Pond-sedge
658Carex aquatilis (2018) 1 5Water Sedge
659Carex arenaria (2019) 0 2Sand Sedge
660Carex binervis (2014) 0 1Green-ribbed Sedge
661Carex canescens (2019) 0 2White Sedge
662Carex caryophyllea (2011) 0 1Spring-sedge
663Carex demissa (2019) 0 1Common Yellow-sedge
664Carex dioica (2017) 0 1Dioecious Sedge
665Carex distans (2018) 0 2Distant Sedge
666Carex disticha (1987) 3 0Brown Sedge
667Carex echinata (1970) 3 0Star Sedge
668Carex flacca (2018) 1 4Glaucous Sedge
669Carex hirta (2020) 0 4Hairy Sedge
670Carex laevigata (2014) 0 1Smooth-stalked Sedge
671Carex leporina (2019) 1 5Oval Sedge
672Carex muricata (2019) 0 1Prickly Sedge
673Carex nigra (2020) 0 6Common Sedge
674Carex otrubae (2020) 0 6False Fox-sedge
675Carex panicea (2019) 0 4Carnation Sedge
676Carex paniculata (1997) 1 0Greater Tussock-sedge
677Carex pendula (2014) 0 1Pendulous Sedge
678Carex pilulifera (1987) 1 0Pill Sedge
679Carex pulicaris (1987) 3 0Flea Sedge
680Carex remota (2018) 0 3Remote Sedge
681Carex riparia (2013) 0 1Greater Pond-sedge
682Carex rostrata (2019) 1 7Bottle Sedge
683Carex spicata (1980) 3 0Spiked Sedge
684Carex sylvatica (2019) 0 1Wood-sedge
685Carex viridula s.l. (2015) 2 0Yellow Sedge
686Agrostis canina s.l. (2015) 0 2Velvet Bent
687Agrostis capillaris (2019) 0 21Common Bent
688Agrostis gigantea (2014) 0 1Black Bent
689Agrostis stolonifera (2019) 1 16Creeping Bent
690Aira caryophyllea (2017) 0 7Silver Hair-grass
691Aira praecox (2019) 0 7Early Hair-grass
692Alopecurus geniculatus (2019) 0 6Marsh Foxtail
693Alopecurus myosuroides (2014) 0 1Black-grass
694Alopecurus pratensis (2020) 0 9Meadow Foxtail
695Ammophila arenaria (2008) 0 1Marram
696Anisantha sterilis (2019) 0 7Barren Brome
697Anthoxanthum odoratum (2019) 0 24Sweet Vernal-grass
698Arrhenatherum elatius (2020) 0 66False Oat-grass
699Avena fatua (2020) 0 3Wild-oat
700Avenula pratensis (2019) 0 15Meadow Oat-grass
701Avenula pubescens (2005) 0 2Downy Oat-grass
702Brachypodium sylvaticum (2020) 0 18False Brome
703Briza maxima (2019) 0 1Greater Quaking-grass
704Bromopsis ramosa (2019) 0 3Hairy-brome
705Bromus hordeaceus (2019) 0 6Soft-brome
706Calamagrostis epigejos (2014) 0 2Wood Small-reed
707Catabrosa aquatica (1997) 1 0Whorl-grass
708Cortaderia selloana (2016) 0 1Pampas-grass
709Cynosurus cristatus (2020) 0 20Crested Dog's-tail
710Dactylis glomerata (2020) 0 68Cocksfoot
711Danthonia decumbens (2015) 0 5Heath-grass
712Deschampsia cespitosa (2020) 1 24Tufted Hair-grass
713Deschampsia flexuosa (2019) 0 4Wavy Hair-grass
714Elytrigia juncea (2013) 0 1Sand Couch
715Elytrigia repens agg. (2017) 0 5Common Couch
716Festuca ovina (2008) 0 1Sheep's Fescue
717Festuca rubra (2016) 0 5Red Fescue
718Glyceria × pedicellata (2014) 0 1Hybrid Sweet-grass
719Glyceria fluitans s.s. (2021) 0 11Floating Sweet-grass
720Glyceria maxima (2018) 0 2Reed Sweet-grass
721Glyceria notata (2019) 0 1Plicate Sweet-grass
722Holcus lanatus (2020) 0 51Yorkshire-fog
723Holcus mollis (2019) 0 6Creeping Soft-grass
724Hordeum marinum (2008) 0 1Sea Barley
725Hordeum murinum (2019) 0 2Wall Barley
726Koeleria macrantha s.l. (2019) 0 8Hair Grass
727Leymus arenarius (2020) 0 7Lyme-grass
728Lolium perenne (2020) 0 28Perennial Rye-grass
729Molinia caerulea (2014) 0 1Purple Moor-grass
730Nardus stricta (2014) 0 1Mat-grass
731Phalaris arundinacea (2020) 1 16Reed Canary-grass
732Phleum arenarium (2008) 0 1Sand Cat's-tail
733Phleum bertolonii (2019) 0 3Smaller Cat's-tail
734Phleum pratense s.s. (2019) 0 4Timothy
735Phragmites australis (2020) 0 7Common Reed
736Poa annua (2020) 0 68Annual Meadow-grass
737Poa humilis (2000) 0 1Spreading Meadow-grass
738Poa nemoralis (2019) 0 11Wood Meadow-grass
739Poa pratensis s.s. (2020) 0 8Smooth Meadow-grass
740Poa trivialis (2020) 0 13Rough Meadow-grass
741Puccinellia distans (2018) 0 1Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass
742Puccinellia maritima (2014) 0 1Common Saltmarsh-grass
743Sasa palmata (2021) 0 3Broad-leaved Bamboo
744Schedonorus arundinaceus (2019) 0 6Tall Fescue
745Trisetum flavescens (2017) 0 5Yellow Oat-grass
746Triticum aestivum (2019) 0 1Bread Wheat
747Vulpia bromoides (2019) 0 2Squirreltail Fescue
748Vulpia myuros (2014) 0 1Rat's-tail Fescue

