Wildlife and Conservation in the Horndean Area

Hampshire Wildlife Trust Southdown Group

Recorded between 1986 and November 1998

Alphabetical list of plant species recorded in Yoell's Copse, Lovedean.

MR. SU689129

Ancient Woodland Indicator species (AWVP) are underlined. F=frequent O=Occasional R=Rare

Trees and Shrubs

Acer campestre Field Maple R

Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore R as saplings

Betula pendula Silver Birch O, mature, (some dark red bark)

Corylus avellana Hazel O areas of thin coppice

Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn O thin shrubs

Euonymus europaeus Spindle R

Fagus sylvatica Beech O several mature

Fraxinus excelsior Ash O

Hedera helix Ivy F

Ilex aquifolium Holly O Mature and some regeneration

Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle F Mainly on old stools (decline)

Malus sylvestris Crab Apple R

Populus tremula Aspen R south side, declining

Prunus avium Gean, Wild cherry R many rotten or fallen

Prunus laurocerasus Cherry laurel R

Prunus spinosa Blackthorn R

Quercus petraea Sessile Oak F some coppiced in past

Quercus robur Common Oak R some hybrids

Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom R One bush, centre north

Salix caprea Goat Willow, Sallow O declining

Sambucus nigra Elder O

Sorbus aria Whitebeam O

Sorbus aucuparia Rowan, Mountain Ash R near southern boundary

Sorbus torminalis Wild Service O Several good specimens

Sorbus x vagensis Wye Whitebeam R Three specimens

Taxus baccata Yew O

Theycrania sanguinea Dogwood R

Ulex europaeus Gorse R

Viburnum opulus Guelder Rose O

Mosses and Liverworts

Atrichum undulatum

Brachythecium rutabulum

Dicranella heteromalla

Eurhynchium praelongum

Lophocolea cuspidata

Lophocolea heterophylla

mnium hornum

Polytrichum formosum

Thuidium tamariscinum

Ferns

Dryopteris austriaca Common Buckler Fern

Dryopteris carthisiana Narrow Buckler Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas Male fern

Dryopteris pseudomas Scaly Male Fern

Polypodium vulgare Polypody Only on south west wood bank

Polystichum setiferum Soft Shield Fern

Pteridium aquilinum Bracken

Lichens and Fungi Not recorded

Flowering Plants

Adoxa moschatellina Moschatel R

Ajuga reptans Bugle R

Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley R

Arum maculatum Cuckoo Pint O

Betonica officinalis Betony R

Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb R

Cirsium arvense Field Thistle O

Conopodium majus Pignut O

Digitalis purpurea Foxglove O

Galium aparine Goosegrass, cleavers O

Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff R

Geranium robertianum Herb Robert O

Geum urbanum Herb bennet, Wood Avens O

Hyacinthoides non-scriptus Bluebell F

Hypericum pulchrum Slender St.John's Wort O

Hypochoeris radicata Cat's Ear O

Impatiens glandulifera Policeman's Helmet R Alien - S side

Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel O

Lysimachia nemorum Yellow Pimpernel O

Melampyrum pratense Common Cow-wheat O

Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury F

Moehringia trinervia Three Nerved Sandwort R

Odonites verna Red Bartsia O

Oxalis acetosella Wood Sorrel O

Potentilla sterilis Barren Strawberry R

Prunella vulgaris Self-heal O

Pulucaria dysenterica Fleabane O

Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup O

Ribes sylvestre Red Currant R

Rosa arvensis Field Rose R

Rubus fruticosa Blackberry F

Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel R

Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel O

Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock O

Rumex sanguinius Red-veined Dock O

Scrophularia nodosa Figwort O

Senecio jacobaea Ragwort R import from NW

Solanum dulcamara Woody Nightshade O

Solidago virgaurea Golden Rod R on south side

Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort O

Stellaria media Chickweed O

Tamus communis Black Bryony R

Taraxacum officinale Dandelion O

Teucrium scrodonia Wood Sage O

Trifolium pratense Red Clover O

Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle O

Veronica chamaedrys Germander's Speedwell O

Veronica montana&nbsp; Wood Speedwell R

Veronica officinalis Common Speedwell R

Viola riviniana Common Violet R

Grasses

Agrostis stolonifera Fiorin R

Agrostis tenuis Common bent Grass O

Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass O

Arrhenatherum elatius Oat Grass O

Brachypodium sylvaticum Slender false Broom R

Dactylis glomerata Cock's Foot O

Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted hair-grass O

Festuca gigantea Tall Brome R

Festuca rubra Red Fescue R

Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog O

Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass R

Melica uniflora Wood Mellick O

Milium effusum Wood Millet R

Poa annua Annual Poa Grass R

Poa trivalis Rough Meadow Grass O

Sedges and Rushes

Carex pendula Pendulous Sedge R

Carex remota Remote Sedge R

Carex sylvatica Wood Sedge O

Sedges and Rushes

Carex pendula Pendulous Sedge R

Carex remota Remote Sedge R

Carex sylvatica Wood Sedge O

Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush R

Juncus effusus Soft Rush R

Luzula forsteri Southern Wood-rush O

Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush O

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