Friday, December 24, 2021

NT18 vascular plant additions

P.rupestre

Couldn't wait to do more Urban Flora recording, so I've been to a couple of squares since last posting and added Dame's Violet and Reflexed Stonecrop (Petrosedum rupestre) from Townhill (NT1089).


With a couple of additions, and probably more to come, I can see the NT18 total rising. Can it reach 1000? That would be nice. My current NT18 total is 421 at time of counting.

Current map of recorded squares:


(in case anyone's wondering, I do hope to put some records for the two squares on Inchcolm island. No idea what might lurk there, but probably worth some searching)

Monday, December 20, 2021

NT18 Botany Bash

NT18 in all its glory

Already in 2022 one of my biggest target areas is going to be vascular plants. This is in large part inspired by a trip to Scilly in the summer, but also is the probably inescapable effect of having botanising barmpots all around me! I aim to at get at least 150 new species under my belt, but really I'd like it to be more edging towards the 200. Scilly (and The Lizard) should take care of the vast bulk of the low end of the target. But I'd like to add another 50 plus of good local material.

It's unlikely that I will be spending loads of time galavanting around the country twitching scarce plants, and certainly not as much as I'd like. However, armed with the BSBI square bashing tool I have uncovered the fact that in my local hectad (NT18) I have only seen something in the neighbourhood of half the plant record (think 400/800). That means I could make monster gains without travelling beyond the nearest towns. 

NT18 has 81 squares which aren't under salty water, so even if I recorded 100 species from each that would run to 8k records! With urban flora recording and sundry projects I already have >3k flowering plant records in the square. 

Undoubtedly when you spend time on the ground exploring varied habitats you will run into niches that support plants that are only in one or a few places. I reckon I should be able to record 500 species of vascular plant in a year. So that's what the target is. I may just leave the target at 500 and run it past year end should I come up short. Worst case scenario I'll have an even more intimate knowledge of the area where I live. And then there are all the other things I'll encounter along the way.

Here's a visual guide to where I've already been, at one level or another. Clearly not enough to catch the other 400 available species!



I'm going to have to now go through each 1k square and see how many plants are recorded in each. Fortunately, that's exactly the kind of nonsense project I love.

Also there's nothing better on 1st January than to hit the ground running with a mission.

Oh, I also now have one of these...


so bring on the aquatics!


Sunday, December 19, 2021

2021 PSL Highlights

2021 has been one of my biggest PSL years, with over 550 species added. This leaves me about 500 short of 5k, which I really hope to reach next year. By far the biggest gains were in plants, a combination of trips to Skye and Dorset and some direction of effort locally. Second up was moths at over 100, which is in large part due to acquiring a generator. Still surprising that most of those were local records. Across other taxonomic groups there was plenty to get excited about and in reality it's hard to believe that I saw all of those things for the first time this year - at a rate of  about 1.6 new species per day!

 Algae

A couple - Sargassum and Cytoseira baccata, both Weymouth

Fungi

Nothing spectacular. Helvella crispa (below) was nice, and I finally found a morel on some woodchip. Fungus bothering was largely confined to the latter stages of the year.

Vascular Plants

So many! 160 additions including about 50 each from both Skye (thanks Seth et al!) and Dorset (thanks Pete!). Those days were definitely the highlights of the year.

I've just come doon fae the Isle o Skye...

Moonwort


Cyphel, the awesome Trotternish ridge

Slender Centaury, Eype - Stace time!

Bee Orchid, Bridport (ish?)
Sponges

Compressed Purse Sponge in both Skye and Dalgety Bay. As is so often the case, being shown it opens the door to being able to find it.


Comb Jellies

Still none. Strictly speaking I did think I could see comb jellies from the pier at Braefoot, but I had no way of getting to them! I could have dived in amongst the jellies ... erm, no thanks. I need some sort of bucket on a line.

Cnidarians

Dahlia anemones found at very low tide Dalgety Bay. I love this group. A group I hope to see more of on Scilly in 2022.

Molluscs

Best, as usual, were sea slugs, with Fjordia lineata the favourite and Calma gobioophaga from Skye being a significant find, if not by me! However, I did catch up with blue-rayed limpet in the same location, so that was definitely my best mollusc spot & day of the year.

Fjordia lineata, Dalgety Bay



Calma gobioophaga
, Elgol, Skye

Blue-rayed Limpet, Elgol, Skye

Worms (s.l.)

Microplana terrestris. Hmmmm, ok. Best new worm of the year was undoubtedly the spectacular Bootlace Worm, which I saw a couple of times under intertidal rocks in Dalgety Bay.

Arachnids

A few bits and bobs, with the scarce Aelurillus v-insignitus from Pettycur the undoubted highlight


Myriapods

Geophilus carpophagus the only addition

Crustaceans

Porcellio spinicornis was a nice one in January at Cullaloe, while the prawns Palaemon elegans and Praunus flexuosus both came from Dalgety Bay rockpools. In December. An unexpected bonus was the estuarine isopod Lekanesphaera rugicauda under a rock in Torry Bay when I really intended to go tussocking.

Lekanesphaera rugicauda

Odonata

Golden-ringed Dragonfly and Four-spot Chaser from Skye both show up my lack of previous interest in Odonata! Fife just doesn't have enough to make it worth the effort. Banded Demoiselle in Oxford while punting on the Thames (yes, really) was memorable, but I was too busy trying not to fall in to be able to take a photo. Lost my hat, too.



Orthopteroids

Field and Mottled Grasshoppers added to another basically unexplored taxonomic area. More outings to the south of Britain required.

Hemipteroids

One of the best categories this year with both memorable and new additions. 29 in total, so not big, but I do remember quite a few of them. The most notable is probably the finely-clothed Nothodelphax distincta which I first found on cottongrass in Fife and then targetted and found also on Skye. From what I've seen it particularly prefers Eriophorum vaginatum.

Nothodelphax distincta

Another big win was a species I really wanted to see, but didn't expect to add to the Fife fauna - the Blue Shieldbug, Zicrona caerulea. What a beaut!

Blue Shieldbug

A brownfield win, and maybe the only Scottish record, was the mirid bug Deraeocoris scutellaris, This is from one of my favourite new spots in Dalgety Bay, an area of "wasteland" industrial estate that is special because it's so different from the area around it.


Macrotylus paykulli, a mirid bug not really known from Scotland except a couple of records in Lothian, was another lucky one. I found this at Tentsmuir and then followed up by sweeping for it in North Ayrshire a few days later. It's a Restharrow lover which now has an extended range on both east and west coasts. I need to do much more coverage of anything remotely calcareous.


Hymenoptera

Not as much as I had hoped initially but I did learn a lot more about Hymenoptera in the last year or so. Eutomostethus ephippium, a sawfly on a random car park stop was probably one I best remember. Spider hunting wasp Anoplius nigerrimus and Sabre Wasp Rhyssa persuasoria both from the Cullaloe Hills were also both nice ones that made the day at the time.

Eutomostethus ephippium, Lochwinnoch

Coleoptera

The start of the year consisted of pulling lots of new beetles from mostly Deschampsia tussocks. This continued on to my largest ever iRecord beetle counts in terms of records (231) and species (162). Modest, but still a lot more than my typical beetle year. For context, by the end of the year I had still seen not much over 300 beetle species.

Cliff Tiger at Eype, however, is the easy winner for beetle of the year, with Hypera nigrirostris the most beautiful. The Tiger was speedy and no photograph was obtained, but it was fun to hear Pete saying, "This is usually around the kind of place you would see a ... Tiger Beetle! Tiger Beetle!!". Can't explain why I have no nice pic of the Hypera, mind you.

Out of 60+ additions I must have forgotten something nice.

As random as you can get we made a completely unexpected stop at Kew gardens in the summer and I looked down on the nice leaf beetle Paropsisterna selmani, sitting in a pathside hedge. Another couple of nice ones are featured below.

Paropsisterna selmani, from Kew Gardens

Necrodes littoralis, new to VC85 from Dalgety Bay

Pine Weevil, Cullaloe hills

Diptera

A middling year for diptera with 54 additions, though with plenty still on pins awaiting determination.

Best day was probably at Tentsmuir, where I ostensibly went to look for bugs. I found Flea Beefly B.pulicaris and Dune Robber along with new-to-county soldierfly in Oxycera trilineata (Three-lined Soldier). Happy days! 

Oxycera trilineata

Closer to home a new addition to the Fife fauna was a fairly scarce heleomyzid in Scolicentra dupliciseta at Cullaloe.
Scoliocentra dupliciseta, Cullaloe LNR

Butterflies

On a rainy stay in Portland the only new butterfly I added during a brief sunny spell was Silver-studded Blue at Portland. Happily(!), that leaves me lots of new butterflies to see, and plenty reason to get south again.

Moths 

Some nice Fife moths in and around Dalgety Bay, including the cover star of the micros book, which I had several times (despite only 3 previous Fife records). I managed to submit 1400 records over the year, which is by far my highest tally ever, and added 101 to my overall moth total. I also got permission to trap at Tentsmuir, which allowed me to catch up with the likes of The Anomalous and Archer's Dart. Can I ever see that level of gains again? Without specific effort, it seems improbable.

Carcina quercana, Dalgety Bay

Orange Sallow, Dalgety Bay

Archer's Dart, Tentsmuir

Oncocera semirubella, Portland
Echinoderms

Finally found an edible sea urchin in the Bay, then tragically crushed it with a rock by accident.

Tunicates

Ciona intestinalis was a nice addition from Dalgety bay, but not as cute as Baked Bean ascidian, Dendrodoa grossularia.

Baked Bean Ascidian

Fish

Brook Lamprey in Skye easily the most memorable, as they were spawning and oblivious to our close presence. I was also quite taken with Worm Pipefish in Dalgety Bay.


Terrible pic of Brook Lampreys

Mammals

A Wood Mouse was a nice surprise on a moth-trapping session